Fire Brigades Amendment Regulations 1994 (WA)

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FIRE BRIGADES ACT 1942

FIRE BRIGADES AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 1994

Made by the Lieutenant-Governor and Deputy of the Governor in Executive

Council.

Citation

1.     These regulations may be cited as the Fire Brigades Amendment

Regulations 1994.

Commencement

2. These regulations come into operation on the day fixed as the day on

which the Fire Brigades Amendment Act 1994 comes into operation.

Principal regulations

3. In these regulations the Fire Brigades Regulations 1943* are referred to

as the principal regulations.

[* Reprinted as at 15 Januar), 1991.

For amendments to 21 November 1994 see 1993 Index to

Legislation of Western Australia, Table 4, p. 80.]

Regulation 3 amended

4. Regulation 3 of the principal regulations is amended by inserting in the

appropriate alphabetical position the following definition —

"incident" includes a fire, a hazardous material incident and a

rescue operation;

Regulation 94 amended

5. Regulation 94 of the principal regulations is amended —

(a) in paragraph (a) by deleting the subparagraph designation "(vi)" and substituting the following subparagraph designation —

(iv) "; and

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Regulation 188 redesignated

7.     After regulation 117 of the principal regulations, the regulation

designated as "188" is amended by deleting the regulation designation "188"

and substituting the following regulation designation -

" 118

Regulation 133 amended

8.      Regulation 133 (b) of the principal regulations is amended by deleting "a

fire" and substituting the following -

an incident

Regulation 156 amended

9.      Regulation 156 of the principal regulations is amended by deleting "a

fire" and substituting the following -

an incident

Regulation 160 amended

10.      Regulation 160 of the principal regulations is amended -

(a) in paragraph (c) by deleting "a fire" and substituting the following -

a

an incident "; and

(b)	after	paragraph (c) by inserting the following paragraph -
a

A brigade may at the discretion of the senior officer available at tlie time deploy appropriate resources to attend an incic(ent outside its fire district, provided that sufficient consideration has been given to the protection of that fire district.

(d)

Regulation 183 amended

11.      Regulation 183 (m) of the principal regulations is amended by deleting

subparagraph (ii) and substituting the following subparagraph -

a

(ii) Register of incidents - in which shall be entered in ink full particulars of all incidents and related alarms, together with the names and respective ranks of members in attendance.

Regulation 184 amended

12.      Regulation 184 (a) of the principal regulations is amended -

(a) by deleting "alarm of fire" and substituting the following -

incident alarm "; and

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Regulation 185A amended

14. Regulation 185A (d) of the principal regulations is amended by deleting "a fire fighting appliance? and substituting the following -

brigade appliances.

Regulation 186 amended

15. Regulation 186 (c) of the principal regulations is amended by deleting "fire extinguishing".

Regulations 187, 188 and 189 repealed and regulations substituted

16. Regulations 187 188 and 189 of the principal regulations are repealed and the following regulations substituted -

a

Duties at incidents

187. At incidents the senior officer present shall take command until the arrival of his senior. The brigade's duties shall be deemed not to be completed until the incident is properly and effectually concluded. Officers and members who have been issued with uniforms must on turning out to incidents or incident alarms wear such uniforms when they can do so without causing undue delay in attending.

Roll call after incidents

188. On return from an incident or incident alarm, the officer in command shall cause the roll to be called, and see that full details of same are recorded as provided for in regulation 183(mXii). He may exempt officers and members from returning to the fire station for roll call, and may call the roll at the place of the incident or incident alarm.

Reports of incidents

189. A report, in the prescribed forms of all incidents and furnished to the Board within 48 hours of the incident or incident	incident alarms, signed by the officer in command, shall be
alarm. The names and respective ranks of officers and members present thereat shall be recorded in the space provided on the incident report form.

Regulation 191 amended

17.    Regulation 191 of the principal regulations is amended -

(a) in subregulation (1) by deleting "fire extinguishing"; and

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Regulation 211 amended

18.     Regulation 211 of the principal regulations is amended -

(a) in paragraph (b) by deleting "a fire" and substituting the following -

an incident and

(b) in paragraph (c) by deleting "and fire protection," and substituting the following -

a

fire protection, hazardous material incidents or

rescue operations,

Regulation 220 repealed and a regulation substituted

19. Regulation 220 of the principal regulations is repealed and the following regulation substituted -

a

Fires within provisions of section 44

220.In the event of any brigade attending an incident in or on premises or property to which the provisions of section 44 of the Act are applicable, the owner or occupier and in the case of a vessel, the master and/or agents, shall be liable topay to the Board an amount7 to be determined by the Board, but not exceeding the maximum scale of fees and charges set out in the Third Schedule of the Act.

References to "fire" and "fires" amended

20. (1) The principal regulations are amended by deleting "fire" in the

places it occurs referred to in the Table to this subregulation and substituting
in each case the following -

" incident

TABLE

reg. 122 (1)	reg. 183 (1)
reg. 155 (c)	reg. 185 (a).
reg. 157

The principal regulations are amended by deleting "fires" in the

places it occurs referred to in the Table to this subregulation and substituting
in each case the following -

(2)

"

incidents

TABLE

reg. 125 (twice)	reg. 183 (1) (twice)
reg. 133 (d)	reg. 184 (b)
reg. 155 (b)	reg. 185A (c)
reg. 155 (c) (first	reg. 200
occurrence) reg. 180 (b)	reg. 211 (a) (second
occurrence) reg. 219.

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References to "Executive Chairman" amended

21. (1) The principal regulations are amended by deleting "Executive Chairman" in the places it occurs referred to in the Table to this subregulation and substituting in each case the following —

" Chief Executive Officer •

TABLE

reg. 4 (2) (b)	reg. 139 (6) (a)
reg. 7 (5) (b)	reg. 183 (b)
reg. 15 (1)	reg. 183 (g) (1) (b)
reg. 21 (b)	reg. 183 (g) (2) (twice)
reg. 25 (2) (e)	reg. 205
reg. 135 (1) (twice)	reg. 212 (4)
reg. 135 (2)	reg. 212 (5)
reg. 135 (4)	reg. 212 (6).
reg. 139 (5)

(2) The principal regulations are amended by deleting "Executive Chairman" in the places it occurs referred to in the Table to this subregulation and substituting in each case the following —

" Chairman •

TABLE

reg. 47 reg. 48.

By Command of the Lieutenant-Governor and Deputy of the Governor,

M. C. WAUCHOPE, Clerk of the Council.