Fire and Emergency Services Regulations 2021 (SA)

South Australia Fire and Emergency Services Regulations 2021 under the Fire and Emergency Services Act 2005

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 3 Interpretation Part 2—Constitution of Board 4 Constitution of Board Part 3—SACFS Division 1—Incident management system 5 Incident management system Division 2—SACFS organisations Subdivision 1—SACFS brigades 6 Constitution of SACFS brigade 7 Registration of members of SACFS brigades 8 Categories of membership 9 Brigade officers 10 Prescribed positions 11 Brigade elections 12 Transfer of membership and resignation 13 Suspension of operations Subdivision 2—SACFS groups 14 Constitution of an SACFS group 15 Membership of an SACFS group 16 Group officers 17 Prescribed group positions 18 Group elections Subdivision 3—Accounts, audits and reporting 19 Accounts and audits 20 Annual returns Subdivision 4—Conduct and discipline of members 21 Discipline of members Subdivision 5—Miscellaneous matters 22 Incident reports 23 Absence from SACFS duties 24 Dissolution of SACFS organisation—consultation requirements 25 Brigades formed by various government agencies Division 3—Industry Brigades 26 Designation of area 27 Formation of industry brigade Division 4—Fire prevention authorities and plans—country areas and urban bushfire risk areas 28 Bushfire Management Area Plans Division 5—Fire prevention Subdivision 1—Preliminary 29 Interpretation 29A Certain acts to constitute lighting and maintaining fire Subdivision 2—Fires during the fire danger season 30 Fires permitted under section 79(2) of Act 31 Permits 32 Special provisions relating to gas and electric cooking appliances 33 Fires during fire danger season—orchards and vineyards 34 Fires in the open air on a total fire ban day Subdivision 3—Restrictions on the use of certain appliances etc 35 Stationary engines 36 Internal combustion engines 37 Vehicles 38 Aircraft 39 Welding, soldering, metal cutting, grinding and abrasion 40 Bees 41 Rabbit fumigators 42 Bird scarers 43 Fireworks 44 Blasting Subdivision 4—Burning objects and material 45 Burning objects and material Subdivision 5—Miscellaneous 46 Fire safety at premises 47 Caravans Division 6—Other matters 48 Identity cards 49 Roadside fire protection 50 Maintenance and inspection of fire-fighting equipment Part 4—Fire prevention 51 Duties to prevent fires—private land 52 Duties to prevent fires—council land 53 Duties to prevent fires—Crown land 54 Prescribed activity 55 Applications for warrants 56 Prescribed rate of interest Part 5—SASES Division 1—SASES units—Membership 57 Database of members Division 2—Unit managers 58 Unit managers Division 3—Accounts, audits and reporting 59 Accounts and audits 60 Annual returns Division 4—Discipline of members 61 Discipline of members Division 5—Miscellaneous 62 Identity cards 63 Dissolution of organisation (section 116) Part 6—Miscellaneous 64 Coronial inquests 65 Prescribed water authority 66 Use of water 67 Insignia 68 Service insignia 69 Fees 70 Expiation of offences 71 Prescribed persons and bodies Schedule 1—Certificate of registration of an SACFS brigade Schedule 2—Officers of an SACFS brigade 1 Brigade captain 2 Lieutenant 3 Senior firefighter Schedule 3—Certificate of registration of an SACFS group Schedule 4—Officers of an SACFS group 1 Group officer 2 Deputy group officer Schedule 5—Regulation 32 declaration Schedule 6—Section 105F notice Schedule 7—Variation or revocation of section 105F notice Schedule 9—Permit authorising person to light or maintain fire during fire danger season Schedule 10—Permit authorising person to light or maintain fire in open air contrary to terms of total fire ban Legislative history