Victorian Numbered Acts

EMERGENCY SERVICES LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2012 (NO. 5 OF 2012)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  

   PART 2--AMENDMENT OF COUNTRY FIRE AUTHORITY ACT 1958

   3.      Amendment of section 3—Definitions  
   4.      Amendment of section 4—Declaration of fire danger period  
   5.      Amendment of section 7—Constitution of Authority  
   6.      Amendment of section 11A—Conflicts of interest  
   7.      Amendment of section 13—Expenses of chairman and members  
   8.      New section 20AAA inserted  
   9.      Amendment of section 20AA—General powers of Authority  
   10.     Section 20B substituted  
   11.     Amendment of section 22—Persons holding property of brigade  
   12.     Amendment of section 23—General powers of Authority with respect to brigades, apparatus etc.  
   13.     Amendment of section 23AA—Industry brigades  
   14.     Amendment of section 23A—Groups of brigades  
   15.     Amendment of section 27—Chief Officer to have control of all brigades etc.  
   16.     Amendment of section 30—Powers of officers at fires  
   17.     Amendment of section 30A—Authorisation of certain persons  
   18.     Amendment of section 31—Police to assist Chief Officer  
   19.     Amendment of section 32—Duties of water, electricity and gas suppliers  
   20.     Amendment of section 33—Determination of sole responsibility for fire suppression in certain areas  
   21.     Amendment of section 34—Duties of owner etc. of land in case of fire during fire danger period  
   22.     New section 36A inserted  
   23.     Amendment to section 37—General prohibition against lighting open air fires  
   24.     New section 37A inserted  
   25.     Amendment of section 38—Lighting fires in accordance with permit  
   26.     Amendment of section 38A—Fires for certain purposes to be lawful  
   27.     Amendment of section 39—Prohibited actions near fires  
   28.     Amendment of section 39E—Prohibition of high fire risk activities  
   29.     Amendment of section 40—Provisions about total fire bans  
   30.     Amendment of section 41—Fire prevention notices  
   31.     Amendment of section 41B—Objection to notices  
   32.     Amendment to section 41D—Compliance with notices  
   33.     Amendment to section 41E—Fire prevention infringement notices  
   34.     Repeal of section 44  
   35.     Amendment of section 44A—Power of Chief Officer to close roads  
   36.     Amendment of section 45—Power to Governor in Council to transfer municipal officers' powers  
   37.     Amendment of section 48—Power to police, Chief Officer etc. to direct extinguishment of fire  
   38.     Amendment of section 49—Obligation of sawmillers  
   39.     New section 50AA inserted  
   40.     Amendment of section 52—Appointment of regional fire prevention committees  
   41.     Amendment of section 54—Appointment of municipal fire prevention committees  
   42.     Amendment of section 55A—Municipal fire prevention plans  
   43.     Amendment of section 62—Definitions for Part V  
   44.     Amendment of section 74E—Remuneration and allowances  
   45.     Amendment of section 74G—Vacancies  
   46.     New section 87AA inserted  
   47.     Amendment of section 91—Owners of houses and property to give information as to insurance  
   48.     Amendment of section 92—Immunity provision  
   49.     Sections 93 and 93A substituted  
   50.     Amendment of section 98—Place where fire occurs  
   51.     Amendment of section 102—Collections for brigades to be authorized by Authority  
   52.     Amendment of section 103A—Australian Fire Brigades Charges Scheme  
   53.     New section 106A inserted  
   54.     New section 107 substituted  
   55.     New section 107A substituted  
   56.     New section 107B inserted  
   57.     Repeal of section 109  
   58.     Amendment of section 110—Regulations  

   PART 3--AMENDMENT OF METROPOLITAN FIRE BRIGADES ACT 1958

   59.     Amendment of section 2—Purposes  
   60.     Amendment of section 3—Definitions  
   61.     Amendment of section 6—Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board  
   62.     Amendment of section 7—Functions of Board  
   63.     New section 7AA inserted  
   64.     Amendment of section 11—Remuneration and allowances  
   65.     New section 11A inserted  
   66.     Amendment of section 13—Vacancies  
   67.     Amendment of section 14—Acting members  
   68.     Amendment of section 24A—Power to acquire land  
   69.     Amendment of section 24B—Power of delegation  
   70.     Amendment of section 25A—General powers of Board  
   71.     Amendment of section 26—Formation of units  
   72.     Amendment of section 31—Chief Officer  
   73.     Section 31A substituted  
   74.     Amendment of section 32AA—Duty to warn the community  
   75.     Amendment of section 32C—Destruction of building by Chief Officer  
   76.     Section 32D substituted  
   77.     New section 33 inserted  
   78.     Amendment of section 34—Power to make regulations  
   79.      Section 54 substituted  
   80.     Amendment of section 54A—Immunity from certain liabilities  
   81.     Amendment of section 55D—Board may provide emergency prevention and response service  
   82.     Amendment of section 55E—Activities outside metropolitan district  
   83.     Amendment of section 60—Collection of contributions for units  
   84.     Amendment of section 70—Owner to give information as to insurance  
   85.     Amendment of section 71—Place where fire occurs  
   86.     Amendment of section 72—Board or unit may carry out fire prevention work  
   87.     New section 72A inserted  
   88.     Amendment of section 75—Documents signed by President or Deputy President to be evidence  
   89.     New section 75A substituted  
   90.     New sections 75B and 75C inserted  
   91.     Repeal of section 76  
   92.     Amendment of section 77—Recovery and application of penalties  
   93.     New section 78 inserted  
   94.     Amendment of section 79F—Vacancies  
   95.     Amendment of section 87—Fire prevention notices  
   96.     Amendment of section 89—Objection to notices  
   97.     Amendment of section 91—Compliance with notices  
   98.     Amendment of section 92—Fire prevention infringement notices  

   PART 4--AMENDMENT OF VICTORIA STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE ACT 2005

   99.     New section 6A inserted  
   100.    Amendment of section 7—General powers of Authority  
   101.    Amendment of section 34—Registered units  
   102.    Amendment of section 47—Compensation for injury during emergency service  
   103.    Amendment of section 55—Regulations  

   PART 5--AMENDMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACT 1986

   104.    New section 24A inserted  
   105.    New section 33 inserted  
   106.    Amendment of section 36—Offence of obstructing etc. emergency worker  
   107.    Amendment of section 36A—Declaration of emergency area  
   108.    Amendment of section 36B—Powers in respect of emergency area  
   109.    Amendment of section 36C—Offences  
   110.    Section 38 repealed  

   PART 6--AMENDMENT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY ACT 2004

   111.    Amendment of section 2—Commencement  
   112.    Amendment of section 3—Definitions  
   113.    Amendment of section 21—Advisory committee  
   114.    Amendment of section 30—Commissioner to determine standards  
   115.    Repeal of sections 44 and 45  

   PART 7--AMENDMENT OF FORESTS ACT 1958

   116.    New section 72 inserted  

   PART 8--AMENDMENT OF SUMMARY OFFENCES ACT 1966

   117.    Repeal of section 12  

   PART 9--REPEAL OF AMENDING ACT

   118.    Repeal of amending Act  
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