Victorian Numbered Regulations Victorian Numbered Regulations(1) The following persons are liable to pay the relevant fee referred to in sub-regulation (2)—
(a) the owner or occupier of property on which an automatic fire alarm system is installed, for the attendance of a brigade in response to a false alarm given by that system in respect of which the Authority may require payment under section 20B of the Act;
(b) the owner or master of a vessel, for the attendance of a brigade in response to a fire on the vessel;
(c) 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, as the case may be;
(d) in respect of an attendance of a brigade in response to a hazardous material incident the whole or part of which is not a fire—
(i) the owner or occupier of the premises at which the incident occurred; or
(ii) if the incident occurred on a street, road or highway (however described), the owner of the vehicle transporting the hazardous material involved in the incident.
(2) 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—
(a) if the attendance is by a brigade classified by the Authority as a Class A Urban Fire Brigade—$351.23; or
(b) if the attendance is by a brigade classified by the Authority as a Class A1 Urban Fire Brigade—$246.22; or
(c) if the attendance is by any other brigade—$140.03.
(3) For the purposes of section 12 of the Summary Offences Act 1966 , the amount of a brigade's expenses and charges is the relevant fee specified in sub-regulation (2).