Bush Fires Act 1949 Regulation relating to voluntary work by bush fire brigades (1990-724) [GG No 141 of 9.11.1990] (NSW)

1990 - No. 724

BUSH FIRES ACT 1949 - REGULATION

(Relating to voluntary work by bush fire brigades)

NEW SOUTH WALES

[Published in Gazette No. 141 of 9 November 1990]

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.

TED PICKERING

Minister for Police and Emergency Services.

The Bush Fires (General) Regulations are amended by inserting

after Regulation 17 the following Regulation:

Voluntary work by bush fire brigades

18. A function specified in Column 2 of the Table to this Regulation opposite the name of a public authority specified in Column 1 of the Table is a function of the public authority

prescribed for the purposes of section 22B of the Bush Fires Act

1949.

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TABLE

Column 1	Column 2
Public Authority	Function
All public authorities	Any function that may be exercised by the public authority under the State Emergency and Rescue Management Act 1989

A council within the meaning of Traffic and crowd management at the Local Government Act an outdoor event controlled by

1919   the council

A prescribed organisation Any function that may be within the meaning of section exercised by the organisation in 41A of the Bush Fires Act 1949 relation to the prevention and

suppression of bush fires and

other fires

State Rail Authority	Any function that may be exercised by the State Rail Authority in relation to the prevention and suppression of bush fires and other fires
Director-General of New South	Any function of the
Wales Fire Brigades	Director-General in relation to chemical spillage and like matters
Police Service	Traffic control by a member of the Police Service

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Section 22B of the Bush Fires Act 1949 enables a bush fire brigade to voluntarily

co-operate with a public authority in the exercise of prescribed functions of the
public authority. The object of this Regulation is to specify those functions.