Victorian Current Acts

COUNTRY FIRE AUTHORITY ACT 1958 - SECT 41E

S. 41E(1) amended by Nos 32/2006 s. 94(Sch. item 8(1)), 5/2012 s. 33(1).

    (1)     An authorised officer may serve a fire prevention infringement notice on a person the officer has reason to believe has committed an offence against section 41D.

S. 41E(1A) inserted by No. 32/2006 s. 94(Sch. item 8(2)).

    (1A)     An offence referred to in subsection (1) for which a fire prevention infringement notice may be served is an infringement offence within the meaning of the Infringements Act 2006 .

S. 41E(2) substituted by No. 32/2006 s. 94(Sch. item 8(3)).

    (2)     In addition to and without limiting section 12 of the Infringements Act 2006 , a fire prevention infringement notice under subsection (1) may be served in accordance with section 41A.

S. 41E(3) inserted by No. 5/2012
s. 33(2).

    (3)     The infringement penalty for an offence against section 41D is 10 penalty units.

S. 41E(3)–(7) repealed by No. 32/2006 s. 94(Sch. item 8(4)).

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    (8)     In this section, authorised officer means—

        (a)     if the fire prevention notice was served by a fire prevention officer, a person appointed for the purpose by the relevant municipal council;

        (b)     if the fire prevention notice was served by the Chief Officer, a person appointed for the purpose by the Chief Officer.

S. 41F inserted by No. 2/1995
s. 5.