Australian Capital Territory
Emergencies (Fees) Determination 2015 
Disallowable instrument DI2015-116
made under the
Emergencies Act 2004, s 201 (Determination of fees)

1	Name of instrument
This instrument is the Emergencies (Fees) Determination 2015. 
2	Commencement 
This instrument commences on 1 July 2015.
3	Determination of fees
(1) 	The fee payable for a matter stated in an item in the schedule, column 2 is the fee stated in the schedule, column 3 for that matter.
(2) 	Subject to (3), the fee for a matter stated in an item in the schedule, column 2 is payable by the person requesting the service.
(3) 	The fee payable for items 279-288, and 290-292 is payable by an automatic fire alarm network provider. 
(4)	For the purposes of the matters stated in schedule 2, column 2 (items 272 - 292), the following definitions apply:
"alarm system" means a fire indicator panel or group of fire indicator panels at the same location, which in the opinion of the Chief Officer ACT Fire & Rescue, is one system for the purposes of ACT Fire & Rescue attendance and false alarm management.
"false alarm" means an alarm from the alarm system of:
(i)	an automatic fire alarm network provider,
(ii)	where the alarm was caused by a malfunction or design flaw with the alarm system or any other action that led to the activation of the alarm which could have been reasonably prevented such that the attending ACT Fire & Rescue resource finds no fire connected with the alarm or finds that the fire connected with the alarm should not have activated the alarm, and
(iii)	within a period of not more than 60 calendar days, has been preceded by one or more false alarms from the same alarm system.
“fire" means a fire, heat or ignition source however created and includes smoke.

(5) 	A fee is not payable for a false alarm where, in the sole opinion of the Chief Officer, the alarm:
(i)	could not have been prevented by reasonable maintenance of the alarm system: or
(ii)	was activated by a circumstance beyond the reasonable control of the “owner”, as defined in the Emergencies Act 2004.
(6) 	A fee for items 272-292 is payable as a lump sum only, unless otherwise agreed by the Chief Officer ACT Fire & Rescue.
4	Payment of fees
The fee payable for a matter stated in an item in the schedule, column 2 is payable to the Territory.
5	Revocation
This instrument revokes DI2014-122, the Emergencies (Fees) Determination 2014.

Joy Burch, MLA
Minister for Police and Emergency Services
3 June 2015
SCHEDULE - FEES AND CHARGES TO BE PAID

Column 1
Item	
Column 2
Matter in respect of which fee or charge is payable 	
Column 3
Amount Payable	

255	
Where personnel are made available to crew fire appliances at the request of a person or organisation conducting a sporting event or other public function or emergency activity, personnel as follows:	

	
(a) Each Superintendent and above (per hour or part thereof) 	
$135.00	

(b) Each Commander (per hour or part thereof)	
$115.00	

(c) Each Station Officer (per hour or part thereof)	
$100.00	

(d) Each Fire Fighter (per hour or part thereof)	
$83.00	

Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fees were $132.00, $112.00, $98.00 and $81.00 respectively.	
(All fees include 10% GST)	

	

256	
Where a fire appliance is made available at the request of a person or organisation conducting a sporting event or other public function or emergency activity, appliances as follows:	

	
(a) Fire Pumper with crew (per hour or part thereof)	
$549.00	

(b) Hazmat Vehicle with crew (per hour or part thereof)	
$549.00	

(c) Water Tanker (per hour or part thereof)	
$494.00	

(d) Water Tanker (Minimum crew) per hour or part thereof	
$294.00	

(e) Hydraulic Platform (per hour or part thereof)	
$488.00	

(f) Specialist Vehicle (per hour or part thereof)	
$285.00	

Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fees were $535.00, $535.00, $481.00, $287.00, $475.00 and $278.00 respectively.

