Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsS. 61(1) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 113.3(a)).
(1) Every police officer present at any fire must support and assist the senior member of the operational staff at the scene—
(a) in the maintenance of the senior member's authority; and
(b) in enforcing compliance by all persons with any order given by the senior member in the execution of his or her duty.
S. 61(2) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 113.3(b)).
(2) All police officers are authorised and required to aid units in the execution of their duties.
S. 61(3) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 113.3(b)).
(3) For the purpose of subsection (2), police officers may—
(a) close any street in or near which a fire is burning; and
(b) of their own volition or at the request of the senior member of the operational staff at the scene, remove any persons who interfere by their presence or otherwise with the operations of the unit.
(4) In this section "senior member of the operational staff" has the same meaning as it has in section 32B.
S. 62 repealed by No. 24/1997 s. 45.
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Nos 3682 s. 65, 5040 s. 18.
S. 63 amended by Nos 7926 s. 5(c), 43/1987 s. 14(2)(e)(i)(ii), 97/1987 s. 181 (10)(a)–(c), 10/2005 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 16(a)(b)), repealed by No. 64/2010 s. 26 [1] .
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Nos 3682 s. 66, 5040 s. 18.
S. 64 amended by No. 43/1987 s. 14(2)(f).