COUNTRY FIRE AUTHORITY REGULATIONS 2004

Victorian Consolidated Regulations

[Index] [Search] [Notes] [Noteup] [Download] [Help]

COUNTRY FIRE AUTHORITY REGULATIONS 2004

S.R. No. 9/2004
Version incorporating amendments as at 9 September 2008

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation Page

PART 1-PRELIMINARY

1. Objectives
2. Authorising provision
3. Commencement
4. Revocation
5. Definitions
6. Application

PART 2-THE AUTHORITY

7. Common seal
8. Authority to regulate its own proceedings
9. Meetings
10. Minutes

PART 3-STAFF

Division 1-Discipline

11. Offences
12. Penalties
13. Investigation
14. Laying of a charge
15. Notification of hearing
16. Chief Executive Officer to conduct hearing
17. Chief Officer to conduct hearing
18. Representation, procedures etc.
19. Notice of decision
20. Employee charged with criminal offence
21. Employment and remuneration during period of suspension

Division 2-Appeals to the Commission

22. Notice of an appeal
23. Procedures
24. Notice of determination
25. Payment on successful appeal or variation of penalty

PART 4-BRIGADES AND GROUPS

Division 1-General

26. Application
27. Foundation member of brigade
28. Decision by majority vote
29. Application for registration of brigades
30. Application for formation or variation of a group
31. Sufficient members and appliances to remain in brigade area
32. Brigade constitutions
33. Group constitutions
34. Uniforms and equipment

Division 2-Membership

35. Applications
36. Enrolment of volunteers
37. Probationary membership
38. Cancellation of enrolment of member on probation
39. Resignation

Division 3-Elections of officers of volunteer brigades and groups

40. Election of officers

Division 4-Conduct and duties of members

41. Physical fitness
42. Training
43. Offences
44. Penalties
45. Investigation
46. Suspension
47. Laying of a charge
48. Hearing
49. Representation, procedures etc.
50. Notice of decision
51. Establishment of Appeal Panel
52. Right to appeal
53. Setting down appeal
54. Appeal operates as re-hearing
55. Representation, procedures etc.
56. Determination and notification etc.
57. Member charged with criminal offence

Division 5-Financial management

58. Appointment of secretary and treasurer
59. Financial records must be kept
59A. Financial statements to be prepared and provided to the
Authority
60, 61 Repealed
62. Authorisation to collect money
63. Property of the brigade-deregistration

PART 5-FORESTRY INDUSTRY BRIGADES

64. Plantation holdings of relevant owner
65. Designation of areas
66. Criteria for formation of forestry industry brigades
67. Requirement for formation of forestry industry brigade
68. Minimum requirements for apparatus
69. Application for registration of a forestry industry brigade
70. Responsibilities of forestry industry brigade
71. Operation of a forestry industry brigade
72. Training
73. Cancellation of forestry industry brigade
74. Certain regulations not to apply to forestry industry brigades

PART 6-COMPENSATION

Division 1-Compensation for volunteers

75. Definitions
76. Entitlement to compensation
77. Property loss and damage
78. Damages
79. Making a claim
80. Report by officer in charge
81. Transport accident
82. Determination of claims
83. Average weekly earnings
84. Interim payment
85. Payment of medical expenses
86. Medical certificates and examinations
87. Duty to advise Authority
88. Alteration of weekly payments by request
89. Reduction of weekly payments
90. Termination of weekly payments
91. Procedure for increase, reduction or termination
92. Redemption of weekly payments and medical expenses

Division 2-Compensation for casual firefighters and volunteer auxiliary workers

93. Claims procedure
94. Duty of officer in charge

PART 7-FEES AND CHARGES

95. Definitions
96. Fire protection charges
97. Emergency attendances
98. Hazardous material incidents
99. Monitoring fire alarm systems
100. Road accident rescue

PART 8-FIRE PREVENTION

Division 1-Fire prevention committees

101. Election of representatives of groups of brigades on regional
fire prevention committees
102. Election of representatives of municipal councils to regional
fire prevention committees
103. Election of brigade representatives to municipal fire prevention committees
104. Election of representatives of groups of brigades on municipal fire prevention committees
105. Minutes of meetings

Division 2-Permits granted during a fire danger period

106. Grant of permits to burn
107. Production of permit on demand

Division 3-Fire prevention measures

108. Fire prevention notices
109. Vehicular heat engines
110. Non vehicular heat engines
111. Sawmills

PART 9-TRANSITIONAL

112. Transitional
__________________
SCHEDULE 1-Regulations Revoked
SCHEDULE 2-Application for the Registration of a Fire Brigade
SCHEDULE 3-Application for Approval of the Formation of a Group
SCHEDULE 4-Application for Approval of the Variation of the Composition of a Group
SCHEDULE 5-Brigade Model Rules

PART 1-GENERAL
1. Definitions
2. Object
3. Categories of members
4. Criteria for senior membership
5. Membership
6. Refusal of membership
7. Probationary membership
8. Junior members
9. Honorary life membership
10. Rules

PART 2-MEETINGS
11. Number of meetings
12. Determination by brigade
13. Chairing of meeting
14. Procedure
15. Eligibility to vote
16. Quorum
17. Annual general meeting
18. Matters at an annual general meeting
19. Election of officers
20. Nomination of officers
21. Casual vacancies
22. Procedural matters
23. Special meetings
24. Formation of a group of brigades

PART 3-MANAGEMENT
25. Management team
26. Meetings of the management team
27. Delegation to management team
28. Sub-committees
29. Casual vacancies

PART 4-FINANCE
30. Records
31. Investment
32. Bank accounts-brigades
33. Petty cash
34. Purchasing
35. Signatories
36. Payment
37. Reporting
38. Repealed
SCHEDULE 6-Group Model Rules

PART 1-GENERAL
1. Definitions
2. Object
3. Rules

PART 2-MEETINGS
4. Number of meetings
5. Determination by group
6. Chairing of meeting
7. Procedure
8. Eligibility to vote
9. Annual general meeting
10. Matters at an annual general meeting
11. Election of officers
12. Nomination of officers
13. Casual vacancies
14. Procedural matters
15. Special meetings

PART 3-MANAGEMENT
16. Management team
17. Meetings of the management team
18. Delegation to management team
19. Sub-committees

PART 4-FINANCE
20. Records
21. Investment
22. Bank account
23. Petty cash
24. Purchasing
25. Payment
26. Signatories
27. Reporting
28. Repealed
SCHEDULE 7-Application for Membership of Brigade
SCHEDULE 8-Elections of Officers of Brigades
1. Eligibility to stand for election-brigades
2. Elections of brigade officers
3. Brigade delegates
4. Term of office
5. Casual vacancies
6. Notification of the Authority
SCHEDULE 9-Elections of Officers of Groups
1. Eligibility to stand for election-groups
2. Elections for officers of the group
3. Deputy group officers
4. Term of office
5. Casual vacancies
6. Notification of the Authority
SCHEDULE 10-Authorisation to Collect Contributions
SCHEDULE 11-Elections-Municipal Council Representatives
SCHEDULE 12-Permit to Burn by a Brigade
SCHEDULE 13-Permit to Burn by an Individual
SCHEDULE 14-Permit to Light a Fire for Miscellaneous
Purposes
SCHEDULE 15-Fire Prevention Notice
SCHEDULE 16-Notice to Owners or Occupiers of Land
---------------
ENDNOTES
1. General Information
2. Table of Amendments
3. Explanatory Details

[Index] [Search] [Notes] [Noteup] [Download] [Help]