New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

RURAL FIRES REGULATION 2002 - REG 3

3 Definitions

(1) In this Regulation:
"appropriate appeal authority" means:

(a) if the responsible authority concerned is a local authority-the Commissioner, or

(b) if the responsible authority concerned is the Commissioner-the Minister.

"appropriate authority" -see section 85 of the Act.
"appropriate disciplinary authority" means:

(a) in the case of a disciplinary action against an officer of a rural fire brigade or group of rural fire brigades for a rural fire district-the fire control officer for the district, or

(b) in the case of a disciplinary action against a member (other than an officer) of a rural fire brigade or group of rural fire brigades-the officer in charge of the rural fire brigade or group of rural fire brigades, or

(c) if the constitution of a rural fire brigade provides for disciplinary action to be taken against an officer or member by a panel of persons constituted in accordance with the constitution-a panel so constituted.

"brigade register" means the register for a rural fire brigade required to be kept under section 20 of the Act.
"combustible matter" -see the Dictionary at the end of the Act.
"forestry land" means land dedicated or reserved, or acquired for the purpose of dedication or reservation, under the Forestry Act 1916 , or in respect of which the Forestry Commission has obtained the benefit of a forestry right as referred to in section 11 (1) (m) (iia) of that Act.
"light" a fire-see section 85 of the Act.
"motorised machine" includes any vehicle or machine (including a steam-powered machine) that is operated by means of an internal combustion engine or other fuel burning engine.
"NPWS land" means land dedicated or reserved, or acquired for the purpose of dedication or reservation, under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 .
"responsible authority", in relation to a rural fire brigade for a rural fire district, means:

(a) if the brigade is formed by a local authority under section 15 (1) of the Act-the local authority, or

(b) if the brigade is jointly formed by two or more local authorities under section 15 (2) of the Act-the local authority nominated by an agreement in writing by the local authorities forming the brigade as the responsible authority, or

(c) if the brigade is formed by the Commissioner-the Commissioner.

"Service Standards" -see the Dictionary at the end of the Act.
"steam-powered machine" means any machine that is operated by means of an engine that burns wood, coal or coke.
"the Act" means the Rural Fires Act 1997 .

(2) In this Regulation, a reference to Planning for Bush Fire Protection is a reference to the document so entitled, ISBN 0 9751033 2 6 , prepared by the NSW Rural Fire Service in co-operation with the Department of Planning, dated December 2006.