Activities outside Fire Rescue Victoria fire district
55E Activities outside Fire Rescue Victoria fire district
S. 55E(1) amended by Nos 24/1997 s. 39(1), 5/2012 s. 82(2), 20/2019 s. 109(2).
Where Fire Rescue Victoria or any unit receives from any person or any body established by or under any Act or law of this or any other State or of a Territory of the Commonwealth for the prevention and suppression of fire a request for assistance in preventing or suppressing a fire in some place outside the Fire Rescue Victoria fire district (whether within Victoria or not) or in protecting life or property in any such place a unit may attend at that place and, subject to the direction and control of the person or body requesting the assistance and having authority in that place, may engage in the prevention or suppression of fire or the protection of life and property in that place.
S. 55E(2) inserted by No. 50/1989 s. 44(8)(b), amended by Nos 24/1997 s. 39(1), 5/2012 s. 82(2), 20/2019 s. 109(2).
Where Fire Rescue Victoria or any unit receives from any person or body established by or under any Act or law of this or any other State or of a Territory of the Commonwealth to perform a function of the type specified in section 55, 55A, 55B or 55C a request for assistance in performing that function in some place outside the Fire Rescue Victoria fire district (whether within Victoria or not) the unit may attend at that place and, subject to the direction and control of the person or body requesting the assistance and having authority in that place, may perform that function in that place.
S. 55E(3) inserted by No. 24/1997 s. 39(2), amended by Nos 5/2012 s. 82(2), 20/2019 s. 109(2).
If the Minister directs Fire Rescue Victoria to provide an emergency prevention or response service at a place outside the Fire Rescue Victoria fire district (whether within Victoria or not), Fire Rescue Victoria may attend at that place and, subject to the direction and control of the person having authority in that place, may provide that service in that place.
S. 55E(4) inserted by No. 5/2012 s. 82(3), amended by No. 20/2019 s. 109(2)(b)(3).
The powers and authorities conferred by this Act on the Fire Rescue Commissioner and Fire Rescue Victoria in respect of the Fire Rescue Victoria fire district may be exercised by the Fire Rescue Commissioner and Fire Rescue Victoria, or any member in charge of any unit or units present at a place in the country area of Victoria if—
at that place—
a fire is burning; or
there is a danger of a fire occurring; or
a fire has been recently extinguished; and
an officer or member of the Country Fire Authority—
is not present at that place; or
is unable to exercise those powers and authorities.
S. 55E(5) inserted by No. 5/2012 s. 82(3).
In subsection (4)—
country area of Victoria has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the Country Fire Authority Act 1958;
Country Fire Authority means the Country Fire Authority established under Part I of the Country Fire Authority Act 1958.
No. 3682 s. 58.
S. 56 amended by No. 10043 s. 9(c), substituted by No. 24/1997 s. 40, amended by No. 20/2019 s. 110.
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