Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958 - SECT 55E

Activities outside metropolitan fire district

55E. Activities outside metropolitan fire district







(1) Where the Board or any unit receives from any person or any body
established by or under any Act or law of this or any other State or of a
Territory of the Commonwealth for the prevention and suppression of fire a
request for assistance in preventing or suppressing a fire in some place
outside the metropolitan fire district (whether within Victoria or not) or in
protecting life or property in any such place a unit may attend at that place
and, subject to the direction and control of the person or body requesting the
assistance and having authority in that place, may engage in the prevention or
suppression of fire or the protection of life and property in that place.

(2) Where the Board or any unit receives from any person or body established
by or under any Act or law of this or any other State or of a Territory of the
Commonwealth to perform a function of the type specified in section 55, 55A,
55B or 55C a request for assistance in performing that function in some place
outside the metropolitan fire district (whether within Victoria or not) the
unit may attend at that place and, subject to the direction and control of the
person or body requesting the assistance and having authority in that place,
may perform that function in that place.

(3) If the Minister directs the Board to provide an emergency prevention or
response service at a place outside the metropolitan fire district (whether
within Victoria or not), the Board may attend at that place and, subject to
the direction and control of the person having authority in that place, may
provide that service in that place.