Municipal fire prevention officers and assistants
5A Municipal fire prevention officers and assistants
S. 5A(1) amended by No. 20/2019 s. 63.
Each municipal council, the municipal district or part of the municipal district of which is in the Fire Rescue Victoria fire district—
must appoint a person to be the fire prevention officer for that council for the purposes of this Act;
may appoint any number of persons it thinks fit to be assistant fire prevention officers.
A fire prevention officer may, by written instrument, delegate to an assistant fire prevention officer, either generally or as otherwise provided in the instrument, any power or duty of the fire prevention officer under this Act or the regulations except this power of delegation.
Heading preceding s. 6 substituted by Nos 24/1997 s. 18, 20/2019 s. 143(1)(b).
Fire Rescue Victoria
Nos 3682 s. 6, 5040 s. 18, 5217 s. 2.
S. 6 substituted by No. 24/1997 s. 19, amended by No. 5/2012 s. 61, substituted by No. 20/2019 s. 27.
This provision refers to the regulations (the regulations
). Made under this Act:
- Fire Rescue Victoria (Firefighters Registration Board) Regulations 2022 · under section 159
- Fire Rescue Victoria (General) Regulations 2020 · under section 34
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