Fire Brigades Act 1989 Regulation relating to law revision (1994-209) [GG No 78 of 10.6.1994] (NSW)

1994—No. 209

FIRE BRIGADES ACT 1989—REGULATION

(Relating to law revision)

NEW SOUTH WALES

[Published in Gazette No. 78 of 10 June 1994]

HIS Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, and in pursuance of the Fire Brigades Act 1989, has been pleased to make the Regulation set forth hereunder.

TERRY GRIFFITHS

Minister for Police, and Minister for Emergency Services.

The Fire Brigades (Charges) Regulation 1989 is amended:

(a) by omitting the definition of “the Act” from clause 3 and by inserting instead the following definition:

“the Act” means the Fire Brigades Act 1989.

(b)	by omitting from clause 4 (Charges for attending fires outside fire districts and for attending hazardous material incidents) the matter “section 22” and by inserting instead the matter “section 40”;
(c)	by omitting from clauses 4 and 5 the word “Board” wherever occurring and by inserting instead the word “Director-General” ;
(d)	by omitting from clause 5 the matter “section 23A (1) (e)” and by inserting instead the matter “section 42 (1) (e)”.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Fire Brigades (Charges) Regulation 1989 (the 1989 Regulation) was made

under the Fire Brigades Act 1909 and was continued in force by clause 20 of

Schedule 4 to the Fire Brigades Act 1989 (the 1989 Act) and is to be regarded as a regulation made under that Act.

1994—No. 209

The object of this Regulation is to effect amendments to the 1989 Regulation

consequent on it becoming a regulation under the 1989 Act. In particular, paragraph (b) above updates a reference to section 40 of the 1989 Act which has been amended to enable the Director-General of the New South Wales Fire Brigades to recover charges, not exceeding charges set by the 1989 Regulation, for services provided by fire brigades in dealing in certain circumstances with hazardous materials incidents anywhere in the State.

This Regulation is made under the 1989 Act, including sections 40 and 85 (the

general regulation-making power).