Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) If —
(a) an
officer or member of a bush fire brigade or a bush fire control officer (a
bush fire officer ) has supreme control and charge of all operations in
relation to a bush fire under section 44; and
(b) an
authorised CALM Act officer is present at the fire,
the bush fire officer
may request the authorised CALM Act officer to take control of all operations
in relation to the fire.
(2) If the authorised
CALM Act officer agrees to take control of all operations in relation to the
bush fire —
(a) the
officer —
(i)
must inform the FES Commissioner of having done so; and
(ii)
must comply with any requirements prescribed by the
regulations for the purposes of this subsection;
and
(b)
subject to section 45(5) and (6), the officer has in relation to the fire the
powers, authorities and control referred to in section 45(2) and (3).
[Section 45A inserted: No. 25 of 2009 s. 15;
amended: No. 22 of 2012 s. 69.]