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FIRE BRIGADES ACT 1989 - NOTES

- As at 10 November 2009 - Act 192 of 1989

See also:

Emergency Services Legislation Amendment (Finance) Bill 2009

Reprint history:

Reprint No 1   1 February 1994  
Reprint No 2   8 February 1996  
Reprint No 3   16 August 1999  
Reprint No 4   29 August 2006  

Historical notes

The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:

Am amended LW legislation website Sch Schedule
Cl clause No number Schs Schedules
Cll clauses p page Sec section
Div Division pp pages Secs sections
Divs Divisions Reg Regulation Subdiv Subdivision
GG Government Gazette Regs Regulations Subdivs Subdivisions
Ins inserted Rep repealed Subst substituted
Orders constituting areas as fire districts:
For orders under sec 6 (2) of the Fire Brigades Act 1909 No 9 continued in force by clause 19 of Schedule 4 to the Fire Brigades Act 1989 No 192 see Gazettes No 37 of 4.3.1983, p 1020; No 96 of 8.7.1983, p 3164; No 145 of 12.10.1984, p 5024; No 40 of 15.2.1985, p 734; No 143 of 18.10.1985, p 5437; No 12 of 17.1.1986, pp 221, 222; No 41 of 7.3.1986, p 1035; No 179 of 21.11.1986, p 5708; No 80 of 15.5.1987, pp 2331, 2332; No 89 of 29.5.1987, p 2553; No 136 of 28.8.1987, pp 4947, 4948; No 77 of 22.4.1988, p 2314; No 95 of 3.6.1988, p 2998; No 119 of 22.7.1988, p 3852; No 37 of 31.3.1989, p 1708; No 48 of 21.4.1989, pp 2244, 2245 and No 114 of 24.11.1989, p 9957.
For orders under sec 5 (2) of the Fire Brigades Act 1989 No 192 see Gazettes No 31 of 2.3.1990, p 1803; No 35 of 9.3.1990, pp 2052, 2053; No 88 of 13.7.1990, pp 6520, 6522; No 161 of 7.12.1990, pp 10685, 10686; No 8 of 11.1.1991, p 268; No 52 of 28.3.1991, p 2483; No 26 of 19.3.1993, p 1283; No 54 of 4.6.1993, p 2703; No 98 of 3.9.1993, p 5547; No 124 of 12.11.1993, p 6794; No 115 of 9.9.1994, p 5688; No 162 of 2.12.1994, p 7176; No 110 of 8.9.1995, p 6575; No 156 of 22.12.1995, pp 8771, 8772; No 57 of 10.5.1996, p 2177; No 74 of 21.6.1996, p 3154; No 77 of 28.6.1996, p 3685; No 104 of 13.9.1996, p 6388; No 113 of 4.10.1996, p 6827; No 122 of 1.11.1996, p 7316; No 150 of 20.12.1996, p 8684; No 18 of 14.2.1997, p 611; No 20 of 21.2.1997, pp 975, 976; No 26 of 14.3.1997, p 1535; No 57 of 30.5.1997, p 3531; No 66 of 20.6.1997, p 4630; No 86 of 1.8.1997, p 6066; No 112 of 17.10.1997, p 8618; No 119 of 7.11.1997, p 9115; No 130 of 28.11.1997, p 9698; No 25 of 13.2.1998, p 760; No 64 of 3.4.1998, p 2426; No 90 of 5.6.1998, p 4127; No 32 of 12.3.1999, p 2221; No 53 of 30.4.1999, p 3003; No 55 of 5.5.2000, p 3765; No 137 of 13.10.2000, p 11151; No 148 of 17.11.2000, p 11855; No 60 of 30.3.2001, p 1742; No 64 of 6.4.2001, p 1817; No 89 of 25.5.2001, pp 2938, 2939; No 120 of 3.9.2001, p 5836; No 180 of 23.11.2001, p 9408; No 78 of 26.4.2002, p 2496; No 170 of 11.10.2002, p 8769; No 25 of 24.1.2003, p 533; No 93 of 30.5.2003, p 5011; No 154 of 26.9.2003, p 9702; No 35 of 13.2.2004, p 688; No 174 of 5.11.2004, p 8377; No 50 of 29.4.2005, p 1585; No 107 of 26.8.2005, p 6135; No 140 of 18.11.2005, p 9585; No 164 of 23.12.2005, p 11507; No 127 of 27.10.2006, p 9135; No 183 of 15.12.2006, p 11038; No 11 of 19.1.2007, p 201 (see also GG No 33 of 14.3.2008, p 2282); No 80 of 15.6.2007, p 3793; No 116 of 7.9.2007, p 7005 (see also GG No 147 of 14.11.2008, p 11030); No 53 of 16.5.2008, p 3938 (see also GG No 56 of 23.5.2008, p 3997); No 87 of 11.7.2008, p 7011; No 95 of 8.8.2008, p 7573; No 134 of 24.10.2008, p 10384 and No 20 of 23.1.2009, p 447.

