BUSH FIRES ACT 1954 - SECT 45A

BUSH FIRES ACT 1954 - SECT 45A

45A .         Requests to authorised CALM Act officers to take control of bush fires

        (1)         If —

            (a)         an officer or member of a bush fire brigade or a bush fire control officer (a bush fire officer ) has supreme control and charge of all operations in relation to a bush fire under section 44; and

            (b)         an authorised CALM Act officer is present at the fire,

                the bush fire officer may request the authorised CALM Act officer to take control of all operations in relation to the fire.

        (2)         If the authorised CALM Act officer agrees to take control of all operations in relation to the bush fire —

            (a)         the officer —

                  (i)         must inform the FES Commissioner of having done so; and

                  (ii)         must comply with any requirements prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this subsection;

                and

            (b)         subject to section 45(5) and (6), the officer has in relation to the fire the powers, authorities and control referred to in section 45(2) and (3).

        [Section 45A inserted: No. 25 of 2009 s. 15; amended: No. 22 of 2012 s. 69.]