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Western Australia Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1998 CONTENTS Part 1 -- Preliminary 1. Short title 2 2. Commencement 2 Part 2 -- Bush Fires Act 1954 3. The Act amended 3 4. Section 7 amended 3 5. Part II, Division 1 heading deleted 4 6. Sections 8 and 9 repealed 4 7. Part II, Division 2 heading deleted 5 8. Section 10 amended 5 9. Sections 11 and 11A repealed 5 10 . Section 12 amended 5 11 . Part II, Divisions 3 and 4, repealed, and transitional 5 12 . Section 51 amended 6 13 . Section 63 repealed 6 14 . Section 65 amended 6 15 . Section 69 repealed 6 page i 163 -- 1 Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1998 16 . Various references to "Board" amended to "Authority" 6 Part 3 -- Fire Brigades Act 1942 17 . The Act amended 8 18 . Section 4 amended 8 19 . Parts III, IV and V repealed 10 20 . Part VI heading amended 10 21 . Section 23 repealed 10 22 . Section 24 amended 10 23 . Section 25 amended 11 24 . Section 26A amended 11 25 . Section 29 amended 11 26 . Section 35 amended 12 27 . Section 36 amended 12 28 . Section 40 amended 13 29 . Section 45 amended 13 30 . Section 46 amended 13 31 . Section 47 amended 13 32 . Section 47A amended 14 33 . Section 54 amended 14 34 . Section 64 repealed 14 35 . Section 71 repealed 14 36 . Fourth Schedule amended 15 37 . Various references to "Board" amended to "Authority" 15 Part 4 -- Miscellaneous amendments 38 . Miscellaneous amendments 18 Schedule 1 -- Miscellaneous amendments 1. Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 amended 19 2. Country Areas Water Supply Act 1947 amended 19 3. Financial Administration and Audit Act 1985 amended 20 page ii Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1998 4. Fire Brigades Superannuation Act 1985 amended, and savings 20 5. Government Employees Superannuation Act 1987 amended 24 6. Litter Act 1979 amended 24 7. Metropolitan Water Supply, Sewerage, and Drainage Act 1909 amended 24 8. Public Sector Management Act 1994 amended 25 9. Sentencing Act 1995 amended 25 10 . Water Boards Act 1904 amended 26 page iii Western Australia LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1998 A Bill for An Act to amend the Bush Fires Act 1954 and Fire Brigades Act 1942 and various other Acts as a consequence of the enactment of the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia Act 1998, and for related purposes. The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows: page 1 Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1998 Part 1 Preliminary s. 1 Part 1 -- Preliminary 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia (Consequential Provisions) Act 5 1998. 2. Commencement This Act comes into operation on the day fixed under section 2 of the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia Act 1998. page 2 Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1998 Bush Fires Act 1954 Part 2 s. 3 Part 2 -- Bush Fires Act 1954 3. The Act amended The amendments in this Part are to the Bush Fires Act 1954*. [* Reprinted as at 20 January 1997. 5 For subsequent amendments see 1997 Index to Legislation of Western Australia, Table 1, p. 26 and Act No.10 of 1998.] 4. Section 7 amended Section 7 is amended as follows: (a) after the definition of "adjoining", by inserting the 10 following definition -- " "Authority" means the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia established by section 4 of the FESA Act; 15 "; (b) by deleting the definition of "Board"; (c) by deleting the definition of "Chairman"; (d) in the definition of "Chief Executive Officer", by deleting "Chief Executive Officer of the Board referred 20 to in section 15;" and inserting instead -- " chief executive officer of the Authority, as referred to in section 19 of the FESA Act; "; page 3 Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1998 Part 2 Bush Fires Act 1954 s. 5 (e) in the definition of "forest officer", by deleting "appointed under the Forests Act 1918;" and inserting instead -- " within the meaning of the Conservation and 5 Land Management Act 1984; "; (f) by deleting the definitions of "Fund" and "member of the Board" and inserting the following definition instead -- 10 " "member of the Authority" means a member of the board of management referred to in section 6 of the FESA Act; "; 15 (g) by deleting the full stop at the end of the definition of "restricted burning times" and inserting a semicolon instead; (h) at the end of the section, by inserting the following definition -- 20 " "the FESA Act" means the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia Act 1998. ". 