Table of amending instruments

Fire Brigades Act 1989 No 192. Assented to 19.12.1989. Date of commencement, 1.1.1990, sec 2 and GG No 124 of 22.12.1989, p 11025. This Act has been amended as follows:

1992 No 57 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1992. Assented to 8.10.1992.
Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 1 relating to the Fire Brigades Act 1989, assent, Sch 1.
1993 No 99 Fire Brigades (Amendment) Act 1993. Assented to 2.12.1993.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
No 110 Fire Brigades (Hazardous Materials) Amendment Act 1993. Assented to 3.12.1993.
Date of commencement, Sch 1 (24) excepted, 1.3.1994, sec 2 and GG No 40 of 25.2.1994, p 812; date of commencement of Sch 1 (24), 1.7.1994, sec 2 and GG No 40 of 25.2.1994, p 812.
1994 No 34 Bush Fires (Further Amendment) Act 1994. Assented to 2.6.1994.
Date of commencement, 10.6.1994, sec 2 and GG No 78 of 10.6.1994, p 2755.
No 36 Fire Brigades (Amendment) Act 1994. Assented to 2.6.1994.
Date of commencement, 10.6.1994, sec 2 and GG No 78 of 10.6.1994, p 2756.
1995 No 6 Fire Brigades Amendment (Contributions) Act 1995. Assented to 8.6.1995.
Date of commencement, 30.6.1995, sec 2 and GG No 77 of 23.6.1995, p 3276.
No 11 Statute Law Revision (Local Government) Act 1995. Assented to 9.6.1995.
Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 1 relating to the Fire Brigades Act 1989, 23.6.1995, sec 2 (1) and GG No 77 of 23.6.1995, p 3279.
1996 No 24 Financial Institutions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1996. Assented to 21.6.1996.
Date of commencement, 12.7.1996, sec 2 and GG No 84 of 12.7.1996, p 3984.
No 89 Emergency Legislation Amendment (Offences) Act 1996. Assented to 25.11.1996.
Date of commencement, 20.12.1996, sec 2 and GG No 150 of 20.12.1996, p 8524.
1997 No 27 Fire Brigades Amendment Act 1997. Assented to 25.6.1997.
Date of commencement, 11.7.1997, sec 2 and GG No 79 of 11.7.1997, p 5547.
No 65 Rural Fires Act 1997. Assented to 10.7.1997.
Date of commencement, 1.9.1997, sec 2 and GG No 95 of 29.8.1997, p 6644.
1998 No 19 Fire Services Legislation Amendment Act 1998. Assented to 3.6.1998.
Date of commencement, 3.7.1998, sec 2 and GG No 102 of 3.7.1998, p 5210.
No 120 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1998. Assented to 26.11.1998.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.17, assent, sec 2 (2).
1999 No 85 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1999. Assented to 3.12.1999.
Date of commencement of Sch 4, assent, sec 2 (1).
No 94 Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sentencing) Act 1999. Assented to 8.12.1999.
Date of commencement of sec 7 and Sch 5, 1.1.2000, sec 2 (1) and GG No 144 of 24.12.1999, p 12184.
2001 No 34 Corporations (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001. Assented to 28.6.2001.
Date of commencement of Sch 2.18, 15.7.2001, sec 2 (1) and Commonwealth Gazette No S 285 of 13.7.2001.
2005 No 33 Fire Brigades Amendment (Community Fire Units) Act 2005. Assented to 15.6.2005.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
No 64 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2005. Assented to 1.7.2005.
Date of commencement of Sch 2.15, assent, sec 2 (2).
2006 No 84 Ports Corporatisation and Waterways Management Amendment Act 2006. Assented to 30.10.2006.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
No 120 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2006. Assented to 4.12.2006.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, assent, sec 2 (2).
2007 No 38 Crimes Amendment Act 2007. Assented to 27.9.2007.
Date of commencement of Sch 3.2, 15.2.2008, sec 2 (2) and GG No 16 of 15.2.2008, p 705.
No 94 Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Act 2007. Assented to 13.12.2007.
Date of commencement of Sch 4, 6.7.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (314) LW 3.7.2009.
2008 No 122 State Revenue and Other Legislation Amendment (Budget Measures) Act 2008. Assented to 10.12.2008.
Date of commencement of Sch 6, 1.7.2009, sec 2 (2) (c).
2009 No 49 NSW Trustee and Guardian Act 2009. Assented to 26.6.2009.
Date of commencement, 1.7.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (305) LW 1.7.2009.
No 56 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009. Assented to 1.7.2009.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.15, 1.7.2009, Sch 1.15; date of commencement of Sch 4, 17.7.2009, sec 2 (1).
No 74 Rural Fires Amendment Act 2009. Assented to 28.10.2009.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, 9.11.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (525) LW 6.11.2009.
Amendments made to this Act prior to 1.4.2005, by notices under sec 55 (5), are listed only in the Table of amendments.

