Australian Capital Territory

Emergencies (Fees and Charges 2005/2006) Determination 2005 (No 1)*

Disallowable instrument DI2005-127

Made under the

Emergencies Act 2004, Section 201 (Determination of fees)

1.	This determination may be cited as Emergencies (Fees and Charges 2005/2006) Determination 2005 (No 1).

2.	This determination comes into operation on 1 July 2005.

3.	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 42 of the schedule of this determination is payable to the ACT.

1.	Explanatory notes are included at the end of 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).

John Hargreaves MLA
Minister for Police and Emergency Services
28 June 2005

Item No.	Matter in respect of which fee or charge is payable 	2005-06	
(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	$103.00	
	b. Each District Officer (per Hour or part thereof) including 10% GST	$88.00	
	c. Each Station Officer (per hour or part thereof)  including 10% GST	$68.00	
	d. Each Fire Fighter (per hour or part thereof) including 10% GST	$62.00	
2005-06	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	$376.00	
	b. Hazmat Vehicle with crew (per hour or part thereof) including 10% GST	$376.00	
	c. Water Tanker (per hour or part thereof) including 10% GST	$338.00	
	d. Water Tanker (Minimum crew) per hour or part thereof including 10% GST	$207.00	
	e. Hydraulic Platform (per hour or part thereof) including 10% GST	$344.00	
	f . Lighting Vehicle (per hour or part thereof) including 10% GST	$200.00	
2005-06	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	$188.00	
	b. Confined Space Rescue (including 10% GST) per hour or part thereof per instructor	$188.00	
	c. Vertical Rescue (including 10% GST) per hour or part thereof per instructor	$188.00	
	d. Structural Collapse Rescue (including 10% GST) per hour or part thereof per instructor	$188.00	
	e. Road Accident Rescue (including 10% GST) per hour or part thereof per instructor	$188.00	
2005-06	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.		
(4)	Oxygen Cylinder refill (including 10% GST)	$21.00	
2005-06	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.		
(5)	Air Cylinder refill (including 10% GST)	$7.00	
2005-06	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.		
(6)	Hydrostatic testing of Cylinder - first cylinder (including 10% GST)	$37.00	
2005-06	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.		
(7)	Hydrostatic testing of Cylinder - subsequent cylinders (including 10% GST)	$21.00	
2005-06	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.		
(8)	Testing of LPG cylinders (including 10% GST)	$25.00	
2005-06	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	$57.00	
2005-06	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.		
(10)	Hire of Full air cylinder (including 10% GST) 	$15.00	
2005-06	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.		
(11)	Hire of full oxygen cylinder (including 10% GST)	$27.00	
2005-06	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.		
(12)	Service & testing of Sabre SCBA (including 10% GST) per hr plus parts.  Minimum charge 1 hr	$57.00	
2005-06	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.		
(13)	Service & testing of Drager Acute Pack 2000 (including 10% GST) per hr plus parts.  Minimum charge 1 hr	$57.00	
2005-06	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.		
(14)	Service & testing of Trelleborg Chemical Suits (including 10% GST) per hr plus parts.  Minimum charge 1 hr	$57.00	
2005-06	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.		
(15)	Breathing Apparatus training course (including 10% GST)	$3,256.00	
	Breathing Apparatus & Chemical Suit training course (including 10% GST)	$3,504.00	
2005-06	Explanatory Note: Previous half day course, replaced by 2 day intensive course, as requested by attendees		
(16)	Hire of Breathing Apparatus Set (including 10% GST) per day or part thereof	$61.00	
2005-06	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.		
(17)	Breathing Apparatus Consultancy (including 10% GST) per hour  or part thereof	$146.00	
2005-06	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 per officer, which will include Initial consultation, any required report preparation, site inspections, testing of fire systems and preparation of clearance inspections. This schedule includes Alternative Solutions	$151.00	
	b. Post Occupancy Building Fire Safety Inspections  per hour or part thereof per officer. General Fire Safety inspection of occupied premises including preparation of a report	$151.00	
2005-06	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.	$36.00	
2005-06	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.		
(20)	Fire Investigation Report.	$326.00	
2005-06	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	$63.00	
	(including 10% GST) for a large group of students within the same precinct  or part thereof to 8 persons	$1,071.00	
2005-06	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	$641.00	
2005-06	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	$427.00	
2005-06	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	$427.00	
2005-06	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.		
(25)	Registration fee for Automatic Fire Alarm System.	$303.00	
2005-06	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.		
(26)	Registration fee for second & Subsequent Alarm Installation at the same protected premises.	$122.00	
2005-06	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.		
(27)	Monitoring fee for Automatic Fire Alarm System per month.	$25.00	
2005-06	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.		
(28)	Monitoring fee for second & Subsequent Alarm Installation at the same protected premises per month.	$10.00	
2005-06	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.		
(29)	AFANP Connection Fee	$30,364.00	
2005-06	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.		
(30)	AFANP Maintenance Fee for the first year, and	$24,383.00	
	per quarter	$6,099.00	
2005-06	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.		
(31)	Retesting fee (per series of tests)	$1,460.00	
2005-06	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.		
(32)	Transfer Fee for first Alarm Installation at each protected premises	$122.00	
2005-06	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.		
(33)	Transfer fee for the second and subsequent Alarm Installation at a protected premise when the transfer request contains a single alarm transfer request. 	$122.00	
2005-06	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.		
(34)	Transfer fee for the second and subsequent Alarm Installation at a protected premise when the transfer request is received in the same application.	$66.00	
2005-06	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.		
(35)	Domestic Alarm fee	$60.00	
2005-06	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.		
(36)	Incorrect Alarm Type fee	$606.00	
2005-06	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.		
(37)	Network false Alarm fees.	$243.00	
2005-06	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.		
(38)	Third party IVU false alarm fees	$243.00	
2005-06	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.		
(39)	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 kilometres	$246.00	
	for every kilometre exceeding 16 kilometres	$8.00	
	(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		
2005-06	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.		
(40)	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.	$552.00	
	(b) the vehicle is made available for more than 4 hours.  Includes 10% GST per  service.	$552.00	
	plus an amount (including 10% GST) for each hour or part thereof in excess of 4 hours	$145.00	
2005-06	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.		
(41)	Transportation of ambulance and wheel chair patients by the Clinical Transport Service:		
	(a) Where the distance travelled by the Clinical Transport vehicle from its station and in returning to its station exceeds 16 kilometres per service .	$187.00	
	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.		
2005-06	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.		
(42)	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. 	$1,979.00	
	Plus an amount per additional 6 minutes or part thereof.	$131.00	
2005-06	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.		

