(1) A group of 2 or
more local governments may by agreement join in appointing a regional bush
fire advisory committee to assist them in the performance of their functions
under this Act.
(2) Where a group of
local governments agree to appoint a committee under this section —
(a)
those local governments, by agreement —
(i)
shall fix the number of members of the committee and the
quorum for the transaction of business at meetings of the committee;
(ii)
shall determine the interests to be represented on the
committee;
(iii)
may make rules for the guidance of the committee;
and
(b) each
of those local governments —
(i)
shall be entitled to appoint the same number of persons
as members of the committee and, subject to paragraph (a)(ii), may so appoint
such persons as they think fit;
(ii)
may accept the resignation in writing of, or remove, a
member of the committee appointed by it;
(iii)
may, where for any reason a vacancy occurs in the office
of a member of the committee appointed by it, appoint a person to fill that
vacancy;
and
(c) the
committee —
(i)
may from time to time meet and adjourn as the committee
thinks fit;
(ii)
shall not transact business at a meeting unless the
quorum fixed pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) is present;
(iii)
is answerable to those local governments and shall, as
and when required by them, report fully on its activities.
(3) The function of a
regional advisory committee established under this section by a group of local
governments is to advise those local governments individually and collectively
on all aspects of the co-ordination and planning of their activities in
preventing, controlling and extinguishing bush fires.
[Section 68 inserted: No. 65 of 1977 s. 46;
amended: No. 14 of 1996 s. 4.]
[ 69. Deleted: No. 42 of 1998 s. 15.]
This is a compilation of the Bush Fires Act 1954 and includes amendments made
by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation, and for
information about any reprints, see the compilation table.
Compilation table
Short title |
Number and year |
Assent |
Commencement |
---|---|---|---|
53 of 1954 |
23 Dec 1954 |
29 Apr 1955 (see s. 3 and Gazette 29 Apr 1955 p. 749) | |
Bush Fires Act Amendment Act 1957 |
35 of 1957 |
5 Nov 1957 |
5 Nov 1957 |
Bush Fires Act Amendment Act 1958 |
20 of 1958 |
22 Oct 1958 |
22 Oct 1958 |
Reprint of the Bush Fires Act 1954 approved 3 Jul 1961 in Vol. 15 of Reprinted
Acts (includes amendments listed above) | |||
Bush Fires Act Amendment Act 1963 |
11 of 1963 |
22 Oct 1963 |
22 Nov 1963 (see s. 2 and Gazette 22 Nov 1963 p. 3618) |
Bush Fires Act Amendment Act 1964 |
23 of 1964 |
28 Oct 1964 |
28 Oct 1964 |
Bush Fires Act Amendment Act 1965 |
15 of 1965 |
1 Oct 1965 |
1 Oct 1965 |
113 of 1965 |
21 Dec 1965 |
Act other than s. 4-9: 21 Dec 1965 (see s. 2(1)); | |
Bush Fires Act Amendment Act 1969 |
101 of 1969 |
25 Nov 1969 |
25 Nov 1969 |
Bush Fires Act Amendment Act 1970 |
67 of 1970 |
17 Nov 1970 |
17 Nov 1970 |
Reprint of the Bush Fires Act 1954 approved 14 Apr 1971 (includes amendments
listed above) | |||
94 of 1972 |
4 Dec 1972 |
Relevant amendments (see Third Sch. 3 ) took effect on 1 Jun 1974 (see s. 4(2)
and Gazette 24 May 1974 p. 1626) | |
