Fire Service (Miscellaneous) Regulations 2017 (Tas)

Fire Service (Miscellaneous) Regulations 2017

I, the Lieutenant-Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council and on the recommendation of the State Fire Commission, make the following regulations under the Fire Service Act 1979 .

20 November 2017

A. M. BLOW

Lieutenant-Governor

By His Excellency's Command,

M. T. (RENE) HIDDING

Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Management

PART 1 - Preliminary

1. Short title These regulations may be cited as the Fire Service (Miscellaneous) Regulations 2017 .

2. Commencement These regulations take effect on 26 December 2017.

3. Interpretation In these regulations – Act means the Fire Service Act 1979 ; prescribed period means the period commencing on 1 October in any year and ending at midnight on the following 30 April; reticulated water area means an area that is serviced by a reticulated water system that complies with Australian Standard AS 2419; standard air/water extinguisher means an air/water extinguisher that – (a) has a capacity of at least 9 litres; and (b) is filled with water; and (c) is charged; and (d) is in good operating condition; standard fire hydrant means a fire hydrant that is equipped with a forged 65 millimetre Storz coupling that has been approved by the Chief Officer; standard fittings mean fittings that are capable of connecting standard fire hydrants, standard pumps, standard hoses and standard nozzles together so as to produce a fire-fighting stream of fire retardant materials; standard hose means – (a) a hose that complies with Australian Standard AS 2792; or (b) a rubber hose rated at 2100kPa or higher; standard knapsack pump means a knapsack pump that – (a) has a capacity of at least 9 litres; and (b) is filled with water; and (c) is in good operating condition; standard nozzle means a nozzle that has a shut-off valve and is capable of producing a variable fire-fighting stream of fire retardant materials; standard pump means a self-priming centrifugal pump that is capable of producing a pressure of not less than 400kPa at shut-off.