Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART I -- Preliminary
1. Short title
3. Commencement
4. Saving provisions
7. Terms used
PART II -- Administration
9. Terms used
10. Powers of FES Commissioner
12. Bush fire liaison officers
13. Duties and powers of bush fire liaison officers
14A. Powers and duties under section 13 not affected by certain powers under Emergency Management Act 2005
14B. Powers of authorised persons and police officers during authorised periods
14C. Failure to comply with directions
14. Certain persons may enter land or building for purposes of Act
PART III -- Prevention of bush fires
Division 2 -- Prohibited burning times
17. Prohibited burning times may be declared by Minister
Division 3 -- Restricted burning times
18. Restricted burning times may be declared by FES Commissioner
20. Regulations as to restricted burning times
Division 4 -- Total fire ban
21. Terms used
22A. Minister may declare total fire ban
22B. Lighting of fires prohibited during total fire ban
22C. Power of Minister to exempt from provisions of section 22B
Division 5 -- Burning during prohibited times and restricted times
22. Burning on exempt land and land adjoining exempt land
23. Burning during prohibited burning times
24. Bush on land growing subterranean clover may be burnt during prohibited burning times
24A. Bush on land in prescribed irrigation areas may be burnt during prohibited times for purpose of germinating clover
24B. Production of permit to burn may be required
24C. Terms used
24D. Burning garden refuse prohibited if fire danger high to catastrophic
24E. Burning of garden refuse at rubbish tips
24F. Burning garden refuse during limited burning times
24G. Minister or local government may further restrict burning of garden refuse
25. No fire to be lit in open air unless certain precautions taken
25A. Power of Minister to exempt from provisions of section
26. Burning of plants to eradicate disease during prohibited burning times
26A. Burning of declared plants during prohibited burning times
Division 6 -- General restrictions, prohibitions and offences
27. Prohibition on use of tractors or engines except under certain conditions
27A. Regulation of blasting and matters likely to create bush fire danger
27B. False alarms
27C. Vandalism
27D. Requirements for carriage and deposit of incendiary material
28. Occupier of land to extinguish bush fire occurring on own land
30. Disposal of burning cigarettes etc.
32. Offences of lighting or attempting to light fire likely to injure
33. Local government may require occupier of land to plough or clear fire-break
34. Burning on Crown lands
35. Powers of FES Commissioner on default by local government
Division 7 -- Bush fire risk treatment standards
35AA. FES Commissioner may make bush fire risk treatment standards
35AB. Compliance with bush fire risk treatment standards
PART IV -- Control and extinguishment of bush fires
Division 1 -- Local governments
35A. Terms used
36. Local government may expend moneys in connection with control and extinguishment of bush fires
38. Local government may appoint bush fire control officer
38A. FES Commissioner may designate person employed in Department as Chief Bush Fire Control Officer
39. Special powers of bush fire control officers
39A. Duties of bush fire authorities on outbreak of fire
40. Local governments may join in appointing and employing bush fire control officers
Division 2 -- Bush fire brigades
41. Bush fire brigades
42. Local governments may join in establishing bush fire brigade
42A. Constitution of bush fire brigade
43. Election and duties of officers of bush fire brigades
44. Powers and authorities of officers of bush fire brigade
45A. Requests to authorised CALM Act officers to take control of bush fires
45. Powers and authorities exercisable by authorised CALM Act officers
46. Bush fire control officer or forest officer may postpone lighting fire
47. Fire-break not to be lit when bush fire burning
PART V -- Miscellaneous
48. Delegation by local governments
50. Records to be maintained by local governments
51. Saving of remedies
52. Approved area may be declared
53. Reduction in insurance premium of crops in approved area
54. Approved area may be cancelled
56. Duties of police officers, bush fire control officers etc.
57. Obstructing officers
58. General penalty and recovery of expenses incurred
59. Prosecution of offences
59A. Alternative procedure -- infringement notices
60. Assisting to commit an offence
61. Regulations
62. Local government may make local laws
62A. Governor may amend or repeal local laws
64. Prohibitions excluded by certain circumstances
65. Proof of certain matters
66. Proof of ownership or occupancy
67. Advisory committees
68. Regional advisory committees
Other notes
Defined terms
[Heading inserted: No. 19 of 2010 s. 43(3)(a).]