Bush Fires Amendment Act 2022 (WA)

Western Australia

Bush Fires Amendment Act 2022

Western Australia

Bush Fires Amendment Act 2022 Contents

Western Australia

Bush Fires Amendment Act 2022

Bush Fires Amendment Act 2022

No. 26 of 2022

An Act to amend the Bush Fires Act 1954.

[Assented to 19 August 2022]

The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:

1.Short title

This is the Bush Fires Amendment Act 2022.

2.Commencement

This Act comes into operation as follows —

• (a)

  sections 1 and 2 — on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent;

• (b)

  the rest of the Act — on a day fixed by proclamation.

3.Act amended

This Act amends the Bush Fires Act 1954.

4.Section 24C amended

In section 24C delete the definition of limited burning times and insert:

limited burning times, in respect of a place —

• (a)

  means —

• (i)

  the restricted burning times for that place; and

• (ii)

  the prohibited burning times for that place;

but

• (b)

  does not include any time when there is in force a fire danger forecast issued for that place by the Bureau of Meteorology in Perth of “catastrophic”, “extreme” or “high”;

   

5.Section 24D amended

In section 24D delete ““extreme”, “severe” or “very high”.” and insert:

“extreme” or “high”.

Note: The heading to amended section 24D is to read:

Burning garden refuse prohibited if fire danger high to catastrophic

6.Section 25 amended

In section 25(1)(a) delete ““extreme”, “severe” or “very high”,” and insert:

“extreme” or “high”,

7.Section 38 amended

In section 38(17):

• (a)

  delete ““extreme”, “severe” or “very high”,” and insert:

   

“extreme” or “high”,

 

• (b)

  delete “he” and insert:

   

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