Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) In this section
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affected area means the area specified in an
authorisation as the area affected by the relevant bush fire;
authorisation means an authorisation to take
control of all operations in relation to a bush fire given by the FES
Commissioner under section 13(4) or (5);
authorised period means the period specified in an
authorisation as the period during which the authorisation has effect;
authorised person means a bush fire liaison
officer or another person who is given an authorisation and includes a person
acting under an authorised person’s orders and directions under
section 13(6);
relevant bush fire means the bush fire in relation
to which an authorisation is given.
(2) During the
authorised period, an authorised person or a member of the Police Force may do
all or any of the following —
(a)
direct, or by direction prohibit, the movement of persons, animals and
vehicles within, into, out of or around the affected area or any part of the
affected area;
(b)
direct the evacuation and removal of persons or animals from the affected area
or any part of the affected area;
(c)
close any road, access route or area of water in or leading to the affected
area.
(3) During the
authorised period and for the purposes of controlling or extinguishing the
relevant bush fire, an authorised person may use a vehicle in any place and in
any circumstance despite any provision of the Road Traffic (Vehicles) Act
2012 that requires a permit for the use of that vehicle or for the use of that
vehicle in that place or in that circumstance.
(4) This section does
not limit the powers of a bush fire liaison officer, a member of the Police
Force or another person under another provision of this Act or any other
written law.
[Section 14B inserted: No. 25 of 2009 s. 6;
amended: No. 22 of 2012 s. 49 and 69; No. 8 of 2012 s. 47.]