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COUNTRY FIRE AUTHORITY ACT 1958 - SECT 23

General powers of Authority with respect to brigades, apparatus etc.

    (1)     The Authority may at any time and from time to time—

S. 23(1)(a) amended by Nos 6583
s. 5(d)(i), 5/2012 s. 12(1).

        (a)     take measures to facilitate the formation of permanent or volunteer fire brigades and groups of brigades;

S. 23(1)(b) substituted by No. 8257
s. 5(b), amended by No. 5/2012 s. 12(2).

        (b)     upon application made in the prescribed manner and form register a brigade and enrol the officers and members thereof;

        (c)     cause to be kept a book or other written record containing the names ages occupations and places of abode of all members of brigades;

S. 23(1)(d) amended by No. 5/2012 s. 12(3).

        (d)     amalgamate any brigades or disband or cancel the registration of any brigade or the enrolment of any officer or member of any brigade;

S. 23(1)(e) amended by No. 6583
s. 5(d)(ii).

        (e)     furnish any apparatus and other property acquired by or vested in the Authority to any brigade or group of brigades;

S. 23(1)(f) substituted by No. 8257
s. 5(c), amended by No. 10149
s. 7(2).

        (f)     determine the apparatus and other property of the Authority to be available for use by each brigade or group of brigades;

S. 23(1)(g) substituted by No. 50/1989
s. 26(3)(a) (as amended by No. 91/1989
s. 7(b)).

        (g)     establish schools and facilities or courses of instruction to provide training to any person in the skills required to perform any of the functions of the Authority and permit the use of those schools and facilities by any other body or person;

        (h)     establish and maintain or contract for the establishment and maintenance of fire alarms and other apparatus for the prevention or suppression of fires and, without affecting the generality of the foregoing, contract with the owner of any land building or premises for the maintenance by the Authority of fire alarms and other apparatus as aforesaid on such land building or premises;

              (i)     establish and maintain or contract for the establishment and maintenance of telephonic telegraphic radio or other communication between the several stations at which members of brigades are placed and between any such stations and any other places;

        (j)     contract for the carrying out of aerial reconnaissance of the country area of Victoria or any part or parts thereof for the detection of fires;

S. 23(1)(k) amended by Nos 50/1989
s. 3(b), 39/1992 s. 3(b).

        (k)     organize and conduct fire brigade competitions, defray the cost of transport of members of brigades thereto and therefrom, and provide prizes and certificates for presentation to brigades and competitors thereat; and

        (l)     publish or disseminate or contract for the publication or dissemination of printed matter broadcast matter and general information in the interest of fire prevention and fire suppression.

S. 23(2) inserted by No. 8257
s. 5(d), repealed by No. 5/2012 s. 12(4).

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S. 23AA inserted by No. 24/1997
s. 7.



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