s 149B
In forceNo charge for attending to authorised fire except in particular circumstances
Chapter 4AFire safety, emergencies and dangerous goods
Part 6Charges for services
149B No charge for attending to authorised fire except in particular circumstances
(1)
This section applies if—
(a)
a service is provided that involves attending to a fire lit under the authority of an Act; and
(b)
a charge for the service is prescribed by a regulation or fixed by the commissioner.
(2)
The only persons liable for the charge are—
(a)
if the person who lit the fire acted recklessly or negligently in lighting, or failing to control, the fire—the person; and
(b)
if the person mentioned in paragraph (a) is an agent or employee of another person (the principal) and lit the fire acting within the scope of the agency or employment—the principal.
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