Dear Operator,
Welcome to the summer edition of the Licensed Tour Operator and Activity Provider newsletter.
Trip Returns and Use Fee Payments
A reminder to all Licensed Tour Operators (LTOs) trip return and use fees for Quarter 1, (1 July - 30 September 2013) are due for LTOs who elect to submit their trip return and use fees documentation on a quarterly basis. LTOs who nominate to pay the cap fee have been issued with a periodic invoice. If you have not yet done so, please forward completed trip return documentation and use fees to your LTO Business Contact Officer or Tourism Partnerships Unit at touroperators@parks.vic.gov.au.
As we prepare for another busy summer season it is a good opportunity to reflect on the past year which seen a 14% increase in Licensed Tour Operators in Victoria and several compliance activities conducted across the State. The 2013/2014 licensing period is now well advanced and will be finalised soon. Parks Victoria would like to welcome all new and existing operators.
Emergency Response Plans
All LTOs need to be aware of the safety issues during the summer season that may affect their tours and activities and that they meet their licence conditions. Now is a good opportunity to review your Emergency Response Plan.
A Licence Tour Operator Fire Update fact sheet has been distributed. If you did not receive the Licence Tour Operator Fire Update fact sheet, please access it here.
We remind all operators of their responsibility to develop and maintain an Emergency Response Plan and to notify and file a full incident report as soon as practical regarding relevant event. This is a requirement of your licence condition 7.3 and 7.4. Incident report templates can be accessed from here.
2013/2014 Fees
We remind operators of next year's increase in fees ahead of the full transition in 2014/15. Fee information can be found here.
Operators opting to report trip returns and pay use fees on a quarterly basis can find an update reporting spreadsheet here.
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