Australian Capital Territory

Emergencies (Fees) Determination 2004*

Disallowable instrument DI 2004-152

made under the

Emergencies Act 2004, Section 201 (Determination of fees)
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1	Name of Instrument

This determination may be cited as the Emergencies (Fees) Determination 2004.

2	Commencement

This determination comes into operation the day after notification.

3	Determination

Under section 201 of the Emergencies Act 2004, I DETERMINE that the fees payable by a person for a service identified in items 1 to 40 of the schedule to this determination is payable to the Territory.

Explanatory notes are included at the end of the schedule in italic text.  Explanatory notes in italic text and general explanatory notes in italic text do not form part of the determination.  (For example, the following twelve words, if included in a schedule, would not form part of the determination: Explanatory Note: explanatory notes and general explanatory notes are in italic text).

Bill Wood MLA
Minister for Police and Emergency Services
1 July 2004

Item No.	Matter in respect of which fee or charge is payable 	2004-05	
(1)	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) including 10% GST	$101.00	
	b. Each District Officer (per hour or part thereof) including 10% GST	$86.00	
	c. Each Station Officer (per hour or part thereof) including 10% GST	$67.00	
	d. Each Fire Fighter (per hour or part thereof) including 10% GST	$61.00	
	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.	
(2)	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) including 10% GST	$369.00	
	b. Hazmat Vehicle with crew (per hour or part thereof) including 10% GST	$369.00	
	c. Water Tanker (per hour or part thereof) including 10% GST	$331.00	
	d. Water Tanker (minimum crew) per hour or part thereof including 10% GST	$203.00	
	e. Hydraulic Platform (per hour or part thereof) including 10% GST	$338.00	
	f . Lighting Vehicle (per hour or part thereof) including 10% GST	$197.00	
	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.	
(3)	Technical Rescue Course fees:		
	a. Trench Rescue (including 10% GST) per hour or part thereof per instructor	$184.00	
	b. Confined Space Rescue (including 10% GST) per hour or part thereof per instructor	$184.00	
	c. Vertical Rescue (including 10% GST) per hour or part thereof per instructor	$184.00	
	d. Structural Collapse Rescue (including 10% GST) per hour or part thereof per instructor	$184.00	
	e. Road Accident Rescue (including 10% GST) per hour or part thereof per instructor	$184.00	
	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.	
(4)	Oxygen cylinder refill (including 10% GST)	$21.00	
	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.	
(5)	Air cylinder refill (including 10% GST)	$7.00	
	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.	
(6)	Hydrostatic testing of cylinder - first cylinder (including 10% GST)	$37.00	
	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.

	
(7)	Hydrostatic testing of cylinder - subsequent cylinders (including 10% GST)	$21.00	
	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.	
(8)	Testing of LPG cylinders (including 10% GST)	$24.00	
	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.	
(9)	Cylinder valve service (including 10% GST) per hr plus parts.  Minimum charge 1 hr	$55.00	
	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.	
(10)	Hire of full air cylinder (including 10% GST) 	$15.00	
	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.	
(11)	Hire of full oxygen cylinder (including 10% GST)	$26.00	
	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.	
(12)	Service and testing of Sabre centurion SCBA (including 10% GST) per hr plus parts.  Minimum charge 1 hr	$55.00	
	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.	
(13)	Service and testing of Drager Acute Pack 2000 (including 10% GST) per hr plus parts.  Minimum charge 1 hr	$55.00	
	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.	
(14)	Service and testing of Trelleborg Chemical Suits (including 10% GST) per hr plus parts.  Minimum charge 1 hr	$55.00	
	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.	
(15)	Breathing apparatus familiarisation and/or refresher course (including 10% GST) for 4 to 8 persons 	$722.00	
	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.	
(16)	Hire of Breathing Apparatus Set (including 10% GST) per day or part thereof up to 8 persons	$60.00	
	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.	
(17)	Breathing Apparatus Training /Consultancy (including 10% GST) per hour  or part thereof to 8 persons	$143.00	
	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.	
(18)	Building certification fee:		
	a. Issue of Fire Brigade 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.	$163.00	
	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	$163.00	
	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.	
(19)	Fire Incident Reports, and fire safety policies, search, duplication and dispatch of 1 x Fire Report on request (including 10% GST) each Fire Incident Report or part thereof 	$36.00	
	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.	
(20)	Fire Investigation Report. Each Fire Investigation Report is determined at an average of 2hrs at the same rate as Fire Safety Investigations.	$326.00	
	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.	
(21)	Fire Warden Training Course (4 hours) (including 10% GST) per course attendee or	$62.00	
	 (Including 10% GST) for a large group of students within the same precinct or part thereof 	$1,050.00	
	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.	
(22)	Fire Safety and Extinguisher Training Course (1 hour 45 mins) (including 10% GST) per session or part thereof to 8 persons	$628.00	
	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.	
(23)	Fire Safety Training (No Extinguishers) - 45 mins - 1 hour (including 10% GST) per session or part thereof to 8 persons	$418.00	
	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.	
(24)	Fire Extinguisher Training Only (30 mins - 40 mins) (including 10% GST) per session or part thereof to 8 persons	$418.00	
	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.	
(25)	Monitoring for Automatic Fire Alarm System (including 10% GST)	$327.00	
	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.	
(26)	Monitoring fee for second and subsequent alarm installation at the same protected premises (including 10% GST)	$132.00	
	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.	
(27)	AFANP Connection Fee (including 10% GST)	$32,745.00	
	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.	
(28)	AFANP Maintenance Fee (including 10% GST) for the first year, and	$26,295.00	
	(Including 10% GST) per quarter	$6,577.00	
	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.	
(29)	Retesting fee (per series of tests) (including 10% GST)	$1,575.00	
	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.

	
(30)	Transfer fee for first alarm installation at each protected premises (including 10% GST)	$132.00	
	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.	
(31)	Transfer fee for the second and subsequent alarm installation at a protected premise when the transfer request contains a single alarm transfer request. 	$132.00	
	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.	
(32)	Transfer fee for the second and subsequent alarm installation at a protected premise when the transfer request is received in the same application.	$65.00	
	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.	
(33)	Domestic Alarm fee (including 10% GST)	$65.00	
	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.	
(34)	Incorrect Alarm Type fee (including 10% GST)	$653.00	
	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.	
(35)	Network false alarm fees (Including 10% GST)	$262.00	
	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.	
(36)	Third party IVU false alarm fees (including 10% GST)	$262.00	
	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.	
(37)	Where on the provision of the ambulance service for a person:	
	(a) The distance travelled by the ambulance from its station and in returning to its station exceeds 16 kilometers	$219.00	
	For every kilometer exceeding 16 kilometers	$7.00	
	(b) 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: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.	
(38)	Where an ambulance vehicle 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 per service.	$492.00	
	(b) The vehicle is made available for more than 4 hours.  Includes 10% GST per service.	$492.00	
	Plus an amount (including 10% GST) for each hour or part thereof in excess of 4 hours	$129.00	
	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.

	
(39)	Transportation of ambulant and wheel chair patients by the Clinical Transport Service:	
	(a) Where the distance traveled by the clinical transport vehicle from its station and in returning to its station exceeds 16 kilometers per service .	$167.00	
	Plus an amount for every km exceeding 16 km	$4.00	
	(b) Where three or more persons are transported in the clinic transport vehicle the amount payable by each person is equal to three quarters of the amount that would otherwise be payable under this determination.	
	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.	
(40)	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. 	$1,764.00	
	Plus an amount per additional 6 minutes or part thereof.	$117.00	
	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.