COUNTRY FIRE AUTHORITY ACT 1958

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COUNTRY FIRE AUTHORITY ACT 1958 - NOTES

No. 6228 of 1958
Version incorporating amendments as at 1 December 2008

ENDNOTES

1. General Information
The Country Fire Authority Act 1958 was assented to on 30 September 1958 and came into operation on 1 April 1959: Government Gazette 18 March 1959 page 892.
2. Table of Amendments
This Version incorporates amendments made to the Country Fire Authority Act 1958 by Acts and subordinate instruments.
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Country Fire Authority (Amendment) Act 1959, No. 6583/1959
Assent Date:
8.12.59
Commencement Date:
8.12.59
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Country Fire Authority (Sawmill Burners) Act 1960, No. 6726/1960
Assent Date:
21.12.60
Commencement Date:
21.12.60
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Subordinate Legislation Act 1962, No. 6886/1962
Assent Date:
8.5.62
Commencement Date:
1.8.62: Government Gazette 4.7.62 p. 2314
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Country Fire Authority (Amendment) Act 1962, No. 6887/1962
Assent Date:
8.5.62
Commencement Date:
8.5.62
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Country Fire Authority (Amendment) Act 1962, No. 6956/1962
Assent Date:
18.12.62
Commencement Date:
18.12.62
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Insurance Commissioner (Costs and Expenses) Act 1963, No. 6986/1963
Assent Date:
7.5.63
Commencement Date:
7.5.63
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Statute Law Revision Act 1963, No. 7065/1963
Assent Date:
3.12.63
Commencement Date:
3.12.63
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Statute Law Revision Act 1964, No. 7142/1964
Assent Date:
5.5.64
Commencement Date:
5.5.64
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Country Fire Authority (Borrowing Powers) Act 1964, No. 7156/1964
Assent Date:
6.10.64
Commencement Date:
6.10.64
Current State:
All of Act in operation


Country Fire Authority Act 1965, No. 7261/1965
Assent Date:
18.5.65
Commencement Date:
1.9.65: Government Gazette 25.8.65 p. 2635
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Country Fire Authority (Service of Notices) Act 1965, No. 7318/1965
Assent Date:
7.12.65
Commencement Date:
7.12.65
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Country Fire Authority (Borrowing Powers) Act 1966, No. 7383/1966
Assent Date:
3.5.66
Commencement Date:
3.5.66
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Country Fire Authority (Interstate Fire Brigades) Act 1966, No. 7386/1966
Assent Date:
3.5.66
Commencement Date:
3.5.66
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Country Fire Authority (Fire Prevention) Act 1966, No. 7476/1966
Assent Date:
6.12.66
Commencement Date:
6.12.66
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Country Fire Authority (Prosecutions) Act 1967, No. 7516/1967
Assent Date:
7.3.67
Commencement Date:
7.3.67
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Country Fire Authority (Notices) Act 1967, No. 7606/1967
Assent Date:
5.12.67
Commencement Date:
5.12.67
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Fire Authorities (Borrowing Powers) Act 1969, No. 7864/1969
Assent Date:
28.10.69
Commencement Date:
28.10.69
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Justices (Amendment) Act 1969, No. 7876/1969
Assent Date:
25.11.69
Commencement Date:
1.4.70 (except for ss 3, 5, 6 and 7(k)(m)(n)(o)); ss 3, 5, 6, 7(k)(m)-(o) on 1.7.70: Government Gazette 25.2.70 p. 463
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Country Fire Authority (Amendment) Act 1969, No. 7877/1969
Assent Date:
25.11.69
Commencement Date:
25.11.69
Current State:
All of Act in operation


