Information and Reporting Obligations for Local Councils Regarding Emergency Services Funding
Emergency Services Levy Amendment (Land Classification) Bill 2024
Legislative Council
Legislative Assembly
Assent
Topics
emergency services funding land ownership land use local government public records tax administration
Introduced by: The Hon Daniel Mookhey MLC (ALP); The Hon Paul Scully MP (ALP)
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
The Debate
What different members said when this bill was debated:
Wendy Tuckerman LIB
“The Opposition supports the Emergency Services Levy (Land Classification) Amendment Bill 2024, which amends the Emergency Services Levy Act 2017 to require every local council to perform a one‑off classification of each parcel of land in their area using classifications and sub‑classifications to be specified in guidelines to be issued by the Treasurer.”
Joe McGirr IND
“My contribution to debate on the Emergency Services Levy Amendment (Land Classification) Bill 2024 will be brief. I understand that later tonight there will be a discussion of another bill that further reforms the emergency services levy fund process.”
David Mehan ALP
“I support the observations made by the member for Wagga Wagga. The member for Goulburn talked about consultation. The Treasurer has indicated many times in the other place that the Government will move carefully and consult widely in the development of these reforms. We are determined to deliver a funding model for emergency services that is fairer, more efficient, simpler and sustainable.”
News articles and press releases
Emergency Services Levy Amendment (Land Classification) Bill 2024
The Hon. DANIEL MOOKHEY — 2024-05-09
The bill makes amendments to the Emergency Services Levy Act 2017 and establishes a new part 9, dealing with the Government’s emergency service funding reform. The bill will insert new section 47A into the Act, which requires councils to perform a one‑off classification of each parcel of land in their area and to identify if land is owned by a person belonging to a class of persons specified in guidelines issued by the Treasurer. Councils will be reimbursed for the reasonable costs incurred in undertaking this work. An initial land classification framework is required to be put in place so that the Government may have the relevant current land classifications data to model options such as differential levy rates, fixed charges, discounts and caps.