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FIRE SERVICE AMENDMENT BILL 48 OF 2007

                                       TASMANIA

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                 FIRE SERVICE AMENDMENT BILL 2007
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                                       CONTENTS
           1.    Short title
           2.    Commencement
           3.    Principal Act
           4.    Section 3 amended (Interpretation)
           5.    Section 33 amended (Groups of brigades)
           6.    Section 36 repealed
           7.    Section 48 amended (Inspection of land and premises)
           8.    Section 49 amended (Fire hazards)
           9.    Section 66 amended (Permits to light fires)
           10.   Section 77B amended (Returns required to be lodged by
                 insurance companies)




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                    FIRE SERVICE AMENDMENT BILL 2007
                  (Brought in by the Minister for Police and Emergency
                   Services, the Honourable David Edward Llewellyn)

                                     A BILL FOR

            An Act to amend the Fire Service Act 1979


            Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by
            and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and
            House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:



                1. Short title
                           This Act may be cited as the Fire Service
                           Amendment Act 2007.


                2. Commencement
                           This Act commences on the day on which this
                           Act receives the Royal Assent.


                3. Principal Act
                           In this Act, the Fire Service Act 1979* is
                           referred to as the Principal Act.




       *No. 35 of 1979

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                Fire Service Amendment Act 2007
                            Act No. of
s. 4


       4. Section 3 amended (Interpretation)

                Section 3(1) of the Principal Act is amended by
                inserting before the definition of "brigade" the
                following definition:

                  "approved form" means a form approved or
                      provided by the Commission;


       5. Section 33 amended (Groups of brigades)
                Section 33(2) of the Principal Act is amended by
                omitting ", as prescribed,".


       6. Section 36 repealed
                Section 36 of the Principal Act is repealed.


       7. Section 48 amended (Inspection of land and
          premises)
                Section 48(3) of the Principal Act is amended by
                omitting "in the prescribed form" and
                substituting "in an approved form".


       8. Section 49 amended (Fire hazards)

                Section 49(1) of the Principal Act is amended by
                omitting "in the prescribed form" and
                substituting "in an approved form".


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         Fire Service Amendment Act 2007
                     Act No. of
                                                           s. 9


9. Section 66 amended (Permits to light fires)

         Section 66(11) of the Principal Act is amended
         by omitting "prescribed." and substituting "the
         Commission determines.".


10. Section 77B amended (Returns required to be
    lodged by insurance companies)
         Section 77B(2) of the Principal Act is amended
         by omitting paragraph (a) and substituting the
         following paragraph:

            (a)   be in an approved form; and




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