Country Fire Authority (Appeals Commission) Regulations 1997 (Vic)

Country Fire Authority (Appeals Commission)

Regulations 1997

S.R. No. 144/1997

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation Page

1.	Objective	1
2.	Authorising provision	1
3.	Commencement	1
4.	Principal Regulations	1
5.	New heading to Division 3 of Part 3 substituted	2
6.	Substitution of regulation 29	2
29. Definitions	2
7.	Revocation of regulation 30	2
8.	Substitution of regulation 31	2
31. Notice of an appeal	2
9.	Amendment of regulation 33	3
10.	Minor consequential amendments	3

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STATUTORY RULES 1997

S.R. No. 144/1997

Country Fire Authority Act 1958

Country Fire Authority (Appeals Commission)

Regulations 1997

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 2 December 1997

Responsible Minister:

BILL McGRATH

Minister for Police and Emergency Services

S. VILLELLA

Acting Clerk of the Executive Council

1. Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the
Country Fire Authority Regulations 1992 to
provide for the operation of the Country Fire

Authority Appeals Commission.

2. Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 110 of the Country Fire Authority Act 1958.

3. Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on

5 December 1997.

4. Principal Regulations

In these Regulations the Country Fire Authority
Regulations 19921 are called the Principal
Regulations.

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5. New heading to Division 3 of Part 3 substituted

For the heading to Division 3 of Part 3 of the
Principal Regulations substitute—

"Division 3—Appeals Commission".

6. Substitution of regulation 29

For regulation 29 of the Principal Regulations
substitute—

'29. Definitions

In this Division—

"Commission" means the Country Fire

Authority Appeals Commission
constituted under section 74A of the

Act;

"Registrar" means the officer or employee

of the Authority appointed by the
Authority to carry out the duties and
functions of the Registrar under this

Division.'.

7. Revocation of regulation 30

Regulation 30 of the Principal Regulations is revoked.

8. Substitution of regulation 31

For regulation 31 of the Principal Regulations
substitute—
"31. Notice of an appeal

(1) A person wishing to appeal under Part VA of the Act must lodge a written notice of appeal with the Registrar not later than 14 days after he or she is sent or given notice of the matter against which he or she wishes to appeal.

(2) The notice must state the grounds of the

appeal.

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(3) The Commission may extend the period

within which a person may lodge a notice of
appeal if it is satisfied that the person was
not able to lodge the notice within the period
allowed by sub-regulation (1) through no

fault of his or her own.".

9. Amendment of regulation 33

In regulation 33 of the Principal Regulations, for
"appeal lodged under regulation 31(1)" substitute

"notice of appeal lodged under regulation 31".

10. Minor consequential amendments

In regulations 32, 33, 35 and 36 of the Principal
Regulations, for "Tribunal" (wherever occurring)

substitute "Commission".

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NOTES

1 S.R. No. 180/1992. Amended by S.R. Nos 25/1993, 263/1993, 107/1995,

125/1995 and 188/1995.