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FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES ACT 1998


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title
            
   2.      Commencement
            
   3.      Terms used
            
   3A.     Term used: owner
            
   3B.     Act binds Crown

   PART 2 -- Administration

           Division 1 -- The Minister  

   4.      Term used: FES Ministerial Body
            
   5.      FES Ministerial Body, nature of etc.
            
   6.      FES Ministerial Body, purpose and effect of acts of etc.
            
   7.      FES Ministerial Body, execution of documents by
            
   8.      Minister’s powers to acquire etc. property
            
   9.      Minister’s power to borrow money

           Division 2 -- The FES Commissioner  

   11.     Functions
            
   12.     Powers
            
   13.     Department, use of operational names by

           Division 3 -- Delegation  

   15.     Delegation by Minister and FES Commissioner
            
   16.     Subdelegation

   PART 3A -- State Emergency Service  

   18A.    FES Commissioner’s functions under this Part
            
   18B.    FES Commissioner’s powers for this Part
            
   18C.    SES Units, approval of etc. by FES Commissioner
            
   18D.    SES Unit to keep register of its members etc.
            
   18E.    SES Unit, functions of

   PART 3B -- Volunteer Marine Rescue Services  

   18F.    FES Commissioner’s functions under this PART
            
   18G.    FES Commissioner’s powers for this Part
            
   18H.    VMRS Groups, approval of etc. by FES Commissioner
            
   18I.    VMRS Group to keep register of its members etc.
            
   18J.    VMRS Group, functions of

   PART 3 -- FES Units  

   18K.    FES Commissioner’s functions under this PART
            
   18L.    FES Commissioner’s powers for this Part
            
   18M.    FES Units, approval of etc. by FES Commissioner
            
   18N.    FES Unit to keep register of its members etc.
            
   18O.    FES Unit, functions of

   PART 4A -- Bush fire prone areas  

   18P.    FES Commissioner may designate bush fire prone areas

   PART 4 -- Staff  

   19.     Terms used
            
   20.     Classes of staff
            
   21.     Operational staff and wages staff, engagement and remuneration etc. of
            
   22.     Operational staff, transfer of to another class

   PART 5 -- Advisory committees  

   23.     Terms used
            
   24.     Advisory committees, establishing etc.
            
   25.     Volunteer advisory committees, establishing etc.

   PART 6A -- Emergency services levy

           Division 1 -- Annual estimates of expenditure  

   36A.    Annual estimate, local government to submit and FES Commissioner to pay etc.

           Division 2 -- Emergency services levy and ESL category areas  

   36B.    Annual levy on land in ESL category area
            
   36C.    Leviable land, FES to compile records of annually
            
   36D.    Exemptions from levy, regulations as to
            
   36E.    Exemptions in other enactments do not apply
            
   36F.    ESL category areas, declaration of etc.

           Division 3 -- Determination and assessment of levy  

   36G.    Minister to determine levy each year; method to be used
            
   36H.    Levy to be determined by reference to gross rental value etc.
            
   36I.    Minimum and maximum levy, Minister may determine
            
   36J.    Assessment of levy and assessment notices, local government’s duties as to
            
   36K.    FES Commissioner to ensure local governments have information
            
   36L.    Levy on land owned by State etc., local governments and other persons, assessment of
            
   36M.    When levy is due and payable
            
   36N.    Levy on land owned by State etc., notice of etc.

           Division 4 -- Payment of emergency services levy  

   36O.    Levy is a charge on land
            
   36P.    Who is liable to pay levy; payment of levy
            
   36Q.    Levy to be paid by one payment; Minister may approve instalments etc.
            
   36R.    Discounts, concessions etc., granting
            
   36S.    Unpaid levy, interest on
            
   36T.    Levy, apportioning etc.
            