5. Part II, Division 1 heading deleted 25 Part II is amended before section 8 by deleting the heading to Division 1. 6. Sections 8 and 9 repealed Sections 8 and 9 are repealed. page 4 Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1998 Bush Fires Act 1954 Part 2 s. 7 7. Part II, Division 2 heading deleted Part II is amended before section 10 by deleting the heading to Division 2. 8. Section 10 amended 5 Section 10(2)(a) is amended by deleting "the appointment of and employ such persons as it" and inserting instead -- " that the Chief Executive Officer appoint and employ such persons as the Authority 10 ". 9. Sections 11 and 11A repealed Sections 11 and 11A are repealed. 10. Section 12 amended Section 12(1) is amended by deleting "Board may with the 15 approval of the Minister appoint persons" and inserting instead -- " Chief Executive Officer may, on the recommendation of the Authority and with the approval of the Minister, 20 appoint persons under section 20 of the FESA Act ". 11. Part II, Divisions 3 and 4, repealed, and transitional (1) Divisions 3 and 4 of Part II are repealed. (2) Any funds standing to the credit of the Bush Fires Board Fund 25 under section 16A of the Bush Fires Act 1954, as in force immediately before the commencement of this section, are to be page 5 Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1998 Part 2 Bush Fires Act 1954 s. 12 credited to the Fire and Emergency Services Authority Account referred to in section 30 of the FESA Act. 12. Section 51 amended Section 51(3) is amended by deleting "section 63." and inserting 5 instead -- " section 37 of the FESA Act. ". 13. Section 63 repealed Section 63 is repealed. 14. Section 65 amended 10 Section 65(2)(b) is amended by deleting "hand of the executive officer of the Board;" and inserting instead -- " seal of the Authority; ". 15. Section 69 repealed Section 69 is repealed. 15 16. Various references to "Board" amended to "Authority" The provisions mentioned in the Table to this section are amended by deleting "Board" in each place where it occurs and inserting instead -- " Authority ". 20 Table section 7 (definition of section 35(1) "restricted burning times") section 10(1) section 35(2) section 10(2) section 35(3)(a) (in 2 places) page 6 Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1998 Bush Fires Act 1954 Part 2 s. 16 section 13(1) section 35(3)(b) (in 2 places) section 13(2) (in 2 places) section 35(4) section 14 (in 2 places) section 35(5)(a) (in 2 places) section 17(4) (in 2 places) section 35(5)(b) (in 2 places) section 17(5) section 38(2)(c) section 17(6) (in 2 places) section 38 (2)(d) section 17(8)(a)(ii) section 38(2)(e) (in 2 places) section 17(8)(b) section 38(6)(a) section 17(9) section 38(6)(b) (in 3 places) section 18(2) section 38(6)(d) (in 2 places) section 18(5)(b) section 50(2)(b) section 24B(1) (in 2 places) section 54 section 25A(1) (in 2 places) section 55 section 25B(1) section 56(1)(a) (in 2 places) section 27B(1) section 56(2) (in 2 places) section 27B(2) section 57 (in 2 places) section 27C(1) section 58(3) section 27C(2) section 59(2)(a) (in 2 places) section 28(4)(a) section 65(1)(a) section 28(4)(b) section 65(1)(c) section 34(1a) (in 3 places) page 7 Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1998 Part 3 Fire Brigades Act 1942 s. 17 Part 3 -- Fire Brigades Act 1942 17. The Act amended The amendments in this Part are to the Fire Brigades Act 1942*. [* Reprinted as at 17 June 1996. 5 For subsequent amendments see 1997 Index to Legislation of Western Australia, Table 1, pp. 86-87 and Act No.10 of 1998.] 