Fire Brigades (Contributions) Act 1969, No. 7885/1969
Assent Date:
2.12.69
Commencement Date:
1.7.70: Government Gazette 1.7.70 p. 2271
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Country Fire Authority (Borrowing Powers) Act 1970, No. 7993/1970
Assent Date:
29.10.70
Commencement Date:
29.10.70
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Metropolitan Fire Brigades (Amendment) Act 1970, No. 8019/1970
Assent Date:
1.12.70
Commencement Date:
27.1.71 (except ss 4, 5, 7, 8): Government Gazette 27.1.71 p. 200; ss 4, 5, 7, 8 on 15.12.72: Government Gazette 13.12.72 p. 3977
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Statutory Salaries Act 1971, No. 8165/1971
Assent Date:
3.11.71
Commencement Date:
3.11.71
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Statute Law Revision Act 1971, No. 8181/1971
Assent Date:
23.11.71
Commencement Date:
23.11.71
Current State:
All of Act in operation
National Parks (Amendment) Act 1971, No. 8210/1971
Assent Date:
14.12.71
Commencement Date:
14.12.71
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Country Fire Authority (Amendment) Act 1972, No. 8257/1972
Assent Date:
2.5.72
Commencement Date:
Ss 4, 7, 8-11, 13, 14 on 7.6.72: Government Gazette 7.6.72 p. 2063; ss 1, 12 on 7.3.73: Government Gazette 7.3.73 p. 498; ss 2, 3, 5, 6, 15 on 11.7.73: Government Gazette 11.7.73 p. 2411
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Railways (Amendment) Act 1972, No. 8353/1972
Assent Date:
13.12.72
Commencement Date:
8.5.73: Government Gazette 2.5.73 p. 946
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Country Fire Authority (Amendment) Act 1972, No. 8478/1972
Assent Date:
27.11.72
Commencement Date:
Ss 1, 3, 4, 5(a) on 19.12.73: Government Gazette 19.12.73 p. 4037; s. 2 on 22.5.74: Government Gazette 22.5.74 p. 1711; s. 5(b) on 13.10.75: Government Gazette 8.10.75 p. 3483
Current State:
All of Act in operation

Country Fire Authority (Amendment) Act 1974, No. 8614/1974
Assent Date:
10.12.74
Commencement Date:
10.12.74
Current State:
All of Act in operation
National Parks Act 1975, No. 8702/1975
Assent Date:
16.5.75
Commencement Date:
1.12.75: Government Gazette 26.11.75 p. 3888
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Constitution Act 1975, No. 8750/1975
Assent Date:
19.11.75
Commencement Date:
1.12.75: Government Gazette 26.11.75 p. 3888
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Country Fire Authority (Constitution) Act 1975, No. 8813/1975
Assent Date:
9.12.75
Commencement Date:
9.12.75
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Country Fire Authority (Amendment) Act 1976, No. 8933/1976
Assent Date:
14.12.76
Commencement Date:
14.12.76
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Statute Law Revision Act 1977, No. 9019/1977
Assent Date:
17.5.77
Commencement Date:
17.5.77: subject to s. 2(2)
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Country Fire Authority (Borrowing Powers) Act 1978, No. 9118/1978
Assent Date:
16.5.78
Commencement Date:
16.5.78
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Port of Melbourne Authority Act 1978, No. 9178/1978
Assent Date:
8.11.78
Commencement Date:
8.11.78
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978, No. 9212/1978
Assent Date:
19.12.78
Commencement Date:
1.3.79: Government Gazette 21.2.79 p. 441
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Country Fire Authority (Borrowing Powers) Act 1978, No. 9218/1978
Assent Date:
19.12.78
Commencement Date:
20.12.78: Government Gazette 20.12.78 p. 3886
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Country Fire Authority (Amendment) Act 1980, No. 9389/1980
Assent Date:
13.5.80
Commencement Date:
1.7.80: Government Gazette 25.6.80 p. 2119
Current State:
All of Act in operation

