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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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