18. Section 4 amended (1) Section 4(1) is amended as follows: (a) by deleting the definition of "Board" and inserting the 10 following definition instead -- " "Authority" means the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia established by section 4 of the FESA Act; 15 "; (b) by deleting the definition of "Chairman"; (c) in the definition of "Chief Executive Officer", by deleting "person appointed to be the Chief Executive Officer under section 8A;" and inserting instead -- 20 " chief executive officer of the Authority, as referred to in section 19 of the FESA Act; "; (d) by deleting the definition of "Deputy Chairman"; page 8 Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1998 Fire Brigades Act 1942 Part 3 s. 18 (e) after the definition of "insurance company", by inserting the following definition -- " "member of the Authority" means a member of the 5 board of management referred to in section 6 of the FESA Act; "; (f) in the definition of "permanent fire brigade", by deleting "Board" in the 2 places where it occurs and inserting 10 instead -- " Authority "; (g) in the definition of "private fire brigade", by deleting "Board" and inserting instead -- " Authority "; 15 (h) by deleting the definition of "Secretary" and inserting the following definition instead -- " "the FESA Act" means the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia Act 1998; 20 "; (i) in the definition of "volunteer fire brigade", by deleting "Board" and inserting instead -- " Authority ". (2) Section 4(2) and (3) are repealed and the following subsection is 25 inserted instead -- " (2) A reference in this Act to an officer or employee of the Authority, or to a person employed by the Authority, is a reference to a person appointed or engaged under page 9 Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1998 Part 3 Fire Brigades Act 1942 s. 19 section 20 of the FESA Act for the purposes of this Act. ". 19. Parts III, IV and V repealed 5 Parts III, IV and V are repealed. 20. Part VI heading amended The heading to Part VI is amended by deleting "VESTING OF PROPERTY AND GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD" and inserting instead -- 10 " GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF AUTHORITY ". 21. Section 23 repealed 15 Section 23 is repealed. 22. Section 24 amended Section 24(2) is amended in the proviso -- (a) by deleting "Board, or the Board to which the Board" and inserting instead -- 20 " Authority, or a body corporate to which the Authority "; and 25 (b) by deleting "to the Board" and inserting instead -- " to the Authority ". page 10 Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1998 Fire Brigades Act 1942 Part 3 s. 23 23. Section 25 amended (1) Section 25(1) is amended as follows: (a) by deleting the subsection designation "(1)"; (b) by deleting "Board are --"and inserting instead -- 5 " Authority under this Act are -- ". (2) Section 25(2) and (3) are repealed. 24. Section 26A amended Section 26A is amended as follows: (a) in paragraph (a)(iii), by deleting "Board" in the first and 10 second places where it occurs and inserting instead -- " Authority "; (b) in paragraph (a)(iii), by deleting "Board" in the third place where it occurs and inserting instead -- " Authority under this Act "; 15 (c) in paragraph (b)(i) after "of its functions", by inserting the following -- " under this Act "; (d) in paragraph (ca), by deleting "Board" in the first place where it occurs and inserting instead -- 20 " Authority "; (e) in paragraph (ca), by deleting "Board referred to in section 25(1)" and inserting instead -- " Authority referred to in section 25 "; (f) in paragraph (d) after "of any function", by inserting the 25 following -- " under this Act ". 25. Section 29 amended (1) Section 29(1) is amended as follows: page 11 Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1998 Part 3 Fire Brigades Act 1942 s. 26 (a) by deleting the subsection designation "(1)" and "The Board shall from time to time appoint" and inserting instead -- " 5 For the purposes of this Act, the Chief Executive Officer shall from time to time appoint under section 20 of the FESA Act "; (b) by deleting "including an employee to be called the 10 Secretary to the Board,"; (c) by deleting "Board shall have" and inserting instead -- " Chief Executive Officer has ". (2) Section 29(1a) and (2) are repealed. 26. Section 35 amended 15 Section 35 is amended by deleting paragraphs (a), (b), (t) and (u). 27. Section 36 amended (1) Section 36(1) is amended as follows: (a) in paragraph (b), by inserting after "Fire Brigades Board 20 under" the following -- " this Act or "; (b) in paragraph (c), by deleting "Board:" and inserting instead -- " 25 Authority to be incurred in the operation of this Act: ". page 12 Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1998 Fire Brigades Act 1942 Part 3 s. 28 (2) Section 36(2) is amended in the proviso by inserting after "have been expended" the following -- " , for the purposes of this Act, ". 