Victorian Numbered Regulations Victorian Numbered Regulations(1) The following persons are liable to pay to the Board fees and charges—
(a) the owner, occupier or owners corporation of premises on which is installed—
(i) an automatic fire alarm system; or
(ii) equipment designed to detect a fire or other emergency conditions and transmit a signal of that detection—
for the attendance of a unit in response to a false alarm of fire given by or originating from that system or equipment if the Board is not satisfied that there was a reasonable excuse for the occurrence of a false alarm;
(b) if ordered to do so by a court, a person who has been convicted of giving or causing to be given a false report of fire under section 33 of the Act for the attendance of a unit in response to the false report;
(c) the owner or master of a vessel for the attendance of a unit in response to a fire on the vessel;
(d) in respect of an attendance of a unit in response to a hazardous material incident or toxic fire incident—
(i) the owner or occupier of premises at which the incident occurred; or
(ii) if the incident occurred on a street, road or highway (however described), the owner or driver of the vehicle transporting the materials involved in the incident;
(e) in respect of an attendance of a unit in special circumstances requiring the protection of life or property in case of fire, the person requiring the attendance or owner or occupier, as the case may be.
(2) The fees and charges to be paid to the Board are set out in item 1 of Schedule 2 and are payable for each appliance in attendance for each 15 minutes (or part of 15 minutes) during which the appliance is absent from its station.