Victoria Police has implemented increased user-pay fees for various services, including planning major events, using police animals, aircraft, and drones, as well as fingerprinting and background checks. The changes aim to recover police costs and prevent taxpayers from subsidizing private events.
Victoria police say the increased charges, which came into effect on 1 January, are aimed at reducing costs for taxpayers. Police can charge for planning major events and have increased the cost of using police animals, aircraft and drones, as well as services such as fingerprinting and background checks. Organisers of major community events will be slugged with a $1,372 planning fee, while music, motor and horse racing events will be charged $686.
An extra $343 will be charged for each additional day of an event. Police will also charge event operators $39.20 an hour for the use of a police dog, $65.30 for a horse, $147 an hour for a drone and $440 for its anti-drone technology, which prevents unknown drones from operating in the sky above events. Victoria police will also increase its charges for a sworn affidavit and restitution for false reports. A Victoria police spokesperson said the overhaul of user-pay fees was designed to stop taxpayers from footing the bill for private events. “This is the first time in 10 years Victoria police has conducted a thorough review of its fees and charges,” the spokesperson said on Tuesday, noting previous increases had been indexed annually. “The changes will ensure taxpayers aren’t unfairly subsidising additional police attendance at commercial events where organisers stand to make a profit. All fees and charges are designed to help recover Victoria police’s costs only.” Police did not charge for resources deployed during an “unforeseen emergency at events”, and it will be able to waive or reduce fees for charity events
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