Fire Rescue Victoria Act 1958

Subject to this Act, Fire Rescue Victoria has the power to do all things necessary or convenient to be done for or in connection with the performance of its duties and functions.

Without limiting or derogating from the generality of the powers of Fire Rescue Victoria under this Act, the powers of Fire Rescue Victoria include the power to—

enter into agreements or arrangements with any person or body for the provision of goods or services to Fire Rescue Victoria;

subject to subsection (3), enter into agreements or arrangements with any person or body for the provision of goods or services by Fire Rescue Victoria;

apply for, obtain and hold intellectual property rights (including patents, copyrights, trade marks and registered designs);

enter into agreements or arrangements for the commercial exploitation of those intellectual property rights and ancillary services on any terms and conditions as to royalties, lump sum payments or otherwise as Fire Rescue Victoria may see fit;

subject to subsection (3), form, participate in the formation of, or be a member of a body corporate, association, partnership, trust or other body;

subject to subsection (3), enter into a joint venture agreement, shareholders agreement or unitholders agreement with any other person or body;

do all things necessary or convenient to give effect to any agreements or arrangements entered into by Fire Rescue Victoria including power to appoint any person or body as Fire Rescue Victoria's agent for that purpose.

Fire Rescue Victoria must obtain the written consent of the Minister before—

entering into any agreement or arrangement with any person or body for the provision of goods or services by Fire Rescue Victoria; or

forming, participating in the formation of, or becoming a member of a body corporate, association, partnership, trust or other body; or

entering into any joint venture agreement, shareholders agreement or unitholders agreement.

Subsection (3)(a) does not apply to an agreement or arrangement for the provision of goods or services by Fire Rescue Victoria—

to a unit or group of units or to a person acting on behalf of a unit or group of units; or

where the provision of those goods or services falls within the general duties and functions of Fire Rescue Victoria.

Fire Rescue Victoria, with the written consent of the Minister, may—

enter into any agreement or arrangement with any person or body to provide consultancy services in emergency protection and response in any place outside Victoria; and

make any charge it thinks fit for those services.

The Minister's consent under subsection (3)(a) or (b) or (4A) may be given in respect of a particular case or a class of cases.