Payments can be made via cheque to:

The Revenue Team

New Zealand Fire Service

PO Box 2133

Wellington

Or by direct crediting the New Zealand Fire Service bank account:

New Zealand Fire Service Commission

Bank of New Zealand

North End Branch - Wellington

02-0536-0062111-00

SWIFT:  BKNZNZ22 

Please ensure that the word “levy” and the period that the payment relates to (i.e. 2010/11) are included in the explanation field.

Common errors when calculating and paying levy include -

• Calculating the levy due based on the premium rather than the IV or Sum Insured
• Not including GST or not calculating GST correctly
• Not calculating levy in $NZD
• Paying from offshore and not ensuring bank fees/costs are paid in full by the levy payer

All payments of levy that are calculated and paid directly to the New Zealand Fire Service must be accompanied by the appropriate forms.

Statutory Declarations must be witnessed by a Justice of the Peace, a notary public, a person enrolled as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court or any other person authorised to witness a Statutory Declaration under the Oaths and Declarations Act 1957.