Table of amendments

Long title Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (1).
Sec 3 Am 1993 No 99, Sch 1 (1); 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (2); 1994 No 36, Sch 1 (1); 1995 No 11, Sch 1; 1997 No 65, Sch 4.10 [1]; 2005 No 33, Sch 1 [1] [2]; 2005 No 64, Sch 2.15 [1].
Sec 4 Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (3); 1998 No 120, Sch 1.17 [1].
Sec 5 Am 2006 No 120, Sch 2.30.
Sec 6 Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (4).
Sec 7 Subst 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (5).
Sec 9 Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (6).
Sec 10A Ins 1998 No 19, Sch 1.
Part 3, heading Subst 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (7).
Part 3, Div 1, heading Subst 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (7).
Sec 11 Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (8).
Sec 12 Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (9).
Sec 13 Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (10); 1997 No 65, Sch 4.10 [2].
Sec 14 Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (11).
Sec 15 Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (12).
Sec 16 Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (13).
Sec 17 Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (14).
Sec 18 Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (15).
Sec 19 Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (16).
Sec 20A Ins 1998 No 120, Sch 1.17 [2]. Am 2006 No 84, Sch 2.3.
Sec 22 Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (17).
Sec 23 Am 1994 No 36, Sch 1 (4).
Sec 24 Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (18).
Sec 25 Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (19); 1994 No 36, Sch 1 (4) (5).
Sec 26 Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (20).
Secs 27-29 Am 1994 No 36, Sch 1 (4).
Sec 30 Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (21); 1994 No 36, Sch 1 (6).
Sec 31 Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (22).
Sec 34 Am 2007 No 38, Sch 3.2.
Sec 35 Am 1994 No 36, Sch 1 (7); 1996 No 89, Sch 1.2.
Sec 35A Ins 1992 No 57, Sch 1. Rep 1994 No 34, Sch 2.
Sec 36 Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (23).
Sec 37 Am 1994 No 36, Sch 1 (8).
Sec 38 Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (24); 1994 No 36, Sch 1 (4); 2005 No 33, Sch 1 [3].
Sec 39 Am 1994 No 36, Sch 1 (4).
Sec 40 Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (25).
Sec 41 Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (26).
Sec 42 Am 1997 No 27, Sch 1 [1] [2].
