Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts In this Act, unless
the contrary intention appears —
"Account" means the account referred to in
section 30;
“annual estimate” , in relation to
expenditure, means an estimate of expenditure for a financial year;
"assessment notice" means a notice served under
section 36J(1) or 36L(2);
"assistance operation" means an operation to
provide assistance to —
(a) the
Authority;
(b) a
brigade (as defined in the Fire Brigades Act 1942 );
(c) a
bush fire brigade (as defined in the Bush Fires Act 1954 );
(d) an
SES Unit;
(e) a
VMRS Group;
(f) the
Police Service; or
(g) any
other agency, organisation or body that provides emergency services,
in performing its
functions;
"Authority" means the Fire and Emergency Services
Authority of Western Australia established by section 4;
"board" means the board of management referred to
in section 6;
"chief executive officer" means the
chief executive officer of the Authority appointed in accordance with
section 19;
"consultative committee" means a committee
appointed by the Minister under section 22;
"Crown land" has the same meaning as it has in the
Land Administration Act 1997 ;
"ESL category area" means an area of Western
Australia that is declared under section 36F(2);
"FESA activities" means —
(a) the
prevention, control and extinguishment of fires;
(b) the
prevention and control of other incidents;
(c) the
provision of emergency services in relation to incidents;
(d) the
protection and saving of life and property endangered by incidents;
(e) the
promotion of the safety of life and property from incidents;
(f) the
rendering safe of the sites of incidents;
(g) the
carrying out of —
(i)
rescue operations;
(ii)
search and rescue operations;
(iii)
marine search and rescue operations;
(iv)
assistance operations;
(v)
monitoring activities;
“FESA Unit” means a group of persons
approved by the Authority under section 18M;
"gross rental value", in relation to land, has the
same meaning as it has in the Valuation of Land Act 1978 ;
“hazardous material incident” means an
actual or impending spillage or other escape of anything the spillage or
escape of which causes or threatens to cause injury or death, or damage to
property or to the environment;
“incident” means —
(a) a
fire;
(b) a
hazardous material incident;
(c) a
natural disaster; or
(d) an
accident or other event that may require the carrying out of —
(i)
a rescue operation;
(ii)
a search and rescue operation;
(iii)
a marine search and rescue operation;
(iv)
an assistance operation;
(v)
a monitoring activity;
"leviable land" means land on which the levy is
payable;
"levy" means the emergency services levy
determined under Part 6A and imposed under the Emergency Services Levy
Act 2002 ;
"levy interest" means interest that has accrued on
the levy under section 36S;
"levy year", in relation to the payment of the
levy, means the financial year for which the levy is payable;
"marine search and rescue operation" means a
search and rescue operation that is carried out at sea or in, on or around any
body of water;
"member" means a member of the board other than
the chief executive officer;
"member of staff" means the
chief executive officer or a person referred to in section 20(1) or 21;
"monitoring activity" means an activity carried
out for the purpose of finding out about the occurrence of events that might
result in a marine search and rescue operation being required (such as
monitoring marine radio frequencies or keeping watch for distress flares or
signals);
"natural disaster" means a flood, cyclone or other
storm, earthquake, tsunami or other prescribed event;
"owner", in relation to land, has the meaning
given in section 3A;
“rescue operation” means an operation
to rescue or recover a person or property endangered as a result of an
accident, explosion or other similar event;
"search and rescue operation" means an operation
to search for, and if necessary rescue or recover, a person or property who or
which is lost or endangered as a result of a natural disaster, accident or
other event;
"SES Unit" means a group of persons approved by
the Authority under section 18C;
"the emergency services Acts" means this Act, the
Bush Fires Act 1954 and the Fire Brigades Act 1942 ;
"VMRS Group" means a group of persons approved by
the Authority under section 18H.
[Section 3 amended by No. 38 of 2002
s. 4; No. 42 of 2002 s. 4.]