This legislation has been repealed.
- under the Country Fires Act 1989 TABLE OF PROVISIONS PART 1--Preliminary 1. Short title 2. Commencement 3. Revocation 4. Interpretation PART 2--Incident management systems 5. Incident management systems PART 3--C.F.S. Organisations Division 1--C.F.S. brigades 6. Constitution of a C.F.S. brigade 7. Registration of members of C.F.S. brigades 8. Categories of membership 9. Brigade officers 10. Prescribed positions 11. Brigade elections 12. Transfer of membership and resignation 13. Suspension of operations Division 2--C.F.S. groups 14. Constitution of a C.F.S. group 15. Membership of a C.F.S. group 16. Group officers 17. Prescribed group positions 18. Group elections Division 3--Accounts, audits and reporting 19. Accounts and audits 20. Annual returns Division 4--Conduct and discipline of members 21. Conduct and discipline of members Division 5--Miscellaneous matters 22. Incident reports 23. Absence from C.F.S. duties 24. Brigades formed by various government agencies PART 4--Fire prevention authorities Division 1--Regional bushfire prevention committees 25. Selection of C.F.S. representatives 26. Selection of council representatives 27. Prescribed responsibilities Division 2--District bushfire prevention committees 28. District bushfire prevention committees 29. Prescribed responsibilities Division 3--Fire prevention officers 30. Fire prevention officers PART 5--Fire prevention Division 1--Preliminary 31. Interpretation Division 2--Fires during the fire danger season 32. Permits 33. Special provisions relating to gas and electric cooking appliances 34. Fires during fire danger season 35. Fires in the open air on a total fire ban day Division 3--Restrictions on the use of certain appliances etc 36. Stationary engines 37. Internal combustion engines 38. Vehicles 39. Aircraft 40. Welders and other tools 41. Bees 42. Rabbit fumigators 43. Bird scarers 44. Fireworks 45. Blasting Division 4--Duties to prevent fires 46. Notices Division 4A--Prescribed offences 46A. Prescribed offences under section 36(1) 46B. Prescribed offences under section 46 Division 5--Miscellaneous 47. Fire safety at premises 48. Caravans PART 6--Miscellaneous 49. Prescribed association of insurers 50. Identity cards 51. Coronial inquests 52. Uniforms 53. Insignia of the C.F.S. 54. Flags and other forms of identification 55. Roadside fire protection 56. Maintenance and inspection of fire-fighting equipment 57. Use of water 58. Special fire areas SCHEDULE 1--Certificate of registration of a C.F.S. brigade SCHEDULE 2--Standard constitution of a C.F.S. brigade SCHEDULE 3--Officers of a C.F.S. brigade SCHEDULE 4--Functions of other brigade officers SCHEDULE 5--Certificate of registration of a C.F.S. group SCHEDULE 6--Standard constitution of a C.F.S. group SCHEDULE 7--Officers of a C.F.S. group SCHEDULE 8--Functions of other group officers SCHEDULE 9--Permit authorising person to light or maintain fire during fire danger season SCHEDULE 10--Permit authorising person to light or maintain fire in open air contrary to terms of total fire ban SCHEDULE 11--Regulation 33 declaration SCHEDULE 12--Section 40 notice SCHEDULE 13--Variation or revocation of section 40 notice SCHEDULE 14--Certificate of identity under the Act SCHEDULE 15--Certificate of identity for fire prevention officer SCHEDULE 16--Official emblems of C.F.S. Legislative history Appendix--Divisional penalties and expiation fees