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EMERGENCY SERVICES LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2012 (NO. 5 OF 2012)

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Purposes  
  • 2 Commencement  

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

PART 7--AMENDMENT OF FORESTS ACT 1958

PART 8--AMENDMENT OF SUMMARY OFFENCES ACT 1966

PART 9--REPEAL OF AMENDING ACT

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