Victorian Current Acts

FORESTS ACT 1958 - SECT 72B

For the purposes of sections 72A to 72R, occupational forest firefighter means a person who is, or was employed by any of the following as a firefighter in a role in which firefighting duties are or were a portion—

        (a)     the Department Head in the Department under Part 3 of the Public Administration Act 2004 for the purposes of assisting the Secretary to carry out duties under sections 62(2) and 62A;

        (b)     a public sector body Head in a public sector body that has entered into—

              (i)     an agreement or arrangement with the Secretary under section 62C other than firefighters and staff employed by the CFA or Fire Rescue Victoria; or

              (ii)     an agreement or arrangement with the Secretary relating to the prevention and suppression of fires other than firefighters and staff employed by the CFA or Fire Rescue Victoria;

        (c)     Parks Victoria in circumstances where Parks Victoria makes its employees available to the Secretary to enable the Secretary to undertake firefighting;

        (d)     VicForests in circumstances where VicForests makes its employees available to the Secretary to enable the Secretary to undertake firefighting;

        (e)     Melbourne Water Corporation in circumstances where Melbourne Water Corporation makes its employees available to the Secretary to enable the Secretary to undertake firefighting.

S. 72C inserted by No. 46/2021 s. 6.