Metropolitan Fire Brigades (General) Amendment Regulations 2012 (Vic)

Metropolitan Fire Brigades (General) Amendment Regulations 2012

S.R. No. 68/2012

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1Objective

2Authorising provision

3Commencement

4Principal Regulations

5Emergency attendances

6New Part 6 inserted

PART 6—ALARM MONITORING INFORMATION

22Information in the case of an alarm pre-connection

23Information in the case of alarm connection

24Information in the case of an alarm modification

25Information in the case of an alarm disconnection

26Information in the case of failure of alarm monitoring system

27Isolation and testing data

28Information for verification purposes

7Fees and charges for Board services

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STATUTORY RULES 2012

S.R. No. 68/2012

Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958

Metropolitan Fire Brigades (General) Amendment Regulations 2012

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 28 June 2012

Responsible Minister:

PETER RYAN
Minister for Police and Emergency Services

YVETTE CARISBROOKE

Acting Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Metropolitan Fire Brigades (General) Regulations 2005—

(a)as a consequence of the commencement of the Emergency Services Legislation Amendment Act 2012; and

(b)to convert fees and charges for emergency attendances by units from monetary amounts to fee units.

2Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 34 of the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958.

3Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 1 July 2012.

4Principal Regulations

In these Regulations, the Metropolitan Fire Brigades (General) Regulations 2005[1] are called the Principal Regulations.

5Emergency attendances

(1)For regulation 17(1)(a) of the Principal Regulations substitute—

"(a)the owner, occupier or owners corporation of premises on which is installed—

(i)an automatic fire alarm system; or

(ii)equipment designed to detect a fire or other emergency conditions and transmit a signal of that detection—

for the attendance of a unit in response to a false alarm of fire given by or originating from that system or equipment if the Board is not satisfied that there was a reasonable excuse for the occurrence of a false alarm;".

(2)After regulation 17(1)(a) of the Principal Regulations insert—

"(ab)if ordered to do so by a court, a person who has been convicted of giving or causing to be given a false report of fire under section 33 of the Act for the attendance of a unit in response to the false report;".

(3)Regulation 17(3) of the Principal Regulations is revoked.

6New Part 6 inserted

After Part 5 of the Principal Regulations insert—

"PART 6—ALARM MONITORING INFORMATION

22Information in the case of an alarm pre‑connection

(1)For the purposes of section 78(1) of the Act, the prescribed information in the case of an alarm pre-connection is—

(a)the name of the alarm monitoring service;

(b)details of the site to be monitored, including the name, street, cross street, suburb and GPS co-ordinates;

(c)customer details, including entity name, postal address, contact name and telephone number;

(d)alarm number;

(e)whether the alarm system has previously been connected to the Computer Aided Dispatch system by another alarm monitoring service.

(2)For the purposes of section 78(1) of the Act, the prescribed period for providing the information in subregulation (1) is—

(a)5 working days prior to the connection of the alarm; or

(b)if 5 working days prior to the connection is not practicable because the request to connect the alarm is made less than 5 working days before the alarm is to be connected, as close to 5 working days prior to the connection as is reasonably possible.

23Information in the case of alarm connection

(1)For the purposes of section 78(1) of the Act, the prescribed information in the case of an alarm connection is—

(a)the name of the alarm monitoring service;

(b)details of the site being monitored, including the name, street, cross street, suburb and GPS co-ordinates;

(c)customer details, including entity name, postal address, contact name and telephone number;

(d)alarm details including (if available)—

(i)alarm number;

(ii)alarm signalling equipment address;

(iii)alarm signalling equipment location;

(iv)input device numbers;

(v)input device alarm types;

(vi)input device locations;

(vii)whether it is an automatic alarm;

(e)date of connection;

(f)whether the alarm system has been tested end-to-end from the site being monitored to the Computer Aided Dispatch service provider to the Board in real time and found to be operating correctly;

(g)confirmation that the direct access location has been verified on the Computer Aided Dispatch map.

(2)For the purposes of section 78(1) of the Act, the prescribed period for providing the information in subregulation (1) is within 24 hours of the connection of the alarm.