Country Fire Authority (Penalties) Act 1980, No. 9488/1980
Assent Date:
23.12.80
Commencement Date:
23.12.80
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Country Fire Authority (Borrowing Powers) Act 1981, No. 9586/1981
Assent Date:
27.10.81
Commencement Date:
27.10.81
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Country Fire Authority (Amendment) Act 1981, No. 9629/1981
Assent Date:
8.12.81
Commencement Date:
Ss 1, 3-8, 10, 11(2), 12 on 16.12.81: Government Gazette 16.12.81 p. 4149; rest of Act on 21.7.82: Government Gazette 21.7.82 p. 2391
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Victoria State Emergency Service Act 1981, No. 9673/1981
Assent Date:
22.12.81
Commencement Date:
3.3.82: Government Gazette 3.3.82 p. 603
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Public Account (Trust Funds) Act 1982, No. 9861/1982
Assent Date:
5.1.83
Commencement Date:
12.1.83: Government Gazette 12.1.83 p. 81
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Statute Law Revision Act 1983, No. 9902/1983 (as amended by No. 10087)
Assent Date:
15.6.83
Commencement Date:
15.6.83: subject to s. 2(2)
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Transport Act 1983, No. 9921/1983
Assent Date:
23.6.83
Commencement Date:
S. 255(Sch. 12) on 1.7.83: s. 1(2)(c)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Country Fire Authority Act 1958
Fire Authorities Act 1983, No. 9928/1983
Assent Date:
28.6.83
Commencement Date:
S. 13 on 29.6.83: Government Gazette 29.6.83 p. 1889; rest of Act on 20.7.83: Government Gazette 20.7.83 p. 2291
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Country Fire Authority (Amendment) Act 1983, No. 10004/1983 (as amended by No. 10087)
Assent Date:
13.12.83
Commencement Date:
Ss 1-7, 9-14, 17-22 on 14.12.83: Government Gazette 14.12.83 p. 4037; s. 16 on 1.7.83: s. 16(2); rest of Act on 1.11.84: Government Gazette 31.10.84 p. 3925
Current State:
All of Act in operation

Country Fire Authority (Borrowing Powers) Act 1984, No. 10040/1984
Assent Date:
1.5.84
Commencement Date:
1.5.84
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Metropolitan Fire Brigades (Amendment) Act 1984, No. 10043/1984
Assent Date:
1.5.84
Commencement Date:
Ss 1-3, 13 on 2.5.84: Government Gazette 2.5.84 p. 1363; ss 4-12 on 9.5.84: Government Gazette 9.5.84 p. 1387
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Statute Law Revision Act 1984, No. 10087/1984
Assent Date:
22.5.84
Commencement Date:
22.5.84: subject to s. 3(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Country Fire Authority Act 1958
State Insurance Office Act 1984, No. 10089/1984
Assent Date:
22.5.84
Commencement Date:
18.9.84: Government Gazette 18.9.84 p. 3219
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Fire Authority Act 1984, No. 10149/1984 (as amended by No. 10173/1985)
Assent Date:
13.11.84
Commencement Date:
S. 21(2) on 31.10.84: s. 2(2); ss 1-3, 5, 7-9, 11, 12, 
22-25 on 13.11.84: Government Gazette 13.11.84 p. 4051; rest of Act on 1.12.84: Government Gazette 30.11.84 p. 4207
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Accident Compensation Act 1985, No. 10191/1985
Assent Date:
30.7.85
Commencement Date:
S. 276(Sch. 2) on 31.8.85: Government Gazette 30.8.85 p. 3401
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Country Fire Authority Act 1958
Forests and Country Fire Authority (Penalties) Act 1985, No. 10235/1985
Assent Date:
10.12.85
Commencement Date:
10.12.85
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Coroners Act 1985, No. 10257/1985
Assent Date:
10.12.85
Commencement Date:
Ss 1-3, Pt 9 on 12.2.86: Government Gazette 12.2.86 p. 382; rest of Act on 1.6.86: Government Gazette 30.4.86 p. 1115
Current State:
All of Act in operation



