Police Regulation (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2013

Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version i Police Regulation (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2013 S.R. No. 162/2013 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1 Objective 1 2 Authorising provision 1 3 Commencement 1 4 Revocation 1 5 Charges for deployment of personnel and other services 2 6 Charges for provision of information—deployment of personnel 5 7 Charges for other police information services 6 __________________ SCHEDULES 7 SCHEDULE 1—Charges for Personnel 7 SCHEDULE 2—Charges for Other Services 8 SCHEDULE 3—Charges for other Police Information Services 10 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 12 -- 1 of 13 -- Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version 1 STATUTORY RULES 2013 S.R. No. 162/2013 Police Regulation Act 1958 Police Regulation (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2013 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 10 December 2013 Responsible Minister: KIM WELLS Minister for Police and Emergency Services YVETTE CARISBROOKE Clerk of the Executive Council 1 Objective The objective of these Regulations is to prescribe the fees and charges that may be imposed for the provision of services by members of the force and persons employed in the office of the Chief Commissioner. 2 Authorising provision These Regulations are made under section 130 of the Police Regulation Act 1958. 3 Commencement These Regulations come into operation on 1 January 2014. 4 Revocation The Police Regulation (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2004 1 are revoked. -- 2 of 13 -- S.R. No. 162/2013 Police Regulation (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2013 2 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel 5 Charges for deployment of personnel and other services (1) The Chief Commissioner of Police, in accordance with this regulation, may impose charges for services provided by members of the force and persons employed in the office of the Chief Commissioner who are deployed for sporting, entertainment or any other events if— (a) charges are made for admission to the event or participation in the event; or (b) the event is commercial in nature; or (c) the event is commercially promoted or sponsored. (2) The charges for the personnel services of a member of the force or person employed in the office of the Chief Commissioner are set out in Schedule 1 and are to be calculated at the following rates— (a) for the first hour or part of an hour, at the applicable rate set out in column 2 of Schedule 1 for a person of the rank or class specified in column 1 in that Schedule; and (b) for each half hour or part of a half hour in addition to the first hour referred to in paragraph (a), at the applicable rate set out in column 3 of Schedule 1. (3) For the purposes of this regulation, the time charged for personnel services under subregulation (2) is to be calculated— (a) commencing at the time the member or person leaves the place where members of the force and other persons assemble to be briefed and receive their instructions and equipment for the event; and r. 5 -- 3 of 13 -- S.R. No. 162/2013 Police Regulation (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2013 3 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel (b) ending at the time when the members of the force and other persons are dismissed from duty following the event. (4) The charges for other services referred to in Schedule 2 that are provided by members of the force and persons employed in the office of the Chief Commissioner are set out in Schedule 2 and are to be calculated at the following rates— (a) for the first hour or part of an hour, at the applicable rate set out in column 2 of Schedule 2 for a service specified in column 1 in that Schedule; and (b) for each half hour or part of a half hour in addition to the first hour referred to in paragraph (a), at the rate set out in column 3 of Schedule 2. (5) For the purposes of this regulation, the time charged for other services under subregulation (4) is to be calculated— (a) commencing at the time the services are brought into operation for the event; and (b) ending at the time when the services are no longer required for the event. (6) The charges for equipment or services acquired specifically for an event for the use of members of the force or persons employed in the office of the Chief Commissioner if the equipment or services are not ordinarily available within the force are to be calculated and charged at the actual cost to the Chief Commissioner of acquiring that equipment or services. r. 5 -- 4 of 13 -- S.R. No. 162/2013 Police Regulation (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2013 4 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel (7) For the purposes of this regulation— (a) the time charged for personnel