Rural Fires Act 1997 No 65
Current version for 1 January 2013 to date (accessed 23 May 2013 at 02:59)
Part 5Division 1Section 101

101   Definitions

In this Part:

assessment notice means:

(a)  an assessment notice given to a relevant council under section 112, or
(b)  an assessment notice given to an insurance company under section 117A.

contributors—see section 107.

estimated expenditure—see section 103.

insurance company means any body corporate, partnership, association, underwriter or person that or who:

(a)  issues or undertakes liability under policies of insurance against loss of or damage to any property situated in New South Wales, or
(b)  receives premiums in respect of such policies of insurance on behalf of or for transmission to any body corporate, partnership, association, underwriter or person outside New South Wales.

relevant council means a council of an area that is wholly or partly outside a fire district.

relevant insurance means insurance against loss or damage to property in the State under the classes of policies specified in Schedule 2.

rural fire brigade contribution means an amount payable under this Part for a financial year by a contributor.

rural fire brigade contribution instalments—see section 108.

rural fire brigade expenditure, in relation to a specified period, means the aggregate of:

(a)  recurrent expenditure incurred during the period in the exercise of the Commissioner’s functions under this Act, and
(b)  recurrent expenditure incurred during that period in respect of the administrative costs of the Service, Advisory Council, the Bush Fire Co-ordinating Committee or the Minister incurred under the authority of this Act, and
(c)  capital expenditure incurred during the period in the exercise of the Commissioner’s functions under this Act.

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