Health (Amendment) Act 1985, No. 10262/1985
Assent Date:
10.12.85
Commencement Date:
S. 4(Sch.) on 1.3.86: Government Gazette 26.2.86 p. 451
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Country Fire Authority Act 1958
Courts Amendment Act 1986, No. 16/1986
Assent Date:
22.4.86
Commencement Date:
S. 30(Sch.) on 1.7.86: Government Gazette 25.6.86 p. 2180
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Country Fire Authority Act 1958
Fire Authorities (Amendment) Act 1986, No. 45/1986
Assent Date:
20.5.86
Commencement Date:
S. 7 on 1.11.86: s. 2(1); ss 1-6, 9-14 on 21.5.86: Government Gazette 21.5.86 p. 1484; s. 8 on 1.8.86: Government Gazette 30.7.86 p. 2945
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Country Fire Authority (Amendment) Act 1986, No. 69/1986
Assent Date:
28.10.86
Commencement Date:
1.11.86: s. 2
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Land Acquisition and Compensation Act 1986, No. 121/1986
Assent Date:
23.12.86
Commencement Date:
29.11.87: Government Gazette 25.11.87 p. 3224
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987, No. 41/1987
Assent Date:
19.5.87
Commencement Date:
S. 103(Sch. 4 items 8.1-8.6) on 1.7.87: Government Gazette 24.6.87 p. 1694
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Country Fire Authority Act 1958
Fire Authorities Act 1987, No. 43/1987
Assent Date:
19.5.87
Commencement Date:
Ss 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 13 on 20.5.87; ss 3, 5, 8, 10-12, 14 on 1.7.87: Government Gazette 20.5.87 p. 1155
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Victoria State Emergency Service Act 1987, No. 57/1987
Assent Date:
27.10.87
Commencement Date:
2.5.88: Special Gazette (No. 30) 28.4.88 p. 1
Current State:
All of Act in operation
State Bank Act 1988, No. 29/1988
Assent Date:
17.5.88
Commencement Date:
9.6.88: Government Gazette 8.6.88 p. 1582
Current State:
All of Act in operation

State Superannuation Act 1988, No. 50/1988
Assent Date:
24.5.88
Commencement Date:
S. 93(2)(Sch. 2 Pt 2 item 9) on 1.7.88: Government Gazette 1.6.88 p. 1487
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Country Fire Authority Act 1958
Subdivision Act 1988, No. 53/1988
Assent Date:
31.5.88
Commencement Date:
30.10.89: Government Gazette 4.10.89 p. 2532
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Country Fire Authority (Amendment) Act 1988, No. 68/1988
Assent Date:
15.12.88
Commencement Date:
15.12.88
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Local Government (Consequential Provisions) Act 1989, No. 12/1989
Assent Date:
9.5.89
Commencement Date:
S. 4(Sch. 2 items 17.1-17.43) on 1.11.89: Government Gazette 1.11.89 p. 2798
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Country Fire Authority Act 1958
County Court (Amendment) Act 1989, No. 19/1989 (as amended by No. 34/1990)
Assent Date:
16.5.89
Commencement Date:
1.8.89: Government Gazette 26.7.89 p. 1858
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Transport (Amendment) Act 1989, No. 44/1989
Assent Date:
6.6.89
Commencement Date:
S. 41(Sch. 2 item 6) on 1.7.89: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Country Fire Authority Act 1958
Fire Authorities Act 1989, No. 50/1989 (as amended by No. 91/1989)
Assent Date:
14.6.89
Commencement Date:
S. 10 on 30.6.89: Government Gazette 28.6.89 p. 1559; ss 1-9, 11-16, 19, 20, 22, 23, 25 on 1.7.89: Government Gazette 28.6.89 p. 1559; s. 26(2)-(5)(7) on 1.12.89: Government Gazette 8.11.89 p. 2864; s. 26(10) on 5.12.89: Special Gazette (No. 71) 5.12.89 
p. 1; ss 17(a), 21, 26(11)-(13) on 1.1.90: Special Gazette (No. 71) 5.12.89 p. 1; ss 18, 24, 26(1)(8)(9) on 3.7.90: Special Gazette (No. 31) 3.7.90 p. 1; s. 17(b) on 1.9.94: Special Gazette (No. 58) 30.8.94 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Country Fire Authority Act 1958



