EMERGENCY SERVICES LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2012 (NO. 5 OF 2012)
Table of Provisions
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
PART 2--AMENDMENT OF COUNTRY FIRE AUTHORITY ACT 1958
- 3 Amendment of section 3—Definitions
- 4 Amendment of section 4—Declaration of fire danger period
- 5 Amendment of section 7—Constitution of Authority
- 6 Amendment of section 11A—Conflicts of interest
- 7 Amendment of section 13—Expenses of chairman and members
- 8 New section 20AAA inserted
- 9 Amendment of section 20AA—General powers of Authority
- 10 Section 20B substituted
- 11 Amendment of section 22—Persons holding property of brigade
- 12 Amendment of section 23—General powers of Authority with respect to brigades, apparatus etc.
- 13 Amendment of section 23AA—Industry brigades
- 14 Amendment of section 23A—Groups of brigades
- 15 Amendment of section 27—Chief Officer to have control of all brigades etc.
- 16 Amendment of section 30—Powers of officers at fires
- 17 Amendment of section 30A—Authorisation of certain persons
- 18 Amendment of section 31—Police to assist Chief Officer
- 19 Amendment of section 32—Duties of water, electricity and gas suppliers
- 20 Amendment of section 33—Determination of sole responsibility for fire suppression in certain areas
- 21 Amendment of section 34—Duties of owner etc. of land in case of fire during fire danger period
- 22 New section 36A inserted
- 23 Amendment to section 37—General prohibition against lighting open air fires
- 24 New section 37A inserted
- 25 Amendment of section 38—Lighting fires in accordance with permit
- 26 Amendment of section 38A—Fires for certain purposes to be lawful
- 27 Amendment of section 39—Prohibited actions near fires
- 28 Amendment of section 39E—Prohibition of high fire risk activities
- 29 Amendment of section 40—Provisions about total fire bans
- 30 Amendment of section 41—Fire prevention notices
- 31 Amendment of section 41B—Objection to notices
- 32 Amendment to section 41D—Compliance with notices
- 33 Amendment to section 41E—Fire prevention infringement notices
- 34 Repeal of section 44
- 35 Amendment of section 44A—Power of Chief Officer to close roads
- 36 Amendment of section 45—Power to Governor in Council to transfer municipal officers' powers
- 37 Amendment of section 48—Power to police, Chief Officer etc. to direct extinguishment of fire
- 38 Amendment of section 49—Obligation of sawmillers
- 39 New section 50AA inserted
- 40 Amendment of section 52—Appointment of regional fire prevention committees
- 41 Amendment of section 54—Appointment of municipal fire prevention committees
- 42 Amendment of section 55A—Municipal fire prevention plans
- 43 Amendment of section 62—Definitions for Part V
- 44 Amendment of section 74E—Remuneration and allowances
- 45 Amendment of section 74G—Vacancies
- 46 New section 87AA inserted
- 47 Amendment of section 91—Owners of houses and property to give information as to insurance
- 48 Amendment of section 92—Immunity provision
- 49 Sections 93 and 93A substituted
- 50 Amendment of section 98—Place where fire occurs
- 51 Amendment of section 102—Collections for brigades to be authorized by Authority
- 52 Amendment of section 103A—Australian Fire Brigades Charges Scheme
- 53 New section 106A inserted
- 54 New section 107 substituted
- 55 New section 107A substituted
- 56 New section 107B inserted
- 57 Repeal of section 109
- 58 Amendment of section 110—Regulations
PART 3--AMENDMENT OF METROPOLITAN FIRE BRIGADES ACT 1958
- 59 Amendment of section 2—Purposes
- 60 Amendment of section 3—Definitions
- 61 Amendment of section 6—Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board
- 62 Amendment of section 7—Functions of Board
- 63 New section 7AA inserted
- 64 Amendment of section 11—Remuneration and allowances
- 65 New section 11A inserted
- 66 Amendment of section 13—Vacancies
- 67 Amendment of section 14—Acting members
- 68 Amendment of section 24A—Power to acquire land
- 69 Amendment of section 24B—Power of delegation
- 70 Amendment of section 25A—General powers of Board
- 71 Amendment of section 26—Formation of units
- 72 Amendment of section 31—Chief Officer
- 73 Section 31A substituted
- 74 Amendment of section 32AA—Duty to warn the community
- 75 Amendment of section 32C—Destruction of building by Chief Officer
- 76 Section 32D substituted
- 77 New section 33 inserted
- 78 Amendment of section 34—Power to make regulations
- 79 Section 54 substituted
- 80 Amendment of section 54A—Immunity from certain liabilities
- 81 Amendment of section 55D—Board may provide emergency prevention and response service
- 82 Amendment of section 55E—Activities outside metropolitan district
- 83 Amendment of section 60—Collection of contributions for units
- 84 Amendment of section 70—Owner to give information as to insurance
- 85 Amendment of section 71—Place where fire occurs
- 86 Amendment of section 72—Board or unit may carry out fire prevention work
- 87 New section 72A inserted
- 88 Amendment of section 75—Documents signed by President or Deputy President to be evidence
- 89 New section 75A substituted
- 90 New sections 75B and 75C inserted
- 91 Repeal of section 76
- 92 Amendment of section 77—Recovery and application of penalties
- 93 New section 78 inserted
- 94 Amendment of section 79F—Vacancies
- 95 Amendment of section 87—Fire prevention notices
- 96 Amendment of section 89—Objection to notices
- 97 Amendment of section 91—Compliance with notices
- 98 Amendment of section 92—Fire prevention infringement notices
PART 4--AMENDMENT OF VICTORIA STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE ACT 2005
- 99 New section 6A inserted
- 100 Amendment of section 7—General powers of Authority
- 101 Amendment of section 34—Registered units
- 102 Amendment of section 47—Compensation for injury during emergency service
- 103 Amendment of section 55—Regulations
PART 5--AMENDMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACT 1986
- 104 New section 24A inserted
- 105 New section 33 inserted
- 106 Amendment of section 36—Offence of obstructing etc. emergency worker
- 107 Amendment of section 36A—Declaration of emergency area
- 108 Amendment of section 36B—Powers in respect of emergency area
- 109 Amendment of section 36C—Offences
- 110 Section 38 repealed
PART 6--AMENDMENT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY ACT 2004
- 111 Amendment of section 2—Commencement
- 112 Amendment of section 3—Definitions
- 113 Amendment of section 21—Advisory committee
- 114 Amendment of section 30—Commissioner to determine standards
- 115 Repeal of sections 44 and 45
PART 7--AMENDMENT OF FORESTS ACT 1958
- 116 New section 72 inserted
PART 8--AMENDMENT OF SUMMARY OFFENCES ACT 1966
- 117 Repeal of section 12