METROPOLITAN FIRE BRIGADES ACT 1958

Victorian Consolidated Legislation

[Index] [Search] [Notes] [Noteup] [Download] [Help]
METROPOLITAN FIRE BRIGADES ACT 1958 - NOTES

No. 6315 of 1958
Version incorporating amendments as at 27 July 2007

ENDNOTES
1. General Information
The Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958 was assented to on 30 September 1958 and came into operation on 1 April 1959: Government Gazette 18 March 1959 page 893.
2. Table of Amendments
This Version incorporates amendments made to the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958 by Acts and subordinate instruments.
-------------------------------------------------------------
Metropolitan Fire Brigades (Board) Act 1958, No. 6434/1958
Assent Date:
28.10.58
Commencement Date:
28.10.58
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Metropolitan Fire Brigades (Borrowing Powers) Act 1959, No. 6568/1959
Assent Date:
1.12.59
Commencement Date:
1.12.59
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Metropolitan Fire Brigades (Borrowing Powers) Act 1960, No. 6614/1960
Assent Date:
10.5.60
Commencement Date:
10.5.60
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
Metropolitan Fire Brigades (Long Service Leave) Act 1964, No. 7154/1964
Assent Date:
6.10.64
Commencement Date:
6.10.64
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Public Officers (Long Service Leave) Act 1967, No. 7536/1967
Assent Date:
17.3.67
Commencement Date:
17.3.67
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Fire Authorities (Borrowing Powers) Act 1969, No. 7864/1969
Assent Date:
21.10.69
Commencement Date:
21.10.69
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
Metropolitan Fire Brigades (Amendment) Act 1969, No. 7926/1969
Assent Date:
16.12.69
Commencement Date:
17.6.70: Government Gazette 10.6.70 p. 1958
Current State:
All of Act in operation


Metropolitan Fire Brigades (Amendment) Act 1970, No. 8019/1970
Assent Date:
2.12.70
Commencement Date:
27.1.71 (except for ss 4, 5, 7, 8): Government Gazette 21.1.71 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: Government Gazette 13.12.72 p. 3977
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Metropolitan Fire Brigades (Amendment) Act 1973, No. 8476/1973
Assent Date:
20.11.73
Commencement Date:
All of Act (except s. 4) on 20.11.73: s. 1(3); s. 4 on 1.7.74: s. 4(2)
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Constitution Act 1975, No. 8750/1975
Assent Date:
22.10.75
Commencement Date:
1.12.75: Government Gazette 26.11.75 p. 3888
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Metropolitan Fire Brigades (Borrowing Powers) Act 1975, No. 8753/1975
Assent Date:
18.11.75
Commencement Date:
18.11.75
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Metropolitan Fire Brigades (Long Service Leave) Act 1975, No. 8760/1975
Assent Date:
18.11.75
Commencement Date:
18.11.75
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
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Metropolitan Fire Brigades (Amendment) Act 1981, No. 9599/1981
Assent Date:
24.11.81
Commencement Date:
24.11.81
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Metropolitan Fire Brigades (Amendment) Act 1982, No. 9727/1982
Assent Date:
22.6.82
Commencement Date:
22.6.82
Current State:
All of Act in operation
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

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
Fire Authorities Act 1984, No. 10149/1984 (as amended by No. 10173)
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
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 on 1.3.86: Government Gazette 26.2.86 p. 451
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958
Courts Amendment Act 1986, No. 16/1986
Assent Date:
22.4.86
Commencement Date:
Ss 1-11, 13-27, 29-34 on 1.7.86: Government Gazette 25.6.86 p. 2180; s. 28 on 1.9.86: Government Gazette 27.8.86 p. 3201; s. 12 on 1.1.88: Government Gazette 7.10.87 p. 2701
Current State:
All of Act in operation
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
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
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

Liquor Control Act 1987, No. 97/1987
Assent Date:
1.12.87
Commencement Date:
S. 181(10) on 3.5.88: Government Gazette 27.4.88 p. 1044
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958
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(3) on 1.7.87: s. 2(1); s. 93(4) on 27.11.87: s. 2(2); Pt 1, Pt 6 Div. 2, s. 91 on 1.1.88: s. 2(3); rest of Act on 1.7.88: Government Gazette 1.6.88 p. 1487
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Local Government (Consequential Provisions) Act 1989, No. 12/1989 (as amended by No. 13/1990)
Assent Date:
9.5.89
Commencement Date:
S. 4(1)(Sch. 2 items 79.1-79.6, 79.8-79.12, 
79.14-79.18, 79.20) on 1.11.89: Government Gazette 1.11.89 p. 2798; (Sch. 2 items 79.7, 79.13, 79.19) on 1.10.92: Government Gazette 23.9.92 p. 2789
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958
Fire Authorities Act 1989, No. 50/1989 (as amended by No. 91/1989)
Assent Date:
14.6.89
Commencement Date:
S. 29 on 30.6.89: Government Gazette 28.6.89 p. 1559; ss 28, 30, 33-36, 38-43 on 1.7.89: Government Gazette 28.6.89 p. 1559; ss 27, 
44(3)-(6)(9)(10)(12) on 1.12.89: Government Gazette 8.11.89 p. 2864; ss 32, 44(2)(7)(8) on 1.1.90: Special Gazette (No. 71) 5.12.89 p. 1; ss 31, 37, 44(1) on 3.7.90: Special Gazette (No. 31) 3.7.90 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Metropolitan Fire Brigades 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