SCHEDULE OF ADMINISTRATIVE FEES (FOR INFORMATION ONLY)

Item	Matter in respect of which fee or charge is payable 	2005-06	
Ambulance Service	 	
Legislative Authority - Administrative	 	
 	 	 	
(1)	Interview of Ambulance Officers	 	
 	a: each superintendent and above (per hour, all hours)	$94.00	
 	b: each paramedic (per hour, all hours)	$62.00	
2005-06 	 Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.	 	
Financial Management	 	
Legislative Authority - Administrative	 	
 	 	 	
(2)	Search of Records.  Requests by persons for operational and electronic records (not including patient transport)	 	
 	a: where at least 48 hrs notice is given for production of the records	$57.00	
 	b: where less than 48 hrs notice is given for production of the records	$71.00	
2005-06	 Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.	 	
(3)	Search of Records.  Request by persons of operational and electronic clinical notes.	$34.00	
2005-06	 Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.	 	
(4)	Hire of conference room at ESA Headquarters (per half day)	$73.00	
2005-06	 Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.	 	
(5)	Hire of large training room at the ESA Training Centre (to suit 20-24 students complete with OHP, white board, video equipment and access to kitchen).	$183.00	
2005-06	 Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.	 	
 	 	 	
Corporate Administration	 	
Legislative Authority - Administrative	 	
 	 	 	
(6)	Hire of syndicate rooms at the ESA Training Centre	$36.00	
2005-06	Explanatory Note: Fee increased by 2% rounded from prior years equivalent fee.