(All fees include 10% GST)	

257	
Technical rescue course fees:	

	
(a) Trench Rescue per hour or part thereof per instructor	
$269.00	

(b) Confined Space Rescue per hour or part thereof per instructor	
$269.00	

(c) Vertical Rescue per hour or part thereof per instructor	
$269.00	

(d) Structural Collapse Rescue per hour or part thereof per instructor	
$269.00	

(e) Road Accident Rescue per hour or part thereof per instructor	
$269.00	

Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fees were all $262.00.	
(All fees include 10% GST)	

	

258	
Oxygen cylinder refill	
$26.00	

Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fee was the same.	
(Includes 10% GST)  	

	

259	
Air cylinder refill	
$9.00	

Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fee was the same.	
(Includes 10% GST)  	

	

260	
Hydrostatic testing of cylinder - first cylinder	
$47.00	

Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fee was $46.00.	
(Includes 10% GST)  	

	

260.1	
Hydrostatic testing of cylinder - first cylinder including nitrous wash	
$56.00	

Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fee was $55.00.	
(Includes 10% GST)  	

261	
Hydrostatic testing of cylinder - subsequent cylinders	
$26.00	

Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fee was the same.	
(Includes 10% GST)  	

	

261.1	
Hydrostatic testing of cylinder  - subsequent cylinders including nitrous wash	
$36.00	

Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fee was the same.	
(Includes 10% GST)  	

	

262	
Testing of LPG cylinders	
$33.00	

Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fee was the same.	
(Includes 10% GST)  	

	

263	
Cylinder valve service per hr plus parts.  Minimum charge 1 hr	
$87.00	

Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fee was $85.00.	
(Includes 10% GST)  	

	

264	
Hire of full air cylinder	
$19.00	

Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fee was the same.	
(Includes 10% GST)  	

	

265	
Hire of full oxygen cylinder	
$36.00	

Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fee was the same.	
(Includes 10% GST)  	

	

266	
Service & testing of SCBA per hr plus parts.  Minimum charge 1 hr	
$87.00	

Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fee was $85.00.	
(Includes 10% GST)  	

	

267	
Service & testing of Drager Acute Pack 2000 per hr plus parts.  Minimum charge 1 hr	
 $87.00	

Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fee was $85.00.	
  (Includes 10% GST)  	

	

268	
Service & testing of chemical suits per hr plus parts.  Minimum charge 1 hr	
$87.00	

Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fee was $85.00.	
(Includes 10% GST)  	

	

269	
Breathing apparatus 1 day training course	
$4,718.00	

Breathing apparatus refresher training course	
$2,368.00	

Breathing apparatus & chemical suit training	
$5,062.00	

Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fees were $4,592.00, $2,305.00 and $4,927.00 respectively.	
(All fees include 10% GST)  	

	

270	
Hire of breathing apparatus set per day or part thereof	
$81.00	

Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fee was $79.00.	
(Includes 10% GST)  	

	

271	
Breathing apparatus training /consultancy per hour or part thereof	
$208.00	

Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fee was $203.00.	
(Includes 10% GST)  	

	

272	
Building certification fee:	

	
(a) Issue of ACT Fire and Rescue clearance to private certifiers per hour or part thereof,  which will include initial consultation, any required report preparation,  site inspections, testing of fire systems and preparation of clearance inspections.	
$217.00
(GST is not applicable)	

(b) Post occupancy building fire safety inspections per hour or part thereof general fire safety inspection of occupied premises including preparation of a fire report.	
$217.00
(GST is not applicable)	

Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fees were all $212.00.	

	

273	
Fire incident reports, and fire safety policies, search, duplication and dispatch of 1 x fire report on request each fire incident report or part thereof	
$46.00

	
Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fee was $45.00.	
(GST is not applicable)	

	

274	
Fire investigation report	
$453.00	

Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fee was $441.00.	
(Includes 10% GST)  	

	

275	
Fire warden training course (4 hours) per course attendee	
$83.00	

Fire warden training for a large group of students within the same precinct or part thereof to 8 persons	
$1,498.00
(All fees include 10% GST)  	

Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fees were $81.00 and $1,458.00 respectively.	

