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BUSH FIRES ACT 1954 - SECT 68

BUSH FIRES ACT 1954 - SECT 68

68 .         Regional advisory committees

        (1)         A group of 2 or more local governments may by agreement join in appointing a regional bush fire advisory committee to assist them in the performance of their functions under this Act.

        (2)         Where a group of local governments agree to appoint a committee under this section —

            (a)         those local governments, by agreement —

                  (i)         shall fix the number of members of the committee and the quorum for the transaction of business at meetings of the committee;

                  (ii)         shall determine the interests to be represented on the committee;

                  (iii)         may make rules for the guidance of the committee;

                and

            (b)         each of those local governments —

                  (i)         shall be entitled to appoint the same number of persons as members of the committee and, subject to paragraph (a)(ii), may so appoint such persons as they think fit;

                  (ii)         may accept the resignation in writing of, or remove, a member of the committee appointed by it;

                  (iii)         may, where for any reason a vacancy occurs in the office of a member of the committee appointed by it, appoint a person to fill that vacancy;

                and

            (c)         the committee —

                  (i)         may from time to time meet and adjourn as the committee thinks fit;

                  (ii)         shall not transact business at a meeting unless the quorum fixed pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) is present;

                  (iii)         is answerable to those local governments and shall, as and when required by them, report fully on its activities.

        (3)         The function of a regional advisory committee established under this section by a group of local governments is to advise those local governments individually and collectively on all aspects of the co-ordination and planning of their activities in preventing, controlling and extinguishing bush fires.

        [Section 68 inserted: No. 65 of 1977 s. 46; amended: No. 14 of 1996 s. 4.]

[ 69.         Deleted: No. 42 of 1998 s. 15.]



Notes

This is a compilation of the Bush Fires Act 1954 and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation, and for information about any reprints, see the compilation table.

Compilation table

Short title

Number and year

Assent

Commencement

Bush Fires Act 1954

53 of 1954

(3 Eliz. II No. 53)

23 Dec 1954

29 Apr 1955 (see s. 3 and Gazette 29 Apr 1955 p. 749)

Bush Fires Act Amendment Act 1957

35 of 1957

(6 Eliz. II No. 35)

5 Nov 1957

5 Nov 1957

Bush Fires Act Amendment Act 1958

20 of 1958

(7 Eliz. II No. 20)

22 Oct 1958

22 Oct 1958

Reprint of the Bush Fires Act 1954 approved 3 Jul 1961 in Vol. 15 of Reprinted Acts (includes amendments listed above)

Bush Fires Act Amendment Act 1963

11 of 1963

(12 Eliz. II No. 11)

22 Oct 1963

22 Nov 1963 (see s. 2 and Gazette 22 Nov 1963 p. 3618)

Bush Fires Act Amendment Act 1964

23 of 1964

(13 Eliz. II No. 23)

28 Oct 1964

28 Oct 1964

Bush Fires Act Amendment Act 1965

15 of 1965

1 Oct 1965

1 Oct 1965

Decimal Currency Act 1965

113 of 1965

21 Dec 1965

Act other than s. 4-9: 21 Dec 1965 (see s. 2(1));

s. 4- 9: 14 Feb 1966 (see s. 2(2))

Bush Fires Act Amendment Act 1969

101 of 1969

25 Nov 1969

25 Nov 1969

Bush Fires Act Amendment Act 1970

67 of 1970

17 Nov 1970

17 Nov 1970

Reprint of the Bush Fires Act 1954 approved 14 Apr 1971 (includes amendments listed above)

Metric Conversion Act 1972

94 of 1972

(as amended by No. 83 of 1973 s. 3)

4 Dec 1972

Relevant amendments (see Third Sch. 3 ) took effect on 1 Jun 1974 (see s. 4(2) and Gazette 24 May 1974 p. 1626)

Bush Fires Act Amendment Act 1977

65 of 1977

28 Nov 1977

1 Jun 1978 (see s. 2 and Gazette 10 Mar 1978 p. 667)

Reprint of the Bush Fires Act 1954 approved 21 Jun 1978 (includes amendments listed above)

Bush Fires Act Amendment Act 1979

51 of 1979

7 Nov 1979

7 Nov 1979

Bush Fires Amendment Act 1981

95 of 1981

4 Dec 1981

4 Dec 1981

Acts Amendment (Conservation and Land Management) Act 1984 Pt. IV

112 of 1984

19 Dec 1984

22 Mar 1985 (see s. 2 and Gazette 15 Mar 1985 p. 931)

Bush Fires Amendment Act 1987

8 of 1987

5 Jun 1987

3 Jul 1987

Criminal Law Amendment Act 1990 Pt. 3

101 of 1990

20 Dec 1990

14 Feb 1991 (see s. 2(1))

Reprint of the Bush Fires Act 1954 as at 27 Feb 1992 (includes amendments listed above)

Bush Fires Amendment Act 1992 4

60 of 1992

11 Dec 1992

Act other than Pt. 2: 11 Dec 1992 (see s. 2(1));

