Country Fire Authority Regulations 2025

The following persons are liable to pay the relevant fee referred to in subregulation (3)—

the owner, occupier or owners corporation of premises on which is installed—

an automatic fire alarm system; or

equipment designed to detect a fire or other emergency conditions and transmit a signal of the detection—

a person referred to in section 107B(2) of the Act, if ordered to by a court, for the attendance of a brigade in response to a false report of a fire;

the owner or master of a vessel, for the attendance of a brigade in response to a fire on the vessel;

in respect of an attendance of a brigade in special circumstances requiring the protection of life or property in case of fire, the person requiring the attendance or the owner or occupier of the premises attended, as the case may be;

in respect of an attendance of a brigade in response to a hazardous material incident—

the owner or occupier of the premises at which the incident occurred; or

if the incident occurred on a street, road or highway (however described), the owner or driver of the vehicle transporting the hazardous material involved in the incident.

If more than one person is liable under subregulation (1) to pay a relevant fee, each person referred to is liable to pay the fee.

The fee in respect of each appliance in attendance for each 15 minutes or part of 15 minutes during which the appliance is absent from its station is 39·45 fee units.

In addition to the fee calculated in accordance with subregulation (3), a person who is liable to pay a fee under subregulation (1)(e) must pay a charge to the Authority which is the amount equivalent to the cost of attending the incident calculated in accordance with subregulation (5).

The additional cost of attending a hazardous material incident is determined by calculating the expenses incurred by the Authority in attending or dealing with the effects of the incident and must be determined by assessing the following costs—

the cost of obtaining advice as to the chemical analysis and the environmental impact of materials involved in the incident or its containment;

the cost of testing, cleaning, maintaining, repairing or replacing protective equipment;

the cost of the removal and disposal of materials;

the cost of products purchased for or consumed in neutralising the hazard involved in the incident;

the cost of hiring and operating equipment and vehicles to deal with the hazard involved in the incident;

the cost of medical and like expenses in testing and treating any persons injured, or at risk of injury, in attending the incident in accordance with the Act or these Regulations;

the cost of transporting any persons to deal with the hazard involved in the incident;

the cost of any accommodation and meals for any persons attending the incident in accordance with the Act or these Regulations;

any other costs incurred by the Authority in attending the incident or dealing with the effects of the incident.