Bush Fires Act Amendment Act 1977 |
65 of 1977 |
28 Nov 1977 |
1 Jun 1978 (see s. 2 and Gazette 10 Mar 1978 p. 667) |
Reprint of the Bush Fires Act 1954 approved 21 Jun 1978 (includes amendments
listed above) | |||
Bush Fires Act Amendment Act 1979 |
51 of 1979 |
7 Nov 1979 |
7 Nov 1979 |
Bush Fires Amendment Act 1981 |
95 of 1981 |
4 Dec 1981 |
4 Dec 1981 |
Acts Amendment (Conservation and Land Management) Act 1984 Pt. IV |
112 of 1984 |
19 Dec 1984 |
22 Mar 1985 (see s. 2 and Gazette 15 Mar 1985 p. 931) |
Bush Fires Amendment Act 1987 |
8 of 1987 |
5 Jun 1987 |
3 Jul 1987 |
Criminal Law Amendment Act 1990 Pt. 3 |
101 of 1990 |
20 Dec 1990 |
14 Feb 1991 (see s. 2(1)) |
Reprint of the Bush Fires Act 1954 as at 27 Feb 1992 (includes amendments
listed above) | |||
Bush Fires Amendment Act 1992 4 |
60 of 1992 |
11 Dec 1992 |
Act other than Pt. 2: 11 Dec 1992 (see s. 2(1)); |
Financial Administration Legislation Amendment Act 1993 s. 11 |
6 of 1993 |
27 Aug 1993 |
1 Jul 1993 (see s. 2(1)) |
Acts Amendment (Public Sector Management) Act 1994 s. 19 |
32 of 1994 |
29 Jun 1994 |
1 Oct 1994 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Sep 1994 p. 4948) |
Fire Brigades Amendment Act 1994 s. 36 |
52 of 1994 |
2 Nov 1994 |
10 Dec 1994 (see s. 2 and Gazette 9 Dec 1994 p. 6647) |
Planning Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994 s. 46(1) |
84 of 1994 |
13 Jan 1995 |
1 Mar 1995 (see s. 2 and Gazette 21 Feb 1995 p. 567) |
Sentencing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1995 Pt. 6 and s. 147 |
78 of 1995 |
16 Jan 1996 |
4 Nov 1996 (see s. 2 and Gazette 25 Oct 1996 p. 5632) |
2 of 1996 |
24 May 1996 |
7 Apr 1997 (see s. 2 and Gazette 18 Mar 1997 p. 1529) | |
Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 1996 s. 4 |
14 of 1996 |
28 Jun 1996 |
1 Jul 1996 (see s. 2) |
Financial Legislation Amendment Act 1996 s. 64 |
49 of 1996 |
25 Oct 1996 |
25 Oct 1996 (see s. 2(1)) |
Transfer of Land Amendment Act 1996 s. 153(1) |
81 of 1996 |
14 Nov 1996 |
14 Nov 1996 (see s. 2(1)) |
Reprint of the Bush Fires Act 1954 as at 20 Jan 1997 (includes amendments
listed above except those in the Coroners Act 1996 ) | |||
Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 1997 s. 26 |
57 of 1997 |
15 Dec 1997 |
15 Dec 1997 (see s. 2(1)) |
Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act (No. 2) 1998 s. 20 |
10 of 1998 |
30 Apr 1998 |
30 Apr 1998 (see s. 2(1)) |
Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia (Consequential
Provisions) Act 1998 Pt. 2 5 |
42 of 1998 |
4 Nov 1998 |
1 Jan 1999 (see s. 2 and Gazette 22 Dec 1998 p. 6833) |
Fire and Emergency Services Legislation Amendment Act 2002 s. 15- 40 6 |
38 of 2002 |
20 Nov 2002 |
30 Nov 2002 (see s. 2 and Gazette 29 Nov 2002 p. 5651-2) |
Acts Amendment (Equality of Status) Act 2003 Pt. 4 |
28 of 2003 |
22 May 2003 |
1 Jul 2003 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Jun 2003 p. 2579) |
Reprint 6: The Bush Fires Act 1954 as at 1 Aug 2003 (includes amendments
listed above) | |||
Acts Amendment and Repeal (Competition Policy) Act 2003 Pt. 3 |
70 of 2003 |
15 Dec 2003 |
21 Apr 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 20 Apr 2004 p. 1297) |
Criminal Code Amendment Act 2004 s. 58 |
4