Emergency Services Funding Act 1998 (SA)

South Australia Emergency Services Funding Act 1998 An Act to impose a levy for the provision of emergency services; to establish the Community Emergency Services Fund; and for other purposes.

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 3 Interpretation 4 Meaning of non-reviewable in relation to certain decisions Part 3—The emergency services levy Division 1—Levy in respect of land Subdivision 1—Imposition of levy 5 Land that is subject to levy 5A Application for aggregation of non contiguous land 6 Basis of levy 7 Emergency services areas 8 Land uses 9 Objection to attribution of use to land 10 Declaring the levy and the area and land use factors 12 Commissioner to keep assessment book 13 Alterations to assessment book 14 Inspection of assessment book 15 Liability for levy 16 Notice of levy 17 Refund resulting from assessment 17A Cancellation of assessment 17B Payment of levy into Fund Subdivision 2—Refunds 17C Right to apply for refund 17D Form of application for refund 17E Commissioner may refuse to determine application until information etc provided 17F Offset of refund against other liability 17G Windfalls—refusal of refund Subdivision 3—Interest and penalty levy 17H Definition for Subdivision 17I Defaults to which Subdivision applies 17J Interest 17K Penalty levy 17L Amount of penalty levy 17M Notification of penalty levy and interest and time for payment Subdivision 4—Collection of levy 17N Definition for Subdivision 17O Recovery of levy as debt 17P Joint and several liability 17Q Collection of levy from third parties 17R Duties of agents, trustees etc 18 Levy first charge on land 20 Sale of land for non-payment of levy 21 Recovery of levy not affected by objection or review 22 Arrangements for payment of levy 22A Decisions non-reviewable 22B No statute of limitation to apply Subdivision 5—Investigation 22C Power to require information, instruments or records or attendance for examination 22D Powers of entry and inspection 22E Use and inspection of instruments or records produced or seized 22F Self‑incrimination 22G Hindering or obstructing authorised officers etc Subdivision 6—Secrecy 22H Relevant persons 22I Prohibition of certain disclosures by relevant persons 22J Permitted disclosure in particular circumstances or to particular persons 22K Permitted disclosures of general nature 22L Prohibition of disclosures by other persons 22M Restriction on power of courts to require disclosure Division 2—Levy in respect of vehicles and vessels 23 Liability for levy 24 Declaring the amount of the levy 25 Exemption by Minister 26 Objection to classification of vehicle 27 Payment of levy into Fund Part 4—The Community Emergency Services Fund 28 The Community Emergency Services Fund 29 Investment of the Fund 30 Accounts Part 5—Miscellaneous 31 Delegation 31A Evidence 32 Service of notices 33 Remission of levies by regulation 33A Recouping money lost on aggregation of non contiguous land 34 Regulations Schedule 1—Emergency services areas 1 Greater Adelaide 2 Regional Area 1 Schedule 2—Transitional provisions 4 Reimbursement by insurers to policy holders 4A Report on changes to insurance premiums 5 The Emergency Services Funding Transitional Advisory Committee 6 Crown to be taken to be owner of certain land Legislative history