Order regarding volunteers taking part in emergency operations (2019-521) (NSW)

ORDER REGARDING VOLUNTEERS TAKING PART IN EMERGENCY OPERATIONS

Under the State Emergency and Rescue Management Act 1989

(limited by Area)

Reference: ORDi19/20001I

I, !Shane Alan Fitzsimmons AFSM, Commissioneq of the NSW Rural Fire Service, in pursuance of section 60D of

the State Emergency and Rescue Management Act 1989, do, by this my Order, direct that the provisions of Part 3A

of that Act apply to emergency operations carried out by the following persons in connection with the emergency

caused by fires in those areas the subject of a section 44 declaration under the Rural Fires Act 1997, and as

referenced below -

(a)	all volunteer rural fire fighters within the meaning of the Rural Fires Act 1997,
(b)	all volunteer emergency workers from the NSW State Emergency Service, Fire and Rescue NSW,

Ambulance Service of NSW and any NSW Volunteer Rescue Association unit taking pa11 in

emergency operations in response to those fires.

Section 44 Declarations to which this Order relates

Reference numbers: S44-19/2009; S44-19/20010; S44-19/20012; S44-19/2001 l

This Order remains in force for 48 hours from the date of its publication on the NSW legislation website

(unless sooner revoked).

Dated, this 27th day of October 2019

Commissioner Published LW 28 October 2019 (2019 No 521)

SHANE ALAN FITZSIMMONS AFSM