New South Wales Consolidated Acts New South Wales Consolidated Acts(cf former s 17B (1))
In this Part:
"associated operation or work" is defined by section 8.
"bush fire" means a bush or grass fire or a fire in or at any building or a
fire of any kind at which a rural fire brigade or fire fighter operates or is
in attendance for the purpose of its control or suppression.
"fighting", in relation to a bush fire, includes any reasonable act or
operation performed by a fire fighter at or about the scene of or in
connection with a bush fire which is necessary for, directed towards, or
incidental to, the control or suppression of the fire or the prevention of the
spread of the fire, or in any other way necessarily associated with the fire.
"fire fighter" means:
(a) an official fire fighter, being the captain, deputy captain or any member of a rural fire brigade or the group captain or deputy group captain of any rural fire brigades,
(b) any person who, without remuneration or reward, voluntarily and without obligation engages in fighting a bush fire:(i) with the consent of or under the authority and supervision of the captain, or deputy captain of a rural fire brigade or the group captain or deputy group captain of any rural fire brigades, or(ii) in conjunction with any civil authority, and
(c) any person who, without remuneration or reward, voluntarily and without obligation engages in fighting a bush fire and who, in the opinion of the Authority having regard to all the circumstances, should be deemed to be a fire fighter."injury" means an injury to which this Part applies under section 7.
(a) the clothing or personal effects on the fire fighter, or
(b) the crutches, artificial members, eyes or teeth, or other artificial aids, or spectacles of the fire fighter."relevant journey" is defined by section 9.