Fire Services Act 1990

Every declaration of a state of fire emergency or amendment or revocation of a declaration—

must be notified in the gazette; and

may, in addition to the notification under paragraph (a), be notified in the following ways—

on the department’s website;

by radio or television in the area to which it applies.

A declaration of a state of fire emergency or an amendment or revocation of a declaration takes effect from—

the date on which it is notified in the gazette; or

if it is sooner notified under subsection (1)(b)—the date on which it is notified under subsection (1)(b).

To ensure public knowledge of a declaration of a state of fire emergency or an amendment or revocation of a declaration in the area to which it applies, the commissioner must take measures to give widespread publicity of the declaration or the amendment or revocation of the declaration.

However, any alleged failure to take measures under subsection (3) in relation to a declaration of a state of fire emergency or an amendment of a declaration is not an excuse for failure to comply with the declaration.

This section applies despite the Financial Accountability Act 2009, section 88F.