Pt. 2: 25 Mar 1993 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 19 Mar 1993 p. 1635)

Financial Administration Legislation Amendment Act 1993 s. 11

6 of 1993

27 Aug 1993

1 Jul 1993 (see s. 2(1))

Acts Amendment (Public Sector Management) Act 1994 s. 19

32 of 1994

29 Jun 1994

1 Oct 1994 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Sep 1994 p. 4948)

Fire Brigades Amendment Act 1994 s. 36

52 of 1994

2 Nov 1994

10 Dec 1994 (see s. 2 and Gazette 9 Dec 1994 p. 6647)

Planning Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994 s. 46(1)

84 of 1994

13 Jan 1995

1 Mar 1995 (see s. 2 and Gazette 21 Feb 1995 p. 567)

Sentencing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1995 Pt. 6 and s. 147

78 of 1995

16 Jan 1996

4 Nov 1996 (see s. 2 and Gazette 25 Oct 1996 p. 5632)

Coroners Act 1996 s. 61

2 of 1996

24 May 1996

7 Apr 1997 (see s. 2 and Gazette 18 Mar 1997 p. 1529)

Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 1996 s. 4

14 of 1996

28 Jun 1996

1 Jul 1996 (see s. 2)

Financial Legislation Amendment Act 1996 s. 64

49 of 1996

25 Oct 1996

25 Oct 1996 (see s. 2(1))

Transfer of Land Amendment Act 1996 s. 153(1)

81 of 1996

14 Nov 1996

14 Nov 1996 (see s. 2(1))

Reprint of the Bush Fires Act 1954 as at 20 Jan 1997 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Coroners Act 1996 )

Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 1997 s. 26

57 of 1997

15 Dec 1997

15 Dec 1997 (see s. 2(1))

Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act (No. 2) 1998 s. 20

10 of 1998

30 Apr 1998

30 Apr 1998 (see s. 2(1))

Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia (Consequential Provisions) Act 1998 Pt. 2 5

42 of 1998

4 Nov 1998

1 Jan 1999 (see s. 2 and Gazette 22 Dec 1998 p. 6833)

Fire and Emergency Services Legislation Amendment Act 2002 s. 15- 40 6

38 of 2002

20 Nov 2002

30 Nov 2002 (see s. 2 and Gazette 29 Nov 2002 p. 5651-2)

Acts Amendment (Equality of Status) Act 2003 Pt. 4

28 of 2003

22 May 2003

1 Jul 2003 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Jun 2003 p. 2579)

Reprint 6: The Bush Fires Act 1954 as at 1 Aug 2003 (includes amendments listed above)

Acts Amendment and Repeal (Competition Policy) Act 2003 Pt. 3

70 of 2003

15 Dec 2003

21 Apr 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 20 Apr 2004 p. 1297)

Criminal Code Amendment Act 2004 s. 58

4 of 2004

23 Apr 2004

21 May 2004 (see s. 2)

Workers’ Compensation Reform Act 2004 s. 174

42 of 2004

9 Nov 2004

4 Jan 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7131)

Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 s. 141

59 of 2004

23 Nov 2004

1 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7128)

Criminal Procedure and Appeals (Consequential and Other Provisions) Act 2004 s. 80

84 of 2004

16 Dec 2004

2 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7129 (correction by Gazette 7 Jan 2005 p. 53))

Reprint 7: The Bush Fires Act 1954 as at 3 Mar 2006 (includes amendments listed above)

Machinery of Government (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2006 Pt. 14 Div. 1

28 of 2006

26 Jun 2006

1 Jul 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Jun 2006 p. 2347)

Land Information Authority Act 2006 s. 126

60 of 2006

16 Nov 2006

1 Jan 2007 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 8 Dec 2006 p. 5369)

Biosecurity and Agriculture Management (Repeal and Consequential Provisions) Act 2007 s. 28

24 of 2007

12 Oct 2007

1 May 2013 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 5 Feb 2013 p. 823)

Bush Fires Amendment Act 2009 Pt. 2

25 of 2009

17 Nov 2009

1 Dec 2009 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 1 Dec 2009 p. 4829)

Arson Legislation Amendment Act 2009 Pt. 2

43 of 2009

3 Dec 2009

19 Dec 2009 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 18 Dec 2009 p. 5167)

Reprint 8: The Bush Fires Act 1954 as at 9 Apr 2010 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management (Repeal and Consequential Provisions) Act 2007 )

Standardisation of Formatting Act 2010 s. 43(3) and 52 7

19 of 2010 (as amended by No. 17 of 2014 s. 39(5)-(8))

28 Jun 2010

s. 43(3), 52(1)-(3) and 52(4) (other than the amendments to s. 21(1), (2) and (3), s. 39(2), s. 45 and s. 47, the amendment to s. 44(3) to delete “(3)(a) Where” and insert “(3) Where” and the amendments to s. 64 to delete “ s. 21(2) ,” and insert “ s. 21(2A) and (2B),”): 11 Sep 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 10 Sep 2010 p. 4341)

Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2011 s. 16

47 of 2011

25 Oct 2011

26 Oct 2011 (see s. 2(b))

Road Traffic Legislation Amendment Act 2012 Pt. 4 Div. 4

8 of 2012

21 May 2012

27 Apr 2015 (see s. 2(d) and Gazette 17 Apr 2015 p. 1371)

Fire and Emergency Services Legislation Amendment Act 2012 Pt. 3

22 of 2012

29 Aug 2012

1 Nov 2012 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 31 Oct 2012 p. 5255)

Reprint 9: The Bush Fires Act 1954 as at 11 Oct 2013 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Road Traffic Legislation Amendment Act 2012 Pt. 4 Div. 4)

Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2014 s. 17

17 of 2014

2 Jul 2014

6 Sep 2014 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 5 Sep 2014 p. 3213)

Bush Fires Amendment Act 2016

27 of 2016

21 Sep 2016

s. 1 and 2: 21 Sep 2016 (see s. 2(a));

Act other than s. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2017 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 30 Jun 2017 p. 3552)

Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 s. 312

24 of 2016

21 Sep 2016

1 Jan 2019 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 14 Sep 2018 p. 3305)

Firefighters and Emergency Volunteers Legislation Amendment (Compensation) Act 2016 Pt. 2

28 of 2016

21 Sep 2016

16 Sep 2017 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 15 Sep 2017 p. 4791)

Environmental Protection Amendment Act 2020 s. 114

40 of 2020

19 Nov 2020

23 Oct 2021 (see s. 2(1)(e) and SL 2021/176 cl. 2)

Bush Fires Amendment Act 2022

26 of 2022

19 Aug 2022

s. 1 and 2: 19 Aug 2022 (see s. 2(a));

Act other than s. 1 and 2: 1 Sep 2022 (see s. 2(b) and SL 2022/152 cl. 2)

Other notes

1         The provision in this Act repealing that Act has been omitted under the Reprints Act 1984 s. 7(4)(f).

2         Provisions of the Bush Fires Act 1954 referred to in s. 64 are not the same references as originally enacted. Under the Interpretation Act 1984 s. 16(2), as a result of amendments to the Bush Fires Act 1954 by the Bush Fires Act Amendment Act 1977 (No. 65 of 1977), those references may be construed as if amended. The references were changed under the Reprints Act 1984 s. 7(3)(g).

3         The Third Schedule was inserted by the Metric Conversion Act Amendment Act (No. 2) 1973.

4         The Bush Fires Amendment Act 1992 s. 6(2) reads as follows:



        (2)         Where, immediately before the commencement of this Act, a delegation was in force under section 9(1)(a) or (c) of the principal Act, the delegation shall, on and after that commencement, be deemed to be a delegation to the Chief Executive Officer under section 9(1)(a) of the principal Act as in force after that commencement, and may be varied or revoked accordingly.



5         The Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia (Consequential Provisions) Act 1998 s. 11(2) is a transitional provision that is of no further effect.

6         The Fire and Emergency Services Legislation Amendment Act 2002 s. 27(2) and (3) are transitional provisions that are of no further effect.

7         The Standardisation of Formatting Act 2010 s. 52(4) in relation to amendments to the Bush Fires Act 1954 s. 21(1), (2) and (3), s. 39(2), s. 45 and s. 47, the amendment to s. 44(3) to delete “(3)(a) Where” and insert “(3) Where” and the amendments to s. 64 to delete “ s. 21(2),” and insert “ s. 21(2A) and (2B), had not come into operation when it was deleted by the Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2014 s. 39(5)-(8).



Defined terms



[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined term         Provision(s)

adjoining         7(1)

affected area         14B(1)

approved local government         38(6)

area of the State         21

authorisation         14B(1)

authorised CALM Act officer         7(1)

authorised period         14B(1)

authorised person         13(6), 14B(1)

burn garden refuse         24C

bush         7(1)

bush fire         35A

bush fire brigade         7(1)

bush fire officer         45A(1), 45(1)

bush fire risk treatment standards         35AA(1), 35AB(1)

CALM Act         45(1)

CALM Act CEO         7(1)

CALM Act Department         7(1)

common boundary         22(1)

conservation land         9, 45(1)

crop         53(3)

Department         7(1)

departmental officer         12(1)

designation         12(1)

employed in the Department         7(1)

exempt land         22(1)

FES Act         7(1)

FES Commissioner         7(1)

forest land         7(1)

incendiary material         27D(1)

infringement notice         59A(2)

land other than conservation land         9, 45(1)

limited burning times         24C

normal brigade activities         35A

occupier of land         7(1)

owner or occupier of land         33(9), 35AB(1)

prescribed condition         18(5D)

prohibited burning times         7(1)

property         32(1)

prosecutor         59A(1)

publish         17(9)

relevant body         58(3A)

relevant bush fire         14B(1)

restricted burning times         7(1)

rubbish tip         24C

specified         24C

total fire ban         21

volunteer fire fighter         35A







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