Sec 44 Am 1995 No 6, Sch 1 (1); 1997 No 27, Sch 1 [3] [4]; 2008 No 122, Sch 6.1 [1] [2].
Sec 45 Subst 1997 No 27, Sch 1 [5]; 2008 No 122, Sch 6.1 [3].
Sec 46 Rep 1997 No 27, Sch 1 [5]. Ins 2008 No 122, Sch 6.1 [3].
Sec 47 Am 1995 No 6, Sch 1 (2) (3); 1997 No 27, Sch 1 [6]-[10]. Subst 2008 No 122, Sch 6.1 [3].
Sec 48 Rep 1995 No 6, Sch 1 (4). Ins 1997 No 27, Sch 1 [11]. Subst 2008 No 122, Sch 6.1 [3].
Sec 49 Am 1995 No 6, Sch 1 (5). Rep 2008 No 122, Sch 6.1 [3].
Part 5, Div 1A (sec 49A) Ins 2008 No 122, Sch 6.1 [4].
Sec 50 Am 2008 No 122, Sch 6.1 [5].
Sec 50A Ins 1995 No 6, Sch 1 (6).
Sec 51 Am 1997 No 27, Sch 1 [12] [13].
Sec 52 Am 1995 No 11, Sch 1.
Sec 53 Am 1995 No 6, Sch 1 (7). Rep 1997 No 27, Sch 1 [14].
Sec 53A Ins 1995 No 6, Sch 1 (8).
Sec 54 Am 1995 No 6, Sch 1 (9).
Sec 55 Am 1993 No 99, Sch 1 (2); 1995 No 6, Sch 1 (10) (11); 2008 No 122, Sch 6.1 [6]; 2009 No 56, Sch 4.19.
Sec 56 Am 1993 No 99, Sch 1 (3); 1995 No 6, Sch 1 (12)-(14).
Sec 58 Am 1993 No 99, Sch 1 (4); 1995 No 6, Sch 1 (15) (16); 2001 No 34, Sch 2.18; 2008 No 122, Sch 6.1 [7] [8].
Sec 59 Am 1993 No 99, Sch 1 (5).
Sec 61 Am 1993 No 99, Sch 1 (6).
Sec 61A Ins 1993 No 99, Sch 1 (7). Rep 2008 No 122, Sch 6.1 [9].
Part 5, Div 4, heading Am 1997 No 27, Sch 1 [15].
Sec 62 Am 1995 No 6, Sch 1 (17) (18); 1996 No 24, Sch 1. Subst 1997 No 27, Sch 1 [16].
Sec 63 Rep 1995 No 6, Sch 1 (19).
Sec 64 Am 1997 No 27, Sch 1 [17]. Subst 2008 No 122, Sch 6.1 [10].
Sec 66 Am 2005 No 64, Sch 2.15 [2].
Sec 67 Subst 1994 No 36, Sch 1 (9).
Part 6, Div 2A (secs 74A-74E Ins 2005 No 33, Sch 1 [4].
Sec 75 Am 1994 No 36, Sch 2 (1).
Sec 78 Am 1994 No 36, Sch 1 (7); 2005 No 33, Sch 1 [5] [6].
Sec 79A Ins 1997 No 27, Sch 1 [18].
Sec 80 Am 1997 No 65, Sch 4.10 [3]; 2009 No 56, Sch 1.15.
Sec 83 Am 1994 No 36, Sch 1 (10); 1997 No 27, Sch 1 [19]; 2009 No 74, Sch 2.1.
Sec 84 Am 2007 No 94, Sch 4.
Sec 85 Am 1994 No 36, Sch 1 (11).
Sec 86 Am 1999 No 85, Sch 4.
Sch 1 Am GG No 110 of 26.7.1991, p 6196.
Sch 2 Am 1994 No 36, Sch 2 (2); 1999 No 94, sec 7 (2) and Sch 5, Part 2; 2005 No 64, Sch 2.15 [2] [3]; 2009 No 49, Sch 2.26.
Sch 3 Rep 1999 No 85, Sch 4.
Sch 4 Am 1993 No 99, Sch 1 (8); 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (27); 1994 No 36, Sch 2 (3); 1995 No 6, Sch 1 (20) (21); 2005 No 33, Sch 1 [7] [8]; 2008 No 122, Sch 6.1 [11].
The whole Act (except sec 3, cl 1 of Sch 2 and cll 5, 10 and 16 of Sch 4) Am 1994 No 36, Sch 1 (2) (“Director-General” omitted wherever occurring, “Commissioner” inserted instead).
The whole Act Am 1994 No 36, Sch 1 (3) (“Director-General’s” omitted wherever occurring, “Commissioner’s” inserted instead).