Bush Fires Regulations 1954

In this regulation, each of the following terms has the meaning given in the Fire and Emergency Services Act 1998 section 3 —

An activity is an activity for the purposes of section 22B(4) of the Act if —

the activity is hot work (other than rail grinding) or off‑road activity that in either case is carried out to —

protect and save life and property endangered by incidents; or

render safe the sites of incidents; or

carry out rescue operations, search and rescue operations, or assistance operations;

the person carrying out the activity —

is a police officer; or

is a bush fire liaison officer designated under section 12(2) of the Act; or

is an authorised person as defined in section 14B(1) of the Act; or

is an authorised officer or hazard management officer as defined in the Emergency Management Act 2005 section 3; or

carries it out because of a direction from a person mentioned in subparagraph (ii) to (iv); or

is operational staff engaged under the Fire and Emergency Services Act 1998 section 20(2); or

is engaging in volunteer activities as defined in the Fire and Emergency Services Act 1998 section 36ZM;

the person carrying out the activity has taken all reasonable precautions to prevent the activity from creating a bush fire danger.