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Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017

Levy - Notice of levy shortfall process and adjudication - Notice of levy shortfall and notice of response

118: Notice of response

You could also call this:

"Telling FENZ what you think is wrong with a notice"

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You get a notice of levy shortfall from FENZ. You have 40 working days to respond. You must tell FENZ what you think is wrong with the notice. You need to explain why you think it is wrong and give your own facts and arguments.

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Notice of levy shortfall process and adjudication: Notice of levy shortfall and notice of response

118Notice of response

  1. To reject a notice of levy shortfall, each respondent must provide a notice of response to FENZ within 40 working days of the date on which the notice of levy shortfall was provided to the respondent.

  2. A notice of response must state concisely—

  3. the facts or legal arguments in the notice of levy shortfall that the respondent considers are wrong; and
    1. why the respondent considers those facts or legal arguments to be wrong; and
      1. any facts and legal arguments relied on by the respondent; and
        1. how the legal arguments apply to the facts; and
          1. the quantitative adjustments to any figure referred to in the notice of levy shortfall that result from the facts and legal arguments relied on by the respondent.

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