24Information in the case of an alarm modification

(1)For the purposes of section 78(1) of the Act, the prescribed information in the case of a modification to any of the following details—

(a)the name of the alarm monitoring  service;

(b)details of the site being monitored, including the name, street, cross street, suburb and GPS co-ordinates;

(c)alarm details including (if available)—

(i)alarm number;

(ii)alarm signalling equipment address;

(iii)alarm signalling equipment location;

(iv)input device numbers;

(v)input device alarm types;

(vi)input device locations;

(vii)whether it is an automatic alarm;

(viii)the previous alarm number (if the alarm number has changed);

(d)relevant fire station and key peg numbers (if provided by the Board)—

is the particulars of the modification, including the modified details.

(2)For the purposes of section 78(1) of the Act, the prescribed period for providing the information in subregulation (1) is within 24 hours of the modification of the details.

25Information in the case of an alarm disconnection

(1)For the purposes of section 78(1) of the Act, the prescribed information in the case of an alarm disconnection is—

(a)the name of the alarm monitoring service;

(b)alarm details including (if available)—

(i)alarm number;

(ii)input device numbers;

(iii)input device alarm types;

(iv)input device locations;

(v)whether it is an automatic alarm;

(c)whether the disconnection relates to all or part of the alarm system and, if appropriate, which part or parts are being disconnected;

(d)the date of disconnection;

(e)whether the disconnection is permanent or temporary;

(f)the building permit number (if applicable).

(2)For the purposes of section 78(1) of the Act, in the case of an alarm being disconnected pursuant to a building permit issued under the Building Act 1993, the prescribed period for providing the information in subregulation (1) is within 24 hours of the disconnection of the alarm.

(3)For the purposes of section 78(1) of the Act, in the case of an alarm being disconnected other than pursuant to a building permit issued under the Building Act 1993, the prescribed period for providing the information in subregulation (1) is 6 weeks prior to the disconnection of the alarm.

26Information in the case of failure of alarm monitoring system

(1)For the purposes of section 78(1) of the Act, in the case of a failure by an alarm monitoring system to be able to automatically process and transmit an alarm of fire, the prescribed information is the time and date of the failure.

(2)For the purposes of section 78(1) of the Act, in the case of the reinstatement of a failed alarm monitoring system, the prescribed information is the time and date of the reinstatement.

(3)For the purposes of section 78(1) of the Act, the prescribed period for providing the information in subregulation (1) or (2) is the period specified by the Board in the written notice given under that section.

27Isolation and testing data

(1)For the purposes of section 78(1) of the Act, the prescribed information in the case of a review of the isolation and testing records of all alarms connected to an alarm monitoring service is the raw data generated by alarm signalling equipment connected to the alarm monitoring service regarding the isolation and testing of that equipment.

(2)For the purposes of section 78(1) of the Act, the prescribed period for providing the information in subregulation (1) is the period specified by the Board in the written notice given under that section.

28Information for verification purposes

(1)For the purposes of section 78(1) of the Act, the prescribed information in the case of the verification of all alarms connected to an alarm monitoring service is the raw data generated by alarm signalling equipment connected to the alarm monitoring service in relation to—

(a)the name of the alarm monitoring service;

(b)details of the site being monitored, including the name, street, cross street, suburb and GPS co-ordinates;

(c)alarm details including (if available)—

(i)alarm number;

(ii)alarm signalling equipment address;

(iii)alarm signalling equipment location;

(iv)input device numbers;

(v)input device alarm types;

(vi)input device locations;

(vii)whether it is an automatic alarm;

(d)the fire station and key peg numbers (if provided by the Board).

(2)For the purposes of section 78(1) of the Act, the prescribed period for providing the information in subregulation (1) is the period specified by the Board in the written notice given under that section.

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7Fees and charges for Board services

In item 1 of Schedule 2 to the Principal Regulations, for "$477.51" substitute "39·06 fee units".

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[1] Reg. 4: S.R. No. 132/2005.  Reprint No. 1 as at 16 June 2011.  Reprinted to S.R. No. 126/2010 and subsequently amended by S.R. No. 61/2011.