New South Wales Consolidated Acts

RURAL FIRES ACT 1997 - SECT 22

22 General powers of rural fire brigade officers and others

(1) An officer of a rural fire brigade or group of rural fire brigades of a rank designated by the Commissioner may, for the purpose of controlling or suppressing a fire or protecting persons, property or the environment from an existing or imminent danger arising out of a fire, incident or other emergency:

(a) exercise any function conferred on the officer by or under this Act, or

(b) take any other action that is reasonably necessary or incidental to the effective exercise of such a function.

(2) The officer may exercise such a function or take such an action with such persons as the officer considers necessary for the purpose.

(2A) Any function that may be exercised, or action that may be taken, by an officer of a rural fire brigade or group of rural fire brigades because of this section may be exercised or taken by the Commissioner.

(3) The following provisions of this Division are intended to be particular examples of the way in which functions referred to in this section can be exercised and are not intended to limit the generality of this section.