Fire and Emergency Services Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2017 (WA)

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FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES

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Fire and Emergency Services Act 1998

Fire and Emergency Services Amendment

Regulations (No. 2) 2017

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.     Citation

These regulations are the Fire and Emergency Services
Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2017.

2.    Commencement

These regulations come into operation on the day on which the
Firefighters and Emergency Volunteers Legislation Amendment
(Compensation) Act 2016 Part 3 comes into operation.

3.      Regulations amended

These regulations amend the Fire and Emergency Services
Regulations 1998.

4.      Part 1 heading inserted

Before regulation I insert:

Part 1 — Preliminary

Part 3 — Shutting off services

5.      Part 2 heading inserted

Before regulation 3 insert:

Part 2 — Emergency Services Levy

6.      Part 3 heading inserted

Before regulation 12 insert:

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7. Part 4 heading inserted
Before regulation 13 insert:

Part 4 - SES Units, VMRS Groups and

FES Units

8.            Part 5 inserted

After regulation 15 insert:

Part 5—Insurance of volunteers

iSA.	Insurance limits
The amount of compensation for which a responsible agency is required by section 36ZQ(4) of the Act to insure is limited as follows -

(a)	for loss caused at any one incident to any money or negotiable instrument the personal property of any one volunteer: a limit of $250 in total;
(b)	for loss or damage caused at any one incident to any watch or jewellery the personal property of any one volunteer: a limit of $2 000 for each item or set of items;
(c)	incidents in any period of 12 months to anything (other than vehicles, appliances, equipment or apparatus) that is the personal

for loss or damage caused at one or more of $10 000 in total.

15B.	Apportionment of amounts
(1)	If an amount payable needs to be apportioned between persons under section 36ZW(3) of the Act, the apportionment is to be made according to the respective financial losses of support from the injured volunteer suffered by those persons -

(a)	as agreed between those persons; or
(b)	as determined under subregulation (3).

(2)	If the persons cannot agree on the apportionment, one or more of them may apply in writing to the FES Commissioner for the apportionment to be determined.
(3)	If an application is made under subregulation (2), the apportionment must be determined -

(a) by the FES Commissioner; or

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(b) by a suitably qualified person appointed in
writing by the FES Commissioner to make the
determination.

9. Part 6 heading inserted
Before regulation 16 insert:

Part 6 — Miscellaneous

N. HAGLEY, Clerk of the Executive Council.