services under subregulation (2) is to include the time in which a member of the force or person employed in the office of the Chief Commissioner is required to plan, supervise and provide administrative and operational support for the deployment of personnel; and (b) charges are not to be imposed for the time and services used by members of the force who are deployed solely to manage general traffic build up as a result of the event; and (c) if an event is in an enclosed venue or area, charges are to be imposed for members of the force deployed— (i) inside the venue or area; and (ii) outside the venue or area to the extent required to ensure that all traffic coming to the event is controlled; and (iii) outside the venue or area to the extent required to ensure that all traffic leaving the event is controlled and merges in an orderly manner with general traffic; and (d) if an event is not held in an enclosed venue or area, charges are to be imposed for members of the force deployed— (i) to police people and traffic at the event; and (ii) to isolate people and traffic participating in the event from the people and traffic that are not participating in the event; and r. 5 -- 5 of 13 -- S.R. No. 162/2013 Police Regulation (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2013 5 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel (iii) outside the venue or area to the extent required to ensure that all traffic coming to the event is controlled and does not unreasonably disrupt general traffic; and (iv) outside the venue or area to the extent required to ensure that all traffic leaving the event is controlled and merges in an orderly manner with general traffic. Note Fees and charges under this regulation and regulation 6 are inclusive of GST. 6 Charges for provision of information—deployment of personnel (1) The Chief Commissioner of Police may impose charges for services provided by members of the force and persons employed in the office of the Chief Commissioner— (a) who provide information or services as a defence witness in a criminal proceeding or as a witness for any other party in a civil proceeding; or (b) who are required to search relevant police files and provide information from those files or supervise the examination of files; or (c) who provide information or services in an interview by a member of the public about an incident or accident reported to the force including a search of files; or (d) who are required to provide a sworn affidavit. r. 6 -- 6 of 13 -- S.R. No. 162/2013 Police Regulation (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2013 6 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel (2) The charges for the services of a member of the force or person employed in the office of the Chief Commissioner under subregulation (1) are set out in Schedule 1 and are to be calculated at the following rates— (a) for the first hour or part of an hour at the applicable rate set out in column 2 of Schedule 1 for a person of the rank or class specified in column 1 in that Schedule; and (b) for each half hour or part of a half hour in addition to the first hour referred to in paragraph (a), at the applicable rate set out in column 3 of Schedule 1. (3) For the purposes of this regulation, the time charged for provision of documents or other information includes each half hour of preparation time required in searching for, extracting and reviewing those documents or other information. 7 Charges for other police information services (1) The Chief Commissioner of Police may impose charges for services provided by members of the force and persons employed in the office of the Chief Commissioner in keeping and searching relevant records and supplying information specified in column 1 of Schedule 3 in accordance with the applicable charge specified in column 2 of that Schedule. (2) Nothing in this regulation applies to services referred to in regulation 6. __________________ r. 7 -- 7 of 13 -- S.R. No. 162/2013 Police Regulation (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2013 7 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel SCHEDULES SCHEDULE 1 CHARGES FOR PERSONNEL Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 First hour or part Subsequent ½ hour or part Member Officer 11·6 fee units 5·8 fee units Sub-Officer 8·7 fee units 4·35 fee units Other ranks 6·8 fee units 3·4 fee units VPS Employee VPS Grade 7 12·7 fee units 6·35 fee units VPS Grade 6 9·8 fee units 4·9 fee units VPS Grade 5 7·5 fee units 3·75 fee units VPS Grade 4 6·3 fee units 3·15 fee units VPS Grade 3 5·3 fee units 2·65 fee units VPS Grade 2 4·1 fee units 2·05 fee units VPS Grade 1 3·5 fee units 1·75 fee units __________________ Sch. 1 -- 8 of 13 -- S.R. No. 162/2013 Police Regulation (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2013 8 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel SCHEDULE 2 CHARGES FOR OTHER SERVICES Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Service