Fire Service Amendment Act 2007 (TAS)

Fire Service Amendment Act 2007

An Act to amend the Fire Service Act 1979

[Royal Assent 13 December 2007]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

1Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Fire Service Amendment Act 2007 . 2CommencementThis Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. 3Principal ActIn this Act, the Fire Service Act 1979 is referred to as the Principal Act. 4Section 3 amended (Interpretation) Section 3(1) of the Principal Act is amended by inserting before the definition of brigade the following definition: approved form means a form approved or provided by the Commission; 5Section 33 amended (Groups of brigades) Section 33(2) of the Principal Act is amended by omitting ", as prescribed,". 6Section 36 repealed Section 36 of the Principal Act is repealed. 7Section 48 amended (Inspection of land and premises) Section 48(3) of the Principal Act is amended by omitting "in the prescribed form" and substituting "in an approved form". 8Section 49 amended (Fire hazards) Section 49(1) of the Principal Act is amended by omitting "in the prescribed form" and substituting "in an approved form". 9Section 66 amended (Permits to light fires) Section 66(11) of the Principal Act is amended by omitting "prescribed." and substituting "the Commission determines.". 10Section 77B amended (Returns required to be lodged by insurance companies) Section 77B(2) of the Principal Act is amended by omitting paragraph (a) and substituting the following paragraph: (a) be in an approved form; and

[Second reading presentation speech made in:

House of Assembly on 24 OCTOBER 2007

Legislative Council on 14 NOVEMBER 2007]