The Community Emergency Services Fund
28 The Community Emergency Services Fund
The
Community Emergency Services Fund is established.
The
Fund is subject to the management and control of the Minister.
The
Fund consists of—
the emergency services levy paid into the Fund under Part
3; and
money to be paid into the Fund by the Treasurer pursuant to this Act; and
interest and accretions arising from investment of the Fund.
The
Minister may only apply the Fund in one or more of the following ways:
in payment to—
the
South Australian Country Fire Service; or
the
South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service; or
the
South Australian State Emergency Service; or
the
Surf Life Saving Association of South Australia Incorporated; or
a body or organisation accredited as a Volunteer Marine Rescue organisation by the State Marine Rescue Committee; or
any other person or organisation (whether an agency or instrumentality of the Crown or not), for the provision of emergency services;
in payment to the South Australian Fire and Emergency Services
Commission;
for any purpose for, or relating to, the prevention of circumstances in which emergency services are likely to be required;
without limiting paragraph (b), for any purpose of or relating to education as to, or research into—
the prevention of circumstances in which emergency services are likely to be required; or
the strategies and procedures for dealing with emergencies when they arise and for dealing with the harmful effects of emergencies; or
the factors that give rise to emergencies;
in payment of the costs of, or relating to, the administration of this
Act.
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