28. Section 40 amended 5 Section 40(6) is repealed. 29. Section 45 amended (1) Section 45(1) is amended by deleting "subsections (2) and" and inserting instead -- " subsection ". 10 (2) Section 45(2) is repealed. 30. Section 46 amended (1) Section 46(1) is amended by deleting "Governor," and inserting instead -- " Treasurer of Western Australia, ". 15 (2) Section 46(5) is amended by deleting "Governor." and inserting instead -- " Treasurer of Western Australia. ". (3) Section 46(10) is amended after "Board under" by inserting -- " this Act or ". 20 31. Section 47 amended (1) Section 47(1) is amended by deleting "Board and its operations." and inserting instead -- " Authority and its operations under this Act. ". page 13 Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1998 Part 3 Fire Brigades Act 1942 s. 32 (2) Section 47(2) is amended by deleting "Board" and inserting instead -- " Authority and its operations under this Act ". 32. Section 47A amended 5 Section 47A is amended as follows: (a) by deleting "appointed under --" and inserting instead -- " appointed -- "; (b) in paragraph (a), by deleting "section 8A"; 10 (c) in paragraph (b) before "section 29", by inserting -- " in accordance with "; (d) in paragraph (c) before "section 31", by inserting -- " under "; (e) by deleting "Pubic Service Act 1978" and inserting 15 instead -- " Public Sector Management Act 1994 ". 33. Section 54 amended Section 54(3)(g)(i) is amended in item 3 of the Table by deleting "Board" and inserting instead -- 20 " Authority ". 34. Section 64 repealed Section 64 is repealed. 35. Section 71 repealed Section 71 is repealed. page 14 Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1998 Fire Brigades Act 1942 Part 3 s. 36 36. Fourth Schedule amended Clause 6 of the Fourth Schedule is amended by deleting "Board's" and inserting instead -- " Authority's ". 5 37. Various references to "Board" amended to "Authority" The provisions mentioned in the Table to this section are amended by deleting "Board" in each place where it occurs, or in the places mentioned in the Table, and inserting instead -- " Authority ". 10 Table section 24(1) (in 3 places) section 46(2) (in 2 places) section 24(2) (in the 1st, 2nd section 46(3) and 3rd places) section 25A(1) (in 2 places) section 46(8) (in 3 places) section 25A(4)(a) (in 2 places) section 46(9) section 26 section 46A(1) (in 3 places) section 26A(in the 1st place) section 46A(2) section 26A(b) (in 3 places) section 46B(in 2 places) section 27(1) (in 2 places) section 48 section 27(2) (in 3 places) section 49 section 30 section 50 (in 2 places) section 31(2) section 51 (in 3 places) section 33 (in the 1st and 2nd section 52(1) places) page 15 Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1998 Part 3 Fire Brigades Act 1942 s. 37 section 33(c), (d), and (g) (in section 52(2) 2 places) section 33A(1) section 54(3)(b) (in 2 places) section 33A(15) (definition of section 54(3)(c) (in the 1st and 2nd "authorized officer") places) section 34(h) section 54(3)(f) (in 2 places) section 35(g) section 54(3)(g)(i) (in the 1st place) section 36(1) (in the 1st place) section 55 section 36(1)(b) (in the section 56(b) 1st place) section 36(2) (in 2 places) section 57 section 36(3) section 59(ii) section 37(1) section 61 (in 2 places) section 37(4) section 62(1) section 39(2) (in 3 places) section 62(2) section 40(1) section 65(1)(a) (in 3 places) section 40(2) section 65(2) (in 3 places) section 40(4) section 65(4) section 40(5) (in 2 places) section 65(5) section 41 section 66 (in 5 places) section 42(1) section 67(1) (in 4 places) section 42(3) section 73 page 16 Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1998 Fire Brigades Act 1942 Part 3 s. 37 section 43(2) Fourth Schedule, clause 3 (in 2 places) section 44(1) (in 2 places) Fourth Schedule, clause 4 (in 3 places) section 45(1) (in 2 places) Fourth Schedule, clause 6 section 45(3) Fourth Schedule, clause 7 (in 2 places) section 46(1) (in 3 places) page 17 Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1998 Part 4 Miscellaneous amendments s. 38 Part 4 -- Miscellaneous amendments 38. Miscellaneous amendments The Acts mentioned in Schedule 1 are amended as set out in that Schedule. page 18 Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1998 Miscellaneous amendments Schedule 1 Schedule 1 -- Miscellaneous amendments [Section 38] 1. Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 amended Part 3 of Schedule V is amended as follows: 5 (a) by deleting the item that begins "The Bush Fires Board"; (b) after the item that begins "The Finance Brokers Supervisory Board", by inserting the following item -- " The Fire and Emergency Services Authority of 10 Western Australia established by the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia Act 1998. "; (c) by deleting the item that begins "The Western Australian Fire 15 Brigades Board". 2. Country Areas Water Supply Act 1947 amended (1) Section 37(1) is amended as follows: (a) before the definition of "Fire Brigades Act", by inserting the following definition -- 20 " "Authority" means the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia established by section 4 of the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia Act 1998; 25 "; (b) by deleting the definition of "Fire Brigades Board". (2) The provisions mentioned in the Table to this subclause are amended by deleting "Board" in each place where it occurs and inserting instead -- " Authority ". page 19 Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1998 Schedule 1 Miscellaneous amendments Table section 37(3) (in 2 places) section 37(10) section 37(7) section 37(11) section 37(9) section 37(15) (in 2 places) 3. Financial Administration and Audit Act 1985 amended Schedule 1 is amended as follows: (a) by deleting the item "Bush Fires Board"; 5 (b) after the item "Esperance Port Authority", by inserting the following item -- " Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia 10 "; (c) by deleting the item "Western Australian Fire Brigades Board". 4. Fire Brigades Superannuation Act 1985 amended, and savings (1) The long title is amended by deleting "the employees, and certain former employees, of the Western Australian Fire Brigades Board 15 and" and inserting instead -- " certain persons employed for the purposes of the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia Act 1998, for certain former employees of the Western 20 Australian Fire Brigades Board, for the employees, and certain former employees, of ". page 20 Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1998 Miscellaneous amendments Schedule 1 (2) Section 3(1) is amended as follows: (a) after the definition of "associated employer", by inserting the following definitions -- " 5 "Authority" means the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia established by section 4 of the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia Act 1998; "chief executive officer" means the chief executive officer 10 of the Authority, as referred to in section 19 of the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia Act 1998; "; (b) after the definition of "Commonwealth standards", by 15 inserting the following definition -- " "eligible Authority employee" means a firefighter, or a person holding a prescribed office or of a prescribed class employed under section 19 or 20 of the Fire and 20 Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia Act 1998; "; (c) in the definition of "Fire Brigades Board", by inserting after "Act 1942" the following -- 25 " , as in force immediately before the coming into operation of the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia Act 1998 "; 30 (d) by deleting the definition of "Fire Brigades Board employee"; page 21 Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1998 Schedule 1 Miscellaneous amendments (e) by inserting after the definition of "firefighter" the following definition -- " "former Fire Brigades Board employee" means a person 5 formerly in the employment of the Fire Brigades Board; ". (3) Section 5(1) is amended by deleting "Fire Brigades Board employees, associated employees," and inserting instead -- 10 " eligible Authority employees, associated employees, former eligible Authority employees, ". (4) Section 5(2)(a) is amended by deleting "Fire Brigades Board" and 15 inserting instead -- " chief executive officer ". (5) Section 27(1) is amended by deleting "Fire Brigades Board" in both places where it occurs and inserting instead -- " chief executive officer ". 