	

276	
Fire safety and extinguisher training course (1 hour 45 mins) per session or part thereof to 8 persons	
$910.00	

Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fee was $886.00.	
(Includes 10% GST)  	

	

277	
Fire safety training (no extinguishers) - 45 mins - 1 hour per session or part thereof to 8 persons	
$615.00 	

Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fee was $599.00.	
(Includes 10% GST)	

	

278	
Fire extinguisher training only (30 mins - 40 mins) per session or part thereof to 8 persons	
$615.00	

Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fee was $599.00.	
(Includes 10% GST)  	

	

279	
Registration fee for automatic fire alarm system	
$236.00	

Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fee was $230.00.	
(GST is not applicable)	

	

280	
Registration fee for second & subsequent alarm installation at the same protected premises	
$118.00	

Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fee was $115.00.	
(GST is not applicable) 	

	

281	
Monitoring fee for automatic fire alarm system per month	
$52.00	

Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fee was $51.00.	
(GST is not applicable)	

	

282	
Monitoring fee for second & subsequent alarm installation at the same protected premises per month	
$25.00	

Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fee was the same.	
(GST is not applicable) 	

	

283	
AFANP connection fee to automatic fire alarm system	
$53,445.00	

Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fee was $52,015.00.	
(GST is not applicable)  	

	

284	
AFANP maintenance fee per quarter	
$11,864.00	

Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the annual fee was $11,547.00.	
(GST is not applicable)	

	

285	
Functional acceptance retesting fee (per series of tests)	
$1,422.00	

Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fee was $1,384.00.	
(GST is not applicable)	

	

286	
Transfer fee for first alarm installation at each protected premises	
$118.00	

Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fee was $115.00.	
(GST is not applicable)	

	

287	
Transfer fee for the second and subsequent alarm installation at a protected premise when the transfer request contains a single alarm transfer request	
$58.00

	
Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fee was $57.00.	
(GST is not applicable)	

	

288	
Transfer fee for the second and subsequent alarm installation at a protected premise when the transfer request is received in the same application	
$58.00

	
Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fee was $57.00.	
(GST is not applicable)	

	

289	
Residential false alarm fee	
$259.00	

Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fee was $253.00.	
(GST is not applicable)	

	

290	
Incorrect alarm Type fee	
$1,284.00	

Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fee was $1,250.00.	
(GST is not applicable)	

	

291	
Chargeable false alarm fee	
$1,284.00	

Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fee was $1,250.00.	
(GST is not applicable)	

	

	

292	
Chargeable automatic fire alarm network provider caused false alarm fee	
$1,284.00	

Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fee was $1,250.00.	
(GST is not applicable)	

	

293	
ACT pensioners & health card holders	

	
ACT pensioners & health card holders will continue to be entitled to free emergency and non-emergency ambulance services within the ACT. ACT pensioners & health card holders are entitled to free emergency ambulance services from an approved ambulance provider interstate only if that state participates in reciprocal arrangements with ACT.	

	
Where an emergency ambulance service is provided to a person that includes medical treatment and ambulance transport:	

	
(a) Within the ACT	
$904.00 (GST is not applicable)	

(b) An additional charge for each kilometre travelled outside of the ACT	
$12.00 (GST is not applicable)	

(c) Where 3 or more persons are transported together in an ambulance, the amount payable by each person is equal to three quarters of the amount that would otherwise be payable under this determination	

	
Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fees were $880.00 and $12.00 respectively.	

294	
Where an emergency ambulance service is provided to a person that includes assessment or medical treatment not including ambulance transport.	
$627.00 	

Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fee was $611.00.	
(GST is not applicable)	

	

295	
Where a non-emergency ambulance service is provided to a person that includes medical treatment and ambulance transport by an ambulance paramedic or intensive care paramedic:	

	
(a) Within the ACT	
$646.00 (GST is not applicable)	

(b) An additional charge for each kilometre travelled outside of the ACT.	
$12.00 (GST is not applicable)	

(c) Where 3 or more persons are transported together in an ambulance, the amount payable by each person is equal to three quarters of the amount  that would otherwise be payable under this determination	

	
Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fees were $629.00 and $12.00 respectively.	

