Western Australian Consolidated Acts

BUSH FIRES ACT 1954

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.      Short title  

   PART I -- Preliminary  

   3.      Commencement  
   4.      Saving provisions  
   7.      Interpretation  

   PART II -- Administration  

   10.     Powers of Authority  
   12.     Appointment of bush fire liaison officers  
   13.     Duties and powers of bush fire liaison officers  
   14.     Members of the Authority and other persons may enter land or buildings for purposes of the Act  

   PART III -- Prevention of bush fires  

           Division 2 -- Prohibited burning times  

   17.     Prohibited burning times may be declared by Minister  

           Division 3 -- Restricted burning times  

   18.     Restricted burning times may be declared by Authority  
   20.     Regulations as to restricted burning times  

           Division 4 -- Bush fire emergency period  

   21.     Minister may declare bush fire emergency period  

           Division 5 -- Burning during prohibited times and restricted times  

   22.     Burning on exempt land and land adjoining exempt land  
   23.     Burning during prohibited burning times  
   24.     Bush on land growing subterranean clover may be burnt during prohibited burning times  
   24A.    Bush on land in prescribed irrigation areas may be burnt during prohibited times for the purpose of germinating clover  
   24B.    Production of permit to burn may be required  
   24C.    Interpretation for sections 24C to 24G  
   24D.    Burning garden refuse prohibited if fire danger is extreme or very high  
   24E.    Burning of garden refuse at rubbish tips  
   24F.    Burning garden refuse during limited burning times  
   24G.    Minister or local government may further restrict burning of garden refuse  
   25.     No fire to be lit in open air unless certain precautions taken  
   25A.    Power of Minister to exempt from provisions of section 25  
   26.     Burning of plants to eradicate disease during prohibited burning times  
   26A.    Burning of declared plants during prohibited burning times  

           Division 6 -- General restrictions, prohibitions and offences  

   27.     Prohibition on use of tractors or engines except under certain conditions  
   27A.    Regulation of blasting and matters likely to create bush fire danger  
   27B.    False alarms  
   27C.    Vandalism  
   27D.    Requirements for carriage and deposit of incendiary material  
   28.     Occupier of land to extinguish bush fire occurring on his land  
   30.     Disposal of burning cigarettes etc.  
   32.     Offences of lighting or attempting to light a fire likely to injure  
   33.     Local government may require occupier of land to plough or clear fire-break  
   34.     Burning on Crown lands  
   35.     Powers of Authority on default by local government  

   PART IV -- Control and extinguishment of bush fires  

           Division 1 -- Local governments  

   35A.    Interpretation  
   36.     Local government may expend moneys in connection with control and extinguishment of bush fires  
   37.     Local government to insure certain persons  
   38.     Local government may appoint bush fire control officer  
   38A.    Authority may appoint Chief Bush Fire Control Officer  
   39.     Special powers of bush fire control officers  
   39A.    Duties of bush fire authorities on outbreak of fire  
   40.     Local governments may join in appointing and employing bush fire control officers  

           Division 2 -- Bush fire brigades  

   41.     Bush fire brigades  
   42.     Local governments may join in establishing a bush fire brigade  
   42A.    Constitution of bush fire brigade  
   43.     Election and duties of officers of bush fire brigades  
   44.     Powers and authorities of officers of bush fire brigade  
   45.     Fires in or near forest land or Crown lands  
   46.     Bush fire control officer or forest officer may postpone lighting a fire  
   47.     Fire-break not to be lit when bush fire burning  

   PART V -- Miscellaneous  

   48.     Delegation by local governments  
   50.     Records to be maintained by local governments  
   51.     Saving of remedies  
   52.     Approved area may be declared  
   53.     Reduction in insurance premium of crops in approved area  
   54.     Approved area may be cancelled  
   55.     Application of penalties  
   56.     Duties of police officers, bush fire control officers, etc.  
   57.     Obstructing officers  
   58.     General penalty and recovery of expenses incurred  
   59.     Prosecution of offences  
   59A.    Alternative procedure -- infringement notices  
   60.     Assisting to commit an offence  
   61.     Regulations  
   62.     Local government may make local laws  
   62A.    Governor may amend or repeal local laws  
   64.     Prohibitions excluded by certain circumstances  
   65.     Proof of certain matters  
   66.     Proof of ownership or occupancy  
   67.     Advisory committees  
   68.     Regional advisory committees  
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