Fire and Emergency Act 1996

(1) If a member, with or without equipment, attends a fire or other emergency as required under this Act, the fees or charges prescribed by regulation are:

(b) recoverable from the persons liable as a debt due to the Territory.

(2) Subject to subsections (4) to (6), the persons liable for the fees or charges are:

(a) for a fire or other emergency affecting land or buildings – the owners and occupiers of the land or buildings affected, or of any land, building or part of a building forming part of the land or buildings affected; or

(b) otherwise – the owner or owners of, and any other person or persons having an interest in, the property, or any part of the property, which was affected by the fire or emergency or to which the emergency related.

(3) If 2 or more persons are liable for the fees or charges, the liability is joint and several.

(4) The owners of land or a building on the land are liable for the fees or charges if:

(a) a member, with or without equipment, attends the land or building in response to an alarm installed for the protection of the land or building; and

(5) However, if the Commissioner has entered into an agreement with the occupier of the land or building to monitor the alarm, the fees or charges are payable by the occupier.

(6) The person who makes a call to the Fire and Rescue Service for attendance at a fire or other emergency at a place is liable for the fees or charges if:

(a) a member, with or without equipment, attends at the place in response to the call; and

(7) A regulation may prescribe other fees or charges payable under this Act, including fees and charges for performing a function under another Act.

(8) Fees or charges payable in relation to land or a building on land is a statutory charge, as defined in section 4 of the Land Title Act 2000, on the land.