Fire Service Act 1979

The Council has the following functions:to develop a State vegetation fire management policy to be used as the basis for all fire management planning; to advise and report regularly to the Minister on such matters relating to the administration of this Act, as it applies to vegetation fire management, as are referred to it by the Minister and on such matters concerning vegetation fire management as, in the opinion of the Council, should be brought to the attention of the Minister; to advise the Commission on such matters relating to the prevention and mitigation of vegetation fires as are referred to it by the Commission or land managers and on such other matters as, in the opinion of the Council, should be brought to the attention of the Commission; to perform such other functions relating to the prevention or mitigation of vegetation fires as the Minister may direct; to provide an annual report to the Minister on its activities, for inclusion in the annual report of the Commission prepared under section 107G; to provide an annual report to the Commission on the activities of the Fire Management Area Committees, for inclusion in the annual report of the Commission prepared under section 107G.

The Council is to consider each fire protection plan submitted to it under section 20(1)(c) and may – approve the plan as submitted; or approve the plan subject to such modifications as it thinks fit; or reject the plan and instruct the Committee to recast the plan.

The Council is to perform its functions in respect of Wellington Park in a manner that is consistent with the purposes for which Wellington Park is set aside under the Wellington Park Act 1993 and with any management plan in force in respect of Wellington Park.

The Council is to perform its functions in respect of any reserved land, as defined in the Nature Conservation Act 2002, in a manner that is consistent with the purposes for which the reserved land is set aside under the National Parks and Reserves Management Act 2002 and with any management plan in force in respect of the reserved land.