BUSH FIRES REGULATIONS 1954 - REG 45A
BUSH FIRES REGULATIONS 1954 - REG 45A
45A . Information to be given by authorised CALM Act officer taking control under Act s. 45A(2)(a)
(1) In this
regulation —
bush fire officer has the meaning given in
section 45A(1) of the Act;
take control means take control of all operations
in relation to a bush fire.
(2) When informing the
FES Commissioner under section 45A(2)(a) of the Act, the authorised CALM
Act officer must provide the following details —
(a) the
local government district or districts within which the bush fire is burning;
(b) the
location of the bush fire within that district or those districts, the size of
the bush fire and any manner in which the bush fire may be spreading or
extending;
(c) the
people or property that may be threatened by the bush fire;
(d) the
people and fire fighting equipment present at, on route to or available to be
used at the bush fire and under the authority of the authorised CALM Act
officer;
(e) the
control objective sought to be achieved and strategies being used or proposed
to be used to control and extinguish the bush fire;
(f) the
authorised CALM Act officer’s name, official title and contact details;
(g) the
name, official title and contact details of the bush fire officer who
requested the authorised CALM Act officer to take control, and details of
which bush fire brigade or local government the bush fire officer belongs to;
(h) the
time and date when the authorised CALM Act officer took control;
(i)
any other details reasonably required by the FES
Commissioner.
(3) Information given
in accordance with this regulation —
(a) must
be given by telephone or radio as soon as is reasonably practicable; and
(b)
must, as soon as is reasonably practicable after being given by telephone or
radio, be confirmed in writing by email, facsimile or post.
[Regulation 45A inserted: Gazette 17 Dec 2010
p. 6352‑3; amended: Gazette 31 Oct 2012 p. 5251‑2.]