Victorian Current Acts

VICTORIA STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE ACT 2005

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purpose  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Definitions  

   PART 2--VICTORIA STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE AUTHORITY

   4.      Victoria State Emergency Service Authority  
   4A.     Objective  
   4B.     Emergency Management Victoria  
   4C.     Compliance with operational standards of Emergency Management Commissioner  
   4D.     Report on compliance with operational standards developed by the Emergency Management Commissioner  
   4E.     Strategic Action Plan  
   4F.     Compliance with incident management operating procedures  
   5.      Functions  
   6.      Duties of the Authority  
   6A.     Duty to assist in major emergency  
   7.      General powers of Authority  
   8.      Accountability of Authority  
   9.      Board of Directors  
   10.     Appointment of Directors  
   11.     Term of appointment  
   12.     Remuneration and allowances  
   13.     Application of Public Administration Act 2004  
   14.     Vacancies  
   15.     Acting Directors  
   16.     Membership of Board not office or place of profit  
   17.     Decisions not affected by certain matters  
   18.     Immunity of Directors  
   19.     Meetings of the Board  
   20.     Participation in meetings by telephone or other means  
   21.     Resolutions without meetings  
   22.     Conflicts of interest  
   23.     Power of delegation  
   24.     Chief Executive Officer  
   25.     Acting Chief Executive Officer  
   26.     Delegation of powers of Chief Executive Officer  
   27.     Delegation  

   PART 3--VICTORIA STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE

   28.     Victoria State Emergency Service  
   29.     Chief Officer, Operations  
   30.     Staff  
   31.     Delegation  
   32.     Powers and duties of Chief Officer, Operations  
   32AA.   Application of sections 32AB and 32AC  
   32AB.   Power of entry  
   32AC.   Power to construct, remove or alter levee and remove debris  
   32A.    Standing Orders  
   33.     Register  
   34.     Registered units[1]  
   35.     Controllers of registered units  
   36.     Probationary members  
   37.     Registered members  
   38.     Examination or medical evidence  
   39.     Discharge by registered unit of function under state emergency management plan  
   40.     Traffic management power  
   41.     Power of Authority to authorise registered units to perform functions outside Victoria  
   42.     Immunity of Service members  
   43.     Insurance policies  
   44.     Offence of wilful damage or interference with property  
   45.     Offence to obstruct, hinder or interfere  
   46.     Offences relating to impersonation  

   PART 4--COMPENSATION

   46A.    Definition  
   47.     Compensation for injury during emergency service  
   48.     Compensation otherwise payable  
   49.     Compensation for loss of or damage to property during emergency service  
   50.     Jurisdiction  
   51.     Victorian WorkCover Authority to represent Crown  
   52.     Payments  
   53.     Entitlement where damages otherwise payable  
   54.     Fraudulent claims  

   PART 5--MISCELLANEOUS

   55.     Regulations  
   56.      Repeal  
   57.     Transitional provisions  
   58.     Change of title  
   59.     Transitional provision—Emergency Management Legislation Amendment Act 2018  

   PART 6--FAWKNER CREMATORIUM AND MEMORIAL PARK LAND

   60.     Revocation of reservation  
   61.     Consequences of revocation  
   62.     Temporary reservation for cemetery purposes  
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