Fire Authorities (Contributions) Act 1989, No. 91/1989
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:
Pts 1 (ss 1-6), 2 (ss 7, 8) on 18.12.90: s. 2(1); Pt 4 (ss 28-38) on 31.12.90: s. 2(2); rest of Act (Pts 3, 5) on 1.1.91: Special Gazette (No. 73) 31.12.90 p. 1
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Fire Authorities (Amendment) Act 1991, No. 5/1991
Assent Date:
16.4.91
Commencement Date:
Ss 3 (except sub-s. (5)), 4 (except sub-s. (5)) 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 items 14.1-14.3) 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 Metropolitan Fire Brigades 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 24.5.94: s. 2(3)
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: s. 2(1); 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(Sch. 2 item 25) on 1.1.96: Government Gazette 21.12.95 p. 3571
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958
Port Services Act 1995, No. 82/1995
Assent Date:
28.11.95
Commencement Date:
S. 206 on 14.12.95: Government Gazette 14.12.95 p. 3488
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958
Commonwealth Powers (Industrial Relations) Act 1996, No. 59/1996
Assent Date:
12.12.96
Commencement Date:
S. 10(Sch. 2 items 15.1-15.3) 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 Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958
Fire Authorities (Amendment) Act 1997, No. 24/1997 (as amended by No. 74/2000)
Assent Date:
20.5.97
Commencement Date:
Pt 3 on 1.9.97: Government Gazette 14.8.97 p. 2085
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958
Port Services (Amendment) Act 1997, No. 63/1997
Assent Date:
5.11.97
Commencement Date:
S. 10(4)(Sch. items 3.1, 3.2) on 10.12.97: Government Gazette 4.12.97 p. 3290
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958
Public Sector Reform (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998, No. 46/1998
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 Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958
Tribunals and Licensing Authorities (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998, No. 52/1998
Assent Date:
2.6.98
Commencement Date:
S. 311(Sch. 1 item 62) on 1.7.98: Government Gazette 18.6.98 p. 1512
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958



Local Government (Governance and Melton) Act 1998, No. 86/1998
Assent Date:
17.11.98
Commencement Date:
S. 23 on 1.7.99: Government Gazette 17.6.99 p. 1406
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958
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
Corporations (Financial Services Reform Amendments) Act 2002, No. 9/2002
Assent Date:
23.4.02
Commencement Date:
S. 3(Sch. item 11) on 23.4.02: s. 2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958
Wrongs and Other Acts (Public Liability Insurance Reform) Act 2002, No. 49/2002
Assent Date:
22.10.02
Commencement Date:
Ss 26-29 on 23.10.02: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958
Port Services (Port of Melbourne Reform) Act 2003, No. 23/2003 (as amended by No. 29/2006)
Assent Date:
13.5.03
Commencement Date:
S. 28 on 3.11.03: Government Gazette 30.10.03 p. 2744
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958
Victorian Urban Development Authority Act 2003, No. 59/2003
Assent Date:
16.6.03
Commencement Date:
S. 122 on 1.8.03: Government Gazette 31.7.03 p. 2125
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958
Road Management Act 2004, No. 12/2004
Assent Date:
11.5.04
Commencement Date:
S. 163 on 1.7.04: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958
Crimes (Amendment) Act 2004, No. 41/2004
Assent Date:
16.6.04
Commencement Date:
S. 22 on 17.6.04: s. 2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958



Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority Act 2004, No. 98/2004
Assent Date:
14.12.04
Commencement Date:
S. 41 on 1.7.05: Government Gazette 9.6.05 p. 1175
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958
Public Administration Act 2004, No. 108/2004
Assent Date:
21.12.04
Commencement Date:
S. 117(1)(Sch. 3 item 133) on 5.4.05: Government Gazette 31.3.05 p. 602
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958
Statute Law Revision Act 2005, No. 10/2005
Assent Date:
27.4.05
Commencement Date:
S. 3(Sch. 1 item 16) on 28.4.05: s. 2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958
Legal Profession (Consequential Amendments) Act 2005, No. 18/2005
Assent Date:
24.5.05
Commencement Date:
S. 18(Sch. 1 item 68) on 12.12.05: Government Gazette 1.12.05 p. 2781
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958
Victoria State Emergency Service Act 2005, No. 51/2005
Assent Date:
24.8.05
Commencement Date:
Ss 67-74 on 1.7.06: s. 2(3)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958
Infringements (Consequential and Other Amendments) Act 2006, No. 32/2006
Assent Date:
13.6.06
Commencement Date:
S. 94(Sch. item 32) on 1.7.06: Government Gazette 29.6.06 p. 1315
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958
City of Melbourne and Docklands Acts (Governance) Act 2006, No. 74/2006
Assent Date:
10.10.06
Commencement Date:
S. 27 on 1.7.07: Government Gazette 28.6.07 p. 1303
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Metropolitan Fire Brigades 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 70) on 11.10.06: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958
-------------------------------------------------------------

Metric Conversion (Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958) Regulations 1974, S.R. No. 158/1974
Date of Making:
7.5.74
Date of Commencement:
7.5.74
-------------------------------------------------------------
3. Explanatory Details

1 S. 46: 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.

2 S. 47A: See note 1.
3 S. 51A: See note 1.
??

??





 



Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958
No. 6315 of 1958