Magistrates' Court (Consequential Amendments) Act 1989, No. 57/1989
Assent Date:
14.6.89
Commencement Date:
S. 4(1)(a)-(e)(2) on 1.9.89: Government Gazette 30.8.89 p. 2210; rest of Act on 1.9.90: Government Gazette 25.7.90 p. 2217
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Accident Compensation (General Amendment) Act 1989, No. 64/1989
Assent Date:
29.9.89
Commencement Date:
S. 38(1) on 1.10.89: Special Gazette (No. 55) 29.9.89 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Country Fire Authority Act 1958
Water (Consequential Amendments) Act 1989, No. 81/1989
Assent Date:
5.12.89
Commencement Date:
1.11.90: Government Gazette 15.8.90 p. 2473
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Fire Authorities (Contributions) Act 1989, No. 91/1989 (as amended by Nos 39/1992, 2/1995, 11/1998)
Assent Date:
5.12.89
Commencement Date:
Ss 1-6, 7(b)-(h), 8 on 12.12.89: Special Gazette (No. 72) 12.12.89 p. 1; s. 7(a) on 1.9.94: Special Gazette (No. 58) 30.8.94 p. 1
Current State:
All of Act in operation
State Bank (Succession of Commonwealth Bank) Act 1990, No. 94/1990
Assent Date:
18.12.90
Commencement Date:
S. 40(3) on 1.1.91: Special Gazette (No. 73) 31.12.90 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Country Fire Authority Act 1958
Fire Authorities (Amendment) Act 1991, No. 5/1991
Assent Date:
16.4.91
Commencement Date:
Ss 3(1)-(4), 4(1)-(4) on 12.12.89: s. 2(2); ss 3(5), 4(5) on 1.10.90: s. 2(3); rest of Act on 16.4.91: s. 2(1)
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Fire and Emergency Services (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1992, No. 39/1992
Assent Date:
16.6.92
Commencement Date:
30.6.92: Government Gazette 24.6.92 p. 1531
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Industrial Relations (Enterprise Bargaining) Act 1992, No. 47/1992
Assent Date:
23.6.92
Commencement Date:
1.8.92: Government Gazette 22.7.92 p. 1874
Current State:
All of Act in operation


Employee Relations Act 1992, No. 83/1992
Assent Date:
24.11.92
Commencement Date:
S. 184(Sch. 6 item 5) on 1.3.93: Special Gazette (No. 63) 27.11.92 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Country Fire Authority Act 1958
Borrowing and Investment Powers (Amendment) Act 1993, No. 99/1993
Assent Date:
23.11.93
Commencement Date:
Pt 1 (ss 1-3) on 23.11.93: s. 2(1); rest of Act on 23.5.94: s. 2(3)
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Financial Management (Consequential Amendments) Act 1994, No. 31/1994
Assent Date:
31.5.94
Commencement Date:
S. 3(Sch. 1 item 15) on 7.7.94: Government Gazette 7.7.94 p. 1878
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Country Fire Authority Act 1958
Emergency Management (Amendment) Act 1994, No. 97/1994
Assent Date:
13.12.94
Commencement Date:
13.12.94
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Fire Authorities (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1995, No. 2/1995
Assent Date:
15.3.95
Commencement Date:
Pts 1, 2 (ss 1-3) on 15.3.95; ss 4, 16 on 23.3.95: Government Gazette 23.3.95 p. 611; rest of Act on 1.9.95: s. 2(3)
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Equal Opportunity Act 1995, No. 42/1995
Assent Date:
14.6.95
Commencement Date:
S. 224 on 5.10.95: Government Gazette 28.9.95 p. 2731; Sch. 2 item 10 on 1.1.96: Government Gazette 21.12.95 p. 3571
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Country Fire Authority Act 1958
Electricity Industry (Amendment) Act 1995, No. 56/1995
Assent Date:
20.6.95
Commencement Date:
S. 68(Sch. 1 item 5) on 20.6.95: Special Gazette (No. 52) 20.6.95 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Country Fire Authority Act 1958
Commonwealth Powers (Industrial Relations) Act 1996, No. 59/1996
Assent Date:
12.12.96
Commencement Date:
S. 10(Sch. 2 item 5) on 1.1.97: Special Gazette (No. 146) 23.12.96 p. 15
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Country Fire Authority Act 1958

