Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts Australian Capital Territory Repealed ActsThis legislation has been repealed.
In this Act:
Note A definition applies except so far as the contrary intention appears (see Legislation Act 2001 , s 155).
"built-up area" means an area in the ACT declared by the Minister under section 3 to be a built-up area.
"bushfire brigade" means an organisation established under section 5M (1) (b).
"bushfire brigade member" means a person recruited as a bushfire brigade member in accordance with section 5M (3).
"chief fire control officer" means the Chief Fire Control Officer appointed under this Act.
"council" means the Bush Fire Council constituted under this Act.
"court" means the Magistrates Court.
"emergency volunteer" means a person recruited as an emergency volunteer in accordance with section 5M (3).
"fire brigade" means the Fire Brigade established by the Fire Brigade (Administration) Act 1974 .
"fire commissioner" means the Fire Commissioner appointed under the Fire Brigade (Administration) Act 1974 .
"fire control officer" means a person appointed under section 5M (1) (a).
"inspector" means an inspector under section 4A.
"manual" means the rural fire control manual approved under section 5KA (Rural fire control manual).
Note A reference to a disallowable instrument (including the manual) includes a reference to the instrument as originally made and as amended (see Legislation Act 2001 , s 102).
"owner", in relation to a house or building or land, includes the occupier, lessee, tenant or holder of the house, building or land.
"prescribed period" means—
(a) a period beginning on 1 January in a year and extending to the last day of February in that year or to any other day in that year that the council (by notice in a newspaper circulating in the ACT) determines; or
(b) a period beginning on 1 November in a year, or on any other day in that year that the council (by notice in a newspaper circulating in the ACT) determines, and extending to 31 December in that year.
"service" means the Rural Firefighting Service established by this Act.