Crime Statistics (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2025 (Vic)

Version No. 001

Crime Statistics (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2025

S.R. No. 65/2025

Version as at

1 July 2025

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1Objective

2Authorising provision

3Commencement

4Fees for customised data consultancies and other services

5Waiver or reduction

Schedule 1—Fees and charges for customised data consultancies and other services

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Endnotes

1     General information

2     Table of Amendments

3     Explanatory details

Version No. 001

Crime Statistics (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2025

S.R. No. 65/2025

Version as at

1 July 2025

1Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to prescribe the fees and charges that may be imposed for the provision of services by the Chief Statistician.

2Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 10 of the Crime Statistics Act 2014.

3Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 1 July 2025.

4Fees for customised data consultancies and other services

(1)The Chief Statistician may impose fees and charges for—

(a)preparation and supply of customised data consultancy and associated explanatory material, which may include the following—

(i)database searches;

(ii)data extraction;

(iii)data packaging;

(iv)liaison with Victoria Police, relevant agencies or applicable courts where required; and

(b)statistical analysis, research or provision of other forms of statistical advice to fulfil customised requests.

(2)The fees and charges for services under subregulation (1) are set out in Schedule 1 and are to be calculated at the following rates—

(a)for the first 2 hours or part of 2 hours, at the applicable rate set out in column 2 of Schedule 1;

(b)for each subsequent hour or part of an hour, at the applicable rate set out in column 3 of Schedule 1.

Note

Fees and charges under this regulation are inclusive of GST.

5Waiver or reduction

The Chief Statistician may waive or reduce any fees payable under these Regulations if satisfied that it is appropriate in the circumstances.

SCHEDULE 1—FEES AND CHARGES FOR CUSTOMISED DATA CONSULTANCIES AND OTHER SERVICES

Regulation 4

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Service	First 2 hours or part	Subsequent hour or part
Preparation and supply of customised data consultancy and associated explanatory material as specified in regulation 4(1)(a)	11·5 fee units	5·7 fee units
Provision of statistical analysis, research or other forms of statistical advice to fulfil customised requests as specified in regulation 4(1)(b)	15·9 fee units	7·9 fee units

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ENDNOTES

1   General information

See for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.

The Crime Statistics (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2025, S.R. No. 65/2025 were made on 1 July 2025 by the Governor in Council under section 10 of the Crime Statistics Act 2014, No. 54/2014 and came into operation on 1 July 2025: regulation 3.

The Crime Statistics (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2025 will sunset 10 years after the day of making on 1 July 2035 (see section 5 of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1994).

INTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)

Style changes

Section 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.

References to ILA s. 39B

Sidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided regulation, rule or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subregulations, subrules or subclauses the original regulation, rule or clause becomes subregulation, subrule or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression "(1)" at the beginning of the original regulation, rule or clause.

Interpretation

As from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:

•     Headings

All headings included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after
1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule.  Any heading inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.
This includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; Orders; Parts into which an Order is divided; clauses; regulations; rules; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms. 
See section 36(1A)(2A)(2B).

•     Examples, diagrams or notes

All examples, diagrams or notes included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule.  Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Statutory Rule.  See section 36(3A).

•     Punctuation

All punctuation included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after
1 January 2001 forms part of that Statutory Rule.  Any punctuation inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.
See section 36(3B).

•     Provision numbers

All provision numbers included in a Statutory Rule form part of that Statutory Rule, whether inserted in the Statutory Rule before, on or after
1 January 2001.  Provision numbers include regulation numbers, rule numbers, subregulation numbers, subrule numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs.  See section 36(3C).

•     Location of "legislative items"

A "legislative item" is a penalty, an example or a note.  As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of a Statutory Rule is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision.  For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision.  See section 36B.

•     Other material

Any explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of a Statutory Rule.  See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).

2   Table of Amendments

There are no amendments made to the Crime Statistics (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2025 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.

3   Explanatory details

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 2025 is $16.81. 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.