Fire Authorities (Amendment) Act 1997, No. 24/1997
Assent Date:
20.5.97
Commencement Date:
Ss 3, 5, 6, 10, 11(2), 13 on 5.12.97: Government Gazette 4 .12.97 p. 3289; ss 4, 7-9, 11(1)(3)-(5), 12, 14 on 1.1.98: s. 2(3)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Country Fire Authority Act 1958
Gas Industry (Amendment) Act 1997, No. 36/1997
Assent Date:
3.6.97
Commencement Date:
S. 21 on 3.6.97: Special Gazette (No. 58) 3.6.97 p. 2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Country Fire Authority Act 1958
Law and Justice Legislation (Further Amendment) Act 1997, No. 84/1997
Assent Date:
2.12.97
Commencement Date:
S. 12 on 2.12.97: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Country Fire Authority Act 1958
Gas Industry (Further Amendment) Act 1997, No. 91/1997
Assent Date:
9.12.97
Commencement Date:
S. 43 on 11.12.97: Special Gazette (No. 155) 9.12.97 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Country Fire Authority Act 1958
Rail Corporations (Amendment) Act 1997, No. 104/1997
Assent Date:
16.12.97
Commencement Date:
S. 41 on 31.3.98: Special Gazette (No. 23) 31.3.98 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Country Fire Authority Act 1958
Fire and Emergency Services Acts (Amendment) Act 1998, No. 11/1998
Assent Date:
28.4.98
Commencement Date:
S. 8 on 5.12.89: s. 2(2); rest of Act on 28.4.98: s. 2(1)
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Public Sector Reform (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998, No. 46/1998 (as amended by No. 12/1999)
Assent Date:
26.5.98
Commencement Date:
S. 7(Sch. 1) on 1.7.98: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Country Fire Authority Act 1958
Tribunals and Licensing Authorities (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998, No. 52/1998 (as amended by No. 101/1998)
Assent Date:
2.6.98
Commencement Date:
S. 311(Sch. 1 items 16.1-16.3) on 1.7.98: Government Gazette 18.6.98 p. 1512
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Country Fire Authority Act 1958

Conservation, Forests and Lands (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998, No. 76/1998
Assent Date:
10.11.98
Commencement Date:
S. 30 on 15.12.98: s. 2(5)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Country Fire Authority Act 1958
Rail Corporations (Further Amendment) Act 1998, No. 98/1998
Assent Date:
24.11.98
Commencement Date:
S. 45 on 29.4.99: Government Gazette 29.4.99 p. 967
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Country Fire Authority Act 1958
Transport (Amendment) Act 2000, No. 30/2000
Assent Date:
30.5.00
Commencement Date:
31.5.00: s. 2
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Emergency Management (Amendment) Act 2000, No. 48/2000
Assent Date:
14.6.00
Commencement Date:
15.6.00: s. 2
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Electricity Industry Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2000, No. 69/2000
Assent Date:
21.11.00
Commencement Date:
S. 47 on 1.1.01: s. 2(4)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Country Fire Authority Act 1958
Statute Law Revision Act 2000, No. 74/2000
Assent Date:
21.11.00
Commencement Date:
S. 3(Sch. 1 item 28) on 22.11.00: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Country Fire Authority Act 1958
Country Fire Authority (Amendment) Act 2000, No. 77/2000
Assent Date:
28.11.00
Commencement Date:
29.1.01: Government Gazette 25.1.01 p. 100
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Statute Law Amendment (Relationships) Act 2001, No. 27/2001
Assent Date:
12.6.01
Commencement Date:
S. 5(Sch. 3 item 1) on 23.8.01: Government Gazette 23.8.01 p. 1927
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Country Fire Authority Act 1958
Gas Industry Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2001, No. 32/2001
Assent Date:
19.6.01
Commencement Date:
S. 26 on 1.9.01: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Country Fire Authority Act 1958

Corporations (Financial Services Reform Amendments) Act 2002, No. 9/2002
Assent Date:
23.4.02
Commencement Date:
S. 3(Sch. item 3) on 23.4.02: s. 2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Country Fire Authority Act 1958
Wrongs and Other Acts (Public Liability Insurance Reform) Act 2002, No. 49/2002
Assent Date:
22.10.02
Commencement Date:
Ss 22-25 on 23.10.02: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Country Fire Authority Act 1958
Country Fire Authority (Volunteer Protection and Community Safety) Act 2003, No. 17/2003
Assent Date:
13.5.03
Commencement Date:
S. 13(1)(2) on 30.6.92: s. 2(2); ss 3-12, 13(3) on 14.5.03: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Country Fire Authority Act 1958
Public Administration Act 2004, No. 108/2004
Assent Date:
21.12.04
Commencement Date:
S. 117(1)(Sch. 3 item 46) on 5.4.05: Government Gazette 31.3.05 p. 602
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Country Fire Authority Act 1958
Legal Profession (Consequential Amendments) Act 2005, No. 18/2005
Assent Date:
24.5.05
Commencement Date:
S. 18(Sch. 1 item 24) on 12.12.05: Government Gazette 1.12.05 p. 2781
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Country Fire Authority Act 1958
Victoria State Emergency Service Act 2005, No. 51/2005
Assent Date:
24.8.05
Commencement Date:
S. 58(1) on 1.11.05: Government Gazette 20.10.05 p. 2308; ss 59-66 on 1.7.06: s. 2(3)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Country Fire Authority Act 1958
Infringements (Consequential and Other Amendments) Act 2006, No. 32/2006
Assent Date:
13.6.06
Commencement Date:
S. 94(Sch. item 8) on 1.7.06: Government Gazette 29.6.06 p. 1315
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Country Fire Authority Act 1958



