Fire Brigades Act 1942 (WA)

Western Australia Fire Brigades Act 1942 Western Australia Fire Brigades Act 1942 Contents Part I — Preliminary 1. Short title and commencement 2 4. Terms used 2 Part II — Fire districts 5. Fire districts 5 5A. Application of Act 6 Part VI — General powers and duties of Minister and FES Commissioner 24. Power to purchase property for stations etc. 7 25. Functions of FES Commissioner 8 25A. FES Commissioner may require certain fire fighting appliances 8 26. Formation of brigades etc. 9 26A. Further powers of FES Commissioner 10 27. FES Commissioner's proposals to be submitted to local government 12 Part VII — Officers and members of brigades and others 30. Approval of members of volunteer brigade 13 31. Brigades are under control of FES Commissioner 13 33. General duties and powers of FES Commissioner and authorised persons 13 33A. Duties and powers of FES Commissioner and authorised officers in relation to public buildings 15 34. Duties and powers of FES Commissioner and others at fires 20 34A. Powers concerning persons exposed to hazardous material 22 Part VIII — Regulations 35. Power to make regulations 25 35A. Minister may declare permanent brigade districts 27 Part X — Miscellaneous 48. FES Commissioner to provide information to Chief Health Officer 28 49. Brigades to be registered etc. 28 50. Restriction as to establishment of salvage corps 28 51. Rewards to brigades 29 52. Penalty for soliciting contributions for brigades without authority 29 56. Turncocks to attend fires 30 57. Disconnection of gas or artificial light 30 58. Police and others to aid FES Commissioner 30 59. Penalties for interference, damage etc. 31 60. Removal of persons not members of recognized fire brigades from burning premises 31 61. Rights to water for extinguishing fires and for practice etc. 32 66. Failure to deliver up any premises in occupation by officer or member of brigade 33 67. Detention of property of Department 33 72. Penalty for offences 34 Second Schedule — Fire districts Notes Compilation table 40 Other notes 46 Defined terms Western Australia Fire Brigades Act 1942 An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the prevention and extinguishing of fires, the confining and ending of hazardous material incidents and the protection of life and property from fire, hazardous material incidents and accidents. [Long title amended: No. 52 of 1994 s. 4.]