Queensland Consolidated Acts

FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE ACT 1990 - SECT 35

(1) The council's function is to advise the Minister about the following matters--

(a) the extent to which current service delivery by the service--

(i) meets community needs; and

(ii) contributes to the achievement of the government's desired outcomes for the community; and

(iii) meets community expectations about the use of fire as a means of hazard reduction and sustainable land management; and

(iv) impacts on the environment;

(b) preparing for, and responding to, fire in rural areas including the operation of rural fire brigades and the fire fighting or fire prevention function of emergency service units;

(c) fire safety, fire prevention and the reduction of fire danger in rural areas;

(d) using fire as a means of sustainable land management in rural areas;

(e) the functions, capacity and capability of the department in supporting disaster mitigation and response activity;

(f) anything else referred to it by the Minister--

(i) that is relevant to the functions of the service; or

(ii) that relates to activities carried out or funded by the department.

(2) The council also has the functions given to it under the Ambulance Service Act 1991 and any other Act.