Public Sector Acts (Further Workplace Protection and Other Matters) Act 2006, No. 80/2006
Assent Date:
10.10.06
Commencement Date:
S. 26(Sch. item 21) on 11.10.06: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Country Fire Authority Act 1958
Relationships Act 2008, No. 12/2008
Assent Date:
15.4.08
Commencement Date:
S. 73(1)(Sch. 1 item 13) on 1.12.08: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Country Fire Authority Act 1958
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Metric Conversion (Country Fire Authority Act 1958) Regulations 1973, S.R. No. 340/1973
Date of Making:
27.11.73
Date of Commencement:
27.11.73
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3. Explanatory Details

1 S. 75: Section 4(1) of the Fire Authorities (Contributions) Act 1989, 
No. 91/1989 reads as follows:
	4.	Transitional provision
	(1)	Despite anything to the contrary in the Country Fire Authority Act 1958 the following provisions apply in respect of contributions under section 76 of the Country Fire Authority Act 1958 for the financial year ending 30 June 1990:
	(a)	The determination of the Minister under section 75 of the Country Fire Authority Act 1958 in respect of the financial year ending 30 June 1990 continues to apply;
	(b)	One-half of the total amount of contributions as determined by the Minister must be paid to the Authority in equal instalments on 1 July 1989 and 1 October 1989 contributed as follows:
	(i)	One-third from the Consolidated Fund;
	(ii)	Two-thirds by the insurance companies insuring against fire property situated within the country area of Victoria;
	(c)	The amount to be contributed by each insurance company under paragraph (b) is one-half of the amount which the Authority has advised each insurance company as being the contribution of that insurance company for the financial year ending 30 June 1990;
	(d)	The other half of the total amount of contributions as determined by the Minister must be paid to the Authority in equal instalments on 1 January 1990 and 1 April 1990 contributed as follows:
	(i)	22�5 per cent from the Consolidated Fund;
	(ii)	77�5 per cent by the insurance companies insuring against fire property situated within the country area of Victoria;
	(e)	The amount to be contributed by each insurance company under paragraph (d) is the amount to be determined by the Authority from the returns of each insurance company for the period of 12 months ending 31 December 1988 under section 77 of that Act.

2 S. 77: Section 4(2) of the Fire Authorities (Contributions) Act 1989, 
No. 91/1989 provides as follows:
	4.	Transitional provision
	(2)	Despite anything to the contrary in the Country Fire Authority Act 1958 the following provisions apply:
	(a)	By 31 March 1990 each insurance company must lodge with the Authority a return in the prescribed form under section 77 of that Act relating to the year ending 31 December 1989 to enable the Authority to make a determination of the provisional contribution for the quarter beginning 1 July 1990;
	(b)	The Authority must issue a determination of the provisional contribution of each insurance company for the quarter beginning 1 July as follows:
	(i)	The aggregate of all provisional contributions by all insurance companies must equal 25 per cent of the total amount to be contributed by insurance companies under section 76 of that Act;
	(ii)	The portion to be contributed by each insurance company must bear the same proportion to the whole contribution by insurance companies as the portion of gross premiums shown in the insurance company's return bears to the aggregate amount of gross premiums shown in all returns in respect of the year ending 31 December 1989;
	(iii)	The amounts of provisional contributions are to be paid to the Authority by 1 July 1990;
	(c)	By 15 August 1990 each insurance company must lodge with the Authority a return in the prescribed form under section 77 of that Act relating to the financial year ending 30 June 1990 to enable the Authority to make a determination of the provisional contributions for the quarters beginning 1 October 1990, 1 January 1991 and 1 April 1991;
	(d)	The Authority must issue a determination of the provisional contribution of each insurance company for the quarters beginning 1 October 1990, 1 January 1991 and 1 April 1991 as follows:
	(i)	The aggregate of all provisional contributions by all insurance companies must equal 75 per cent of the total amount to be contributed by insurance companies under section 76 of that Act;

