Country Fire Authority Regulations 2025

In this Part, service as a member means—

any of the following in respect of which a fire and incident report has been made to the Authority—

an attendance at a fire or an alarm of fire;

an attendance at an incident under section 20A of the Act;

a service provided under section 97A, 97B or 97C of the Act; or

an attendance at an incident in connection with the Authority's designation as a protection agency under section 97 of the Act as in force immediately before its repeal by the Environment Protection Amendment Act 2018 for the purposes of section 66 of the Environment Protection Act 1970 as in force immediately before its repeal by the Environment Protection Amendment Act 2018; or

participation in, or preparation for, fire brigade practice or training carried out with the consent of a senior officer; or

carrying out duties or exercising powers under the Act or these Regulations; or

carrying out routine fire brigade duties, including building or maintenance at a fire station or other Authority premises by the order or with the consent of a senior officer; or

participation in, or preparation for, a fire brigade competition held under section 103 of the Act (whether as a competitor, official or organiser); or

attendance at a properly constituted meeting of a body or an official group of a body established under the Act (other than the Authority), or at a meeting, recognised by the Authority, of members of that body; or

participation in, or preparation for, an activity designed to assist the community or any brigade or group of brigades, if the activity is approved by a properly constituted meeting of the brigade or group conducted in accordance with the rules of the brigade or group.

In this Part, service as a member includes travelling to and from the performance of a service referred to in subregulation (1).

Service as a member, in the case of a member of a forestry industry brigade, means—

the services specified in subregulation (1) if those services are performed under the command and control of the Chief Officer; and

any service performed under section 42 or section 93B of the Act; and

travelling to and from the performance of the services referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b).

Despite subregulation (3), the performance of a service referred to in that subregulation, or travel to or from the performance of that service, is excluded from service as a member if the service is performed, or travel to and from that service occurs, within the designated area of a forestry industry brigade.