20 (6) Section 27(2) is amended by deleting "Fire Brigades Board" and inserting instead -- " chief executive officer ". (7) Section 28(1) is amended by deleting "Fire Brigades Board" and inserting instead -- 25 " chief executive officer ". page 22 Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1998 Miscellaneous amendments Schedule 1 (8) Section 32(a) is amended by deleting "Fire Brigades Board employees, associated employees," and inserting instead -- " eligible Authority employees, associated employees, 5 prescribed former eligible Authority employees, ". (9) Section 32(b) is amended by deleting "Fire Brigades Board" and inserting instead -- " chief executive officer ". 10 (10) Schedule 1 is amended by deleting "Chief Executive Officer of the Western Australian Fire Brigades Board." and inserting instead -- " Chief executive officer of the Authority. ". (11) Clause 1 of Schedule 2 is amended in the definition of "appointed member" by deleting "Fire Brigades Board" and inserting instead -- 15 " Authority ". (12) The provisions mentioned in the Table to this subclause are amended by deleting "Fire Brigades Board" in each place where it occurs and inserting instead -- " Authority ". 20 Table section 4(4)(a) Schedule 2, clause 6(2) section 4(5) Schedule 2 , clause 7(2) section 17(4) Schedule 2, clause 7(3) section 31 (in 2 places) (13) Despite the amendments made to section 4 of the Fire Brigades Superannuation Act 1985 by subclause (12), a person appointed and holding office under that section immediately before the commencement of this clause as a member or alternate member of the Western Australian page 23 Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1998 Schedule 1 Miscellaneous amendments Fire Brigades Superannuation Board continues, subject to that Act, to hold that office on and after that commencement for the remainder of the period for which the person was appointed. 5. Government Employees Superannuation Act 1987 amended 5 Part B of Schedule 1 is amended as follows: (a) by deleting the item "Bush Fires Board"; (b) after the item "Family Court" by inserting the following item -- " Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western 10 Australia "; (c) by deleting the item "Western Australian Fire Brigades Board". 6. Litter Act 1979 amended The Third Schedule is amended in column 2 by deleting "The Bush 15 Fires Board" and inserting instead -- " The Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia ". 20 7. Metropolitan Water Supply, Sewerage, and Drainage Act 1909 amended (1) Section 45(1) is amended by deleting the definitions of "Fire Brigades Act" and "Fire Brigades Board" and inserting the following definition instead -- 25 " "Authority" means the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia established by section 4 of the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia Act 1998; 30 ". page 24 Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1998 Miscellaneous amendments Schedule 1 (2) The provisions mentioned in the Table to this subclause are amended by deleting "Fire Brigades Board" in each place where it occurs and inserting instead -- " Authority ". 5 Table section 45(3) (in 2 places) section 45(10) section 45(7) section 45(11) section 45(9) 8. Public Sector Management Act 1994 amended Schedule 2 is amended as follows: (a) by deleting item 3A; (b) after item 10, by inserting the following item -- 10 " 10A. Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia established by the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia Act 1998 "; 15 (c) by deleting item 60. 9. Sentencing Act 1995 amended Schedule 1 is amended in the item relating to the Bush Fires Act 1954 by deleting "Bush Fires Board" and inserting instead -- " Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia ". page 25 Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1998 Schedule 1 Miscellaneous amendments 10. Water Boards Act 1904 amended (1) Section 63(1) is amended by deleting the definition of "Board" and inserting the following definition instead -- " 5 "Authority" means the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia established by section 4 of the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia Act 1998; ". 10 (2) The provisions mentioned in the Table to this subclause are amended by deleting "Board" in each place where it occurs (except where it occurs in the expression "Water Board") and inserting instead -- " Authority ". Table section 63(3) (in 2 places) section 63(10) section 63(7) section 63(11) section 63(9) section 63(15) (in 2 places)
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