Fire Rescue Victoria Act 1958

If, in conducting a review of the Fire Rescue Victoria fire district, the Fire District Review Panel determines under section 4J(4)(b)(i) that there is a change in fire risk—

the determination must be published as follows—

the Panel must cause the determination to be published in the Government Gazette;

the Fire Rescue Commissioner must cause a copy of the determination to be published on the Internet site of Fire Rescue Victoria;

the Chief Officer of the Country Fire Authority must cause a copy of the determination to be published on the Internet site of the Country Fire Authority; and

the Panel must notify the Chief Officer of the Country Fire Authority of the determination and must—

request the Chief Officer to give advice to the Panel on how the Country Fire Authority will support the volunteer brigades to which the determination is relevant to ensure that they have the capacity to respond effectively to the change in fire risk; and

suspend the review, for a period of not more than 12 months beginning on the date on which the determination is published in the Government Gazette, in order to allow the Chief Officer to give that advice to the Panel; and

if no advice has been received by the end of the period referred to in paragraph (b)(ii), the Panel must notify the Chief Officer that the period of suspension has ended, and request that the Chief Officer provide the advice referred to in paragraph (b)(i) within 30 days of the notice; and

if advice has been received by the end of the period referred to in paragraph (b)(ii) or (c), the Panel must request that the Chief Officer provide, within 30 days of the request, further advice on the progress of the Country Fire Authority in delivering the support to the volunteer brigades as mentioned in paragraph (b)(i); and

at the end of the 30 day period referred to in paragraph (d), the Panel must finalise the review and prepare the report required by section 4L.

The review must be finalised whether or not any advice has been provided by the Chief Officer of the Country Fire Authority as mentioned in subsection (1), but if such advice has been provided, the Panel must have regard to the advice in preparing the report.

If the review was requested by the Minister under section 4G(2)(a), the period of suspension under subsection (1)(b)(ii) must be such as to ensure that the report of the review can be provided within the period (if any) specified in the Minister's request.