BUSH FIRES ACT 1954
Table of Provisions
PART I -- Preliminary
PART II -- Administration
- 9 Terms used
- 10 Powers of FES Commissioner
- 12 Bush fire liaison officers
- 13 Duties and powers of bush fire liaison officers
- 14A Powers and duties under section 13 not affected by certain powers under Emergency Management Act 2005
- 14B Powers of authorised persons and police officers during authorised periods
- 14C Failure to comply with directions
- 14 Certain persons may enter land or building for purposes of 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 FES Commissioner
- 20 Regulations as to restricted burning times
Division 4 -- Total fire ban
- 21 Terms used
- 22A Minister may declare total fire ban
- 22B Lighting of fires prohibited during total fire ban
- 22C Power of Minister to exempt from provisions of section 22B
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 purpose of germinating clover
- 24B Production of permit to burn may be required
- 24C Terms used
- 24D Burning garden refuse prohibited if fire danger high to catastrophic
- 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
- 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 own land
- 30 Disposal of burning cigarettes etc.
- 32 Offences of lighting or attempting to light 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 FES Commissioner on default by local government
Division 7 -- Bush fire risk treatment standards
- 35AA FES Commissioner may make bush fire risk treatment standards
- 35AB Compliance with bush fire risk treatment standards
PART IV -- Control and extinguishment of bush fires
Division 1 -- Local governments
- 35A Terms used
- 36 Local government may expend moneys in connection with control and extinguishment of bush fires
- 38 Local government may appoint bush fire control officer
- 38A FES Commissioner may designate person employed in Department as 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 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
- 45A Requests to authorised CALM Act officers to take control of bush fires
- 45 Powers and authorities exercisable by authorised CALM Act officers
- 46 Bush fire control officer or forest officer may postpone lighting 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
- 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 Other notes Defined terms
[Heading inserted: No. 19 of 2010 s. 43(3)(a).]