	(ii)	The portion to be contributed by each insurance company must bear the same proportion to the whole contribution by insurance companies as the portion of gross premiums shown in the insurance company's return bears to the aggregate amount of the portions of gross premiums shown in all returns in respect of the preceding financial year.
	(iii)	For the purposes of this paragraph the amount of gross premiums shown in all returns excludes the amount of the portions of gross premiums returned by an insurance company which has failed within 45 days of the due date to pay the whole or any part of the provisional contributions payable by that insurance company under paragraph (b);
	(iv)	Unless section 78 or 80 of that Act applies, the amounts to be contributed under this paragraph are to be paid to the Authority in equal quarterly instalments on 1 October 1990, 1 January 1991 and 1 April 1991;
	(e)	For the purposes of section 80A(3) of that Act, in relation to insurance effected or renewed in the quarters beginning 1 January 1990 and 1 April 1990, "C" is 77�5 per cent of the total amount of contributions as determined by the Minister for that financial year and "T" is the total amount of the portions of gross premiums shown in the returns lodged by insurance companies under paragraph (a) for the year ending 31 December 1988;
	(f)	For the purposes of section 80A(3) of that Act, in relation to insurance effected or renewed in the quarter beginning 1 July 1990, "T" is the total amount of the portions of gross premiums shown in the returns lodged by insurance companies under paragraph (a) for the year ending 31 December 1989.

3 S. 81: Section 6 of the Fire Authorities (Amendment) Act 1991, 
No. 5/1991 reads as follows:
	6.	Adjustment of contributions
Section 81 of the Country Fire Authority Act 1958 and section 45 of the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958 apply in relation to insurance intermediaries and owners affected by the operation of this Act, in relation to a period before the commencement of this section, as if a reference in those sections to an insurance company were a reference to an insurance intermediary or owner.

4 S. 82: Section 24 of the Borrowing and Investment Powers (Amendment) Act 1993, No. 99/1993 reads as follows:
	24.	Transitional provisions
	(1)	A provision of an Act amended by a preceding section in this Part (other than section 23) continues to apply to or in respect of-
	(a)	moneys borrowed or re-borrowed, loans, advances and financial accommodation obtained and financial arrangements entered into and any other thing done under borrowing powers or powers to obtain financial accommodation conferred by the Act before the commencement of that section; and
	(b)	moneys borrowed or re-borrowed, loans, advances and financial accommodation obtained and any other thing done under borrowing powers or powers to obtain financial accommodation conferred by the Act after that commencement, pursuant to arrangements entered into before that commencement; and
	(c)	the investment of moneys or exercise of powers made before the commencement of that section-
as if that section had not been enacted.
	(2)	A guarantee given by or on behalf of the Government or State of Victoria or by the Treasurer and in force under an Act amended by a preceding section in this Part (other than section 23) before the commencement of that section has effect and may be enforced as if the guarantee were a contract made on behalf of the Crown and section 23(1)(a) of the Crown Proceedings Act 1958 applied accordingly.

5 S. 82A(1): See note 4.
6 S. 84A: See note 4.

7 S. 85: The amendment to section 85 proposed by section 3 (Schedule 1 item 15) of the Financial Management (Consequential Amendments) Act 1994, No. 31/1994 is not included in this publication as the words to be amended do not appear in this section.
8 S. 94(3): The amendment to section 94(3) proposed by section 6(3) of the Fire Authorities (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1995, No. 2/1995 is not included in this publication as the words to be amended do not appear in this subsection.

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Country Fire Authority Act 1958
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