Jervis Bay Territory Rural Fires Rules 2024 (Cth)

Jervis Bay Territory Rural Fires Rules 2024

I, Kristy McBain, Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories, make the following rules.

Dated 18 March 2024

Kristy McBain Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Name 2 Commencement 3 Authority 4 Definitions 5 Schedules Part 2—Rural fire brigades 6 Constitution for rural fire brigade 7 Membership of rural fire brigades 8 Probationary membership 9 Removal from membership 10 Review of decisions relating to membership 11 Disciplinary action 12 Appeals concerning disciplinary action 13 Incident reports Part 3—Fire Management Committee 14 Procedures for meetings of the Fire Management Committee 15 Meetings of the Fire Management Committee Part 4—Notices 16 Public notice and display of draft bush fire risk management plan 17 Notice for bush fire hazard reduction work 18 Notice if Minister is to carry out bush fire hazard reduction work 19 Notice of issue of fire permit 20 Giving of notices Part 5—Miscellaneous 21 Bravery and other awards 22 Voluntary work by rural fire brigades 23 Definition of managed land 24 Conditions of fire permit Schedule 1—Repeals Jervis Bay Territory Rural Fires Rule 2014

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Name This instrument is the Jervis Bay Territory Rural Fires Rules 2024.

2 Commencement This instrument commences on 1 October 2024.

3 Authority This instrument is made under subsection 98(1) of the Jervis Bay Territory Rural Fires Ordinance 2014.

4 Definitions Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in section 6 of the Ordinance, including the following: (a) AFP; (b) Fire Management Committee; (c) Service Standards. In these rules: appropriate disciplinary authority: see section 11. brigade register means a register for a rural fire brigade required to kept under section 15 of the Ordinance. hazardous material means anything that, when produced, stored, moved, used or otherwise dealt with without adequate safeguards to prevent the thing from escaping, may cause injury, death to persons or animals, or damage to property. Ordinance means the Jervis Bay Territory Rural Fires Ordinance 2014.