The Fire Services Property Levy was introduced in July sporting event, including training or practice sessions and during breaks or intervals in play; 2013, after the Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission in an outdoor area of a swimming pool complex that found that the old, insurance-based scheme was unfair is a public place. and lacked transparency. Now, a property-based levy is collected with council rates. The Levy funds vital More information can be found via the following link: services provided by the Country Fire Authority and the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, including personnel, training, infrastructure and equipment. Under the Fire Services Property levy Act 2012, Crown land, which is not leased or licensed to another person is exempt from the fire services property levy. Therefore, Committees of Management are not required to pay the fire services property levy on the Crown land reserve which they manage. However, if a Committee of Management leases or licences part of its reserve, the lessee or licensee may become liable for the fire services property levy. For general information regarding the fire services property levy and its application to Committees of Management, please visit the State Revenue Office website: or the Fire Services Property Levy website: New smoke-free areas New tobacco reforms come into force April 1, 2014. Committees of Management need to be aware that: Smoking will be banned at areas commonly used by children and young people for recreational and sporting activities. Under the Tobacco Act 1987 (the Act) smoking will be banned: at or within 10 metres of children’s playground equipment that is an outdoor public place; at or within 10 metres of a skate park that is an outdoor public place; at or within 10 metres of a sporting venue that is an outdoor public place during an organised underage
The Fire Services Property Levy was introduced in July 2013, after the Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission found that the old, insurance-based scheme was unfair and lacked transparency. Now, a property-based levy is collected with council rates. The Levy funds vital services provided by the Country Fire Authority and the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, including personnel, training, infrastructure and equipment. Under the Fire Services Property levy Act 2012, Crown land, which is not leased or licensed to another person is exempt from the fire services property levy. Therefore, Committees of Management are not required to pay the fire services property levy on the Crown land reserve which they manage. However, if a Committee of Management leases or licences part of its reserve, the lessee or licensee may become liable for the fire services property levy. For general information regarding the fire services property levy and its application to Committees of Management, please visit the State Revenue Office website: or the Fire Services Property Levy website: New smoke-free areas New tobacco reforms come into force April 1, 2014. Committees of Management need to be aware that: Smoking will be banned at areas commonly used by children and young people for recreational and sporting activities. Under the Tobacco Act 1987 (the Act) smoking will be banned: at or within 10 metres of children’s playground equipment that is an outdoor public place; at or within 10 metres of a skate park that is an outdoor public place; at or within 10 metres of a sporting venue that is an outdoor public place during an organised underage sporting event, including training or practice sessions and during breaks or intervals in play; in an outdoor area of a swimming pool complex that is a public place. More information can be found via the following link:
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