   36UA.   Levy etc. paid to FES Commissioner, how to be dealt with

           Division 5 -- Local governments  

   36U.    Levy etc. paid to local government, how to be dealt with
            
   36V.    Local government to pay levy etc. to FES Commissioner
            
   36W.    Local governments to be paid certain fees
            
   36X.    Amounts unpaid under s. 36V, interest on
            
   36Y.    Ministerial guidelines for this Part, issue of etc.

           Division 6 -- Recovery of unpaid levy  

   36Z.    Unpaid levy etc., recovering etc.
            
   36ZA.   Question of title to land not to affect jurisdiction

           Division 7 -- Sale of land if levy is unpaid  

   36ZB.   Term used: levy
            
   36ZC.   Land for which levy unpaid for 3 years, sale of
            
   36ZD.   Land for which levy unpaid, caveats on etc.

           Division 8 -- Objections and review  

   36ZE.   Purpose for which land used, objecting to determination of
            
   36ZF.   Application to SAT for review
            
   36ZH.   Objection does not affect liability to pay levy

           Division 9 -- ESL agreements  

   36ZI.   Terms used
            
   36ZJ.   ESL agreement, nature of etc.
            
   36ZK.   Part 6A modified for ESL agreement (Sch. 1A)

           Division 10 -- Fees and charges  

   36ZL.   Emergency services, fees and charges payable for

   PART 6B -- Compensation for injury, loss or damage

           Division 1 -- Preliminary  

   36ZM.   Terms used
            
   36ZN.   When specified disease taken to be injury caused while engaged in volunteer activities
            
   36ZO.   Application of provisions of WC&IM Act under this PART
            
   36ZP.   Appropriate changes to WC&IM Act

           Division 2 -- Insured compensation  

   36ZQ.   Duty to insure
            
   36ZR.   Amount of insured compensation
            
   36ZS.   Terms of insurance

           Division 3 -- Uninsured compensation  

   36ZT.   Uninsured compensation for specified diseases
            
   36ZU.   Additional compensation for specified injuries
            
   36ZV.   Source of compensation under this Division

           Division 4 -- General  

   36ZW.   Payment of compensation
            
   36ZX.   Specified disease disputes

   PART 7 -- Miscellaneous  

   37.     Protection from personal and vicarious liability
            
   38.     Department’s operating accounts, application of
            
   38A.    Offences in relation to SES, VMRS and FES operations
            
   38B.    Unauthorised use etc. of operational names etc., offence
            
   38C.    Impersonating member of staff etc., offence
            
   39.     Disclosure etc. of information obtained in course of duty restricted
            
   40.     Regulations
            
   41.      Review of Act

   PART 8 -- Savings and transitional provisions relating to the Fire and Emergency Services Legislation Amendment Act 2012

           Division 1 -- Interpretation  

   42.     Terms used

           Division 2 -- Transfer of Authority’s assets, liabilities, etc.  

   43.     Authority (FESA) abolished
            
   44.     Transfer of assets etc., Minister may order
            
   45.     Transfer order under s. 44, effect of
            
   46.     Fire and Emergency Services Authority Account
            
   47.     Reserve funds
            
   48.     Authority to complete necessary transactions
            
   49.     Registration of documents
            
   50.     Exemption from State tax
            
   51.     Error in transfer order, correcting

           Division 3 -- Chief executive officer and certain other persons  

   52.     CEO of Authority (FESA) becomes FES Commissioner
            
   53.     Bush fire liaison officers and Chief Bush Fire Control Officers continue in office
            
   54.     Fire and Emergency Services Superannuation Board, certain members of continue

           Division 4 -- Consultative committees  

   55.     Committees cease
            
   56.     Records of committees, transfer of

           Division 5 -- Continuing effect of things done  

   57.     Completion of things commenced
            
   58.     Continuing effect of things done
            
   59.     Agreements and instruments generally

           Division 6 -- Other transitional provisions  

   60.     Continuing duty of confidentiality
            
   61.     Investments
            
   62.     Transitional regulations
            
   63.      Saving
           SCHEDULE 1A -- Modification of operation of Part 6A


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