Bush Fires Act 1949 Regulation relating to safety requirements and fire patrol officers (1993-183) [GG No 49 of 21.5.1993] (NSW)

1993—No. 183

BUSH FIRES ACT 1949—REGULATION

(Relating to safety requirements and fire patrol officers)

NEW SOUTH WALES

[Published in Gazette No. 49 of 21 May 1993]

HIS Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council,
and in pursuance of the Bush Fires Act 1949, has been pleased to make

the Regulation set forth hereunder.

WAYNE MERTON, M.P.,

Minister for Justice

and Minister for Emergency Services.

The Bush Fires Regulation 1992 is amended:

(a)	by inserting in clause 7 (2) after the words “complies with” the words “Clause 7 of”;
(b)	by inserting in clause 8 (1) after the words “must not” the words “(in connection with any agricultural, pastoral or other land

use)’’;

(c)	by inserting in Schedule 2 after the matter under the heading
“Police Service” the following matter: Rural Lands Protection Boards
Ranger Noxious animal inspector

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The purpose of this Regulation is to amend the Bush Fires Regulation 1992 so

as:

(a) to specify the particular clause of the Australian Standard AS 1019–1985 to which the performance of spark arresters (required to be fitted to the exhaust of a motorised machine when used for certain mal purposes) must comply; and

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(b)	to restrict the requirement that other safety guards (designed to prevent any heated areas of a machine from coming into contact with inflammable matter) must be fitted to a motorised machine (when driven or used in grass, crop or stubble land) to machines being used for certain rural purposes; and
(c)	to add the offices of ranger and noxious animals inspector, being staff positions of a rural lands protection board, to the list of offices by virtue of which the holder is a fire patrol officer.

This Regulation is made under the Bush Fires Act 1949, including section 57 (the general regulation making power) and. in relation to paragaph (c), section 42 (1).