First hour or part Subsequent ½ hour or part Police dogs 2·0 fee units 1·0 fee units Police horses 3·0 fee units 1·5 fee units Police motor car (including 1 crew) 7·7 fee units 3·85 fee units Police motor cycle (including 1 crew) 7·8 fee units 3·9 fee units Small Police bus (including 1 crew) 7·4 fee units 3·7 fee units Medium Police bus (including 1 crew) 7·8 fee units 3·9 fee units Large Police bus (including 1 crew) 8·5 fee units 4·25 fee units Police bicycles (including 1 crew) 7·1 fee units 3·55 fee units All-Terrain vehicles (including 1 crew) 7·4 fee units 3·7 fee units Personal water craft (including 1 crew) 9·3 fee units 4·65 fee units Police motor boat— of 5 metres or less (including 1 crew) of 5 metres or less (including 2 crew) of 6 metres or more with a single engine (including 2 crew) 9·4 fee units 16·6 fee units 22·9 fee units 4·7 fee units 8·3 fee units 11·45 fee units Sch. 2 -- 9 of 13 -- S.R. No. 162/2013 Police Regulation (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2013 9 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Service First hour or part Subsequent ½ hour or part of 6 metres or more with a twin engine (including 2 crew) of 7.4 metres or more with a twin engine (including 2 crew) of 10 metres or more (including 2 crew) of 12 metres more (including 2 crew) 22·8 fee units 29·0 fee units 35·4 fee units 45·1 fee units 11·4 fee units 14·5 fee units 17·7 fee units 22·55 fee units Helicopter— Light twin (including 2 crew) Medium twin (including 3 crew) 295·4 fee units 490·7 fee units 147·7 fee units 245·35 fee units __________________ Sch. 2 -- 10 of 13 -- S.R. No. 162/2013 Police Regulation (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2013 10 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel SCHEDULE 3 CHARGES FOR OTHER POLICE INFORMATION SERVICES Column 1 Service Column 2 Charge National Police Certificates Item 1 for a search of all relevant police records except fingerprint records to provide notification to an organisation accredited by the Chief Commissioner of Police about the existence of any criminal history of volunteers providing services to that organisation 1·24 fee units Item 2 for a search of all relevant police records except fingerprint records to provide notification about the existence of a criminal history, other than under item 1 3·3 fee units Item 3 for a search of all relevant police records including fingerprint records to provide notification about the existence of a criminal history 12·9 fee units Ink-Fingerprints Item 4 to process and provide one set of ink-fingerprints for visa, passport or immigration purposes not ordinarily undertaken by members of the force in the course of their duty 3·4 fee units Sch. 3 -- 11 of 13 -- S.R. No. 162/2013 Police Regulation (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2013 11 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Column 1 Service Column 2 Charge Item 5 to process and provide two sets of ink-fingerprints for visa, passport or immigration purposes not ordinarily undertaken by members of the force in the course of their duty 4·8 fee units Item 6 to process and provide three sets of ink-fingerprints for visa, passport or immigration purposes not ordinarily undertaken by members of the force in the course of their duty 6·2 fee units Lost, stolen or damaged property Item 7 for a search of all relevant police records to provide a copy of a crime or fire report 3·3 fee units Item 8 to process each subrogation notice provided by loss assessors or insurers to advise of change of ownership or property 1·1 fee units Collision or Accident Item 9 for a search of all relevant police records to provide a copy of an accident report and the first 10 pages of a witness statement 3·6 fee units Item 10 to provide copies of additional pages of witness statements in excess of 10 pages, for each additional page $1 ═══════════════ Sch. 3 -- 12 of 13 -- S.R. No. 162/2013 Police Regulation (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2013 12 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel ENDNOTES 1 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 12/2004. Reprint No. 1 as at 9 November 2006. Reprinted to S.R. No. 88/2004. —— Fee Units These Regulations provide for fees by reference to fee units within the meaning of the Monetary Units Act 2004. The amount of the fee is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of that Act, by multiplying the number of fee units applicable by the value of a fee unit. The value of a fee unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2013 is $12.84. The amount of the calculated fee may be rounded to the nearest 10 cents. The value of a fee unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the Treasurer under section 5 of the Monetary Units Act 2004. The value of a fee unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year. Endnotes -- 13 of 13 --