296	
Where an ambulance stretcher vehicle or operational ambulance vehicle staffed by an ambulance crew is made available at the request of a person or organisation conducting a sporting event or other public function and:	

	
(a) The vehicle is made available for 4 hours or less. Includes 10% GST. 	
$769.00 (Including 10% GST)	

(b) Where the vehicle is made available for more than 4 hours, an additional charge for each extra hour (or part thereof) in excess of four hours.  Includes 10% GST. 

Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fees were $749.00 and $195.00 respectively.
	
$200.00 (Including 10% GST)	

	

296.1	
Where an operational ambulance vehicle staffed by a single ambulance paramedic or intensive care ambulance paramedic is made available at the request of a person or organisation conducting a sporting event or other public function and:	

	
(a) The vehicle is made available for 4 hours or less. Includes 10% GST. 	
$466.00 (Including 10% GST)	

(b) Where the vehicle is made available for more than 4 hours, an additional charge for each extra hour (or part thereof) in excess of four hours.  Includes 10% GST. 

Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fees were $454.00 and $112.00 respectively.
	
$115.00 (Including 10% GST)	

	

296.2	
Where an operational ambulance vehicle staffed by an ambulance supervisor is made available at the request of a person or organisation conducting a sporting event or other public function and:	

	
(a) The vehicle is made available for 4 hours or less. Includes 10% GST. 	
$558.00 (Including 10% GST)	

(b) Where the vehicle is made available for more than 4 hours, an additional charge for each extra hour (or part thereof) in excess of four hours.  Includes 10% GST. 

Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fees were $544.00 and $134.00 respectively.	
$137.00 (Including 10% GST)	

	

297	
Where a non-emergency ambulance service that includes ambulance transport of patients not requiring emergency care by the patient transport service is provided to a person:	

	
(a) Within the ACT	
$234.00 (Including 10% GST)	

(b) An additional charge for each kilometre travelled outside of the ACT.	
$5.00 (Including 10% GST)	

(c) Where 3 or more persons are transported together in an ambulance, the amount payable by each person is equal to three quarters of the amount that would otherwise be payable under this determination	

	
Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fees were $228.00 and $4.90 respectively.	

	

298	
Aero-medical fees in relation to medical retrievals on the provision of the Southcare Helicopter Service, or its substitute for the first 30 minutes or part thereof	
$2,873.00 
(GST is not applicable)	

Plus an amount per additional 6 minutes or part thereof	
$185.00
(GST is not applicable)	

Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fees were $2,797.00 and $181.00 respectively.	

	

298.l	
Application under section 61 of the Emergencies Act 2004 for approval to provide ambulance, emergency, firefighting or rescue services	
$383.00 (GST is not applicable)	

Explanatory Note: Last financial year the fee was $373.00.	

	

298.2	
ACT school students who are injured or suddenly become ill at school or during approved school excursions within the ACT are entitled to free emergency ambulance services that includes medical treatment and ambulance transport:

Explanatory Note: Based against agreement with the ACT Department of Education & Training and Children, Youth & Family Services Bureau - Bulletin No 664 (Review date 28 November 1997)

	

298.3	
Where the specialist bariatric ambulance including crew is booked at the request of the Ambulance Service of NSW and:	

	
(a) The vehicle is booked for 4 hours or less.	
$1,493.00 	

(b) Where the vehicle is booked for more than 4 hours, an additional charge for each extra hour (or part thereof) in excess of four hours	
$372.00	

(c) An additional charge for each kilometre travelled outside of the ACT.

Explanatory Note: Last Financial Year the fees were $1,454.00, $363.00 and $11.00 respectively.	
$11.00
(GST is not applicable to
any fees for Item 298.3)