Emergency Legislation Amendment (Offences) Act 1996 (NSW)
New South Wales
Emergency Legislation Amendment
(Offences) Act 1996 No 89
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1 Name of Act 2 2 Commencement 2 3 Amendment of Acts 2
Schedule 1 Amendment of Acts 3 Bush Fires Act 1949 No 31
Fire Brigades Act 1989 No 192
State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989 No 165
State Emergency Service Act 1989 No 164
New South Wales
Emergency Legislation Amendment
(Offences) Act 1996 No 89
Act No 89, 1996
An Act to amend the Bush Fires Act 1949, the Fire Brigades Act 1989, the State Emergency and Rescue Management Act 1989 and the State Emergency Service Act 1989 to make further provision with respect to offences against certain personnel exercising functions under those Acts; and for other purposes. [Assented to 25 November 1996]
| Section 1 | Emergency Legislation Amendment (Offences) Act 1996 No 89 |
The Legislature of New South Wales enacts:
Name of Act
This Act is the Emergency Legislation Amendment (Offences) Act
1996.
Commencement
This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.
| Amendment of Acts |
Each Act specified in Schedule 1 is amended as set out in that
Schedule.
Emergency Legislation Amendment (Offences) Act 1996 No 89
Amendment of Acts Schedule 1 Schedule 1 Amendment of Acts
(Section 3)
1.1 Bush Fires Act 1949 No 31 Section 55 Members of police force to support exercise of authority under the Act
Omit “shall be guilty of an offence against this Act and be liable to a penalty not exceeding 20 penalty units or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months” from section 55 (2).
Insert instead: is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units or imprisonment for
2 years, or both.
1 .2 Fire Brigades Act 1989 No 192 Section 35 Obstruction of fire fighters or other personnel Omit “10 penalty units”. both”.
1 . 3 State Emergency and Rescue Management Act 1989
No 165[ 1 ] Section 40 Offence to obstruct Minister or emergency personnel Insert “or imprisonment for 2 years, or both” after “units”. Emergency Legislation Amendment (Offences) Act 1996 No 89
| Schedule 1 | Amendment of Acts |
Section 62B
Insert after section 62A:
62B Obstruction of members of rescue units
A person must not obstruct or hinder a member of an accredited rescue unit acting in connection with a rescue operation or otherwise in response to an emergency.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units or imprisonment for
2 years, or both.
| 1.4 | State Emergency Service Act 1989 No 164 |
| Section 24 Offence to obstruct Director-General or emergency officer | |
| Insert “or imprisonment for 2 years, or both” after “units”. |
[Minister’s second reading speech made in-
Legislative Assembly on 23 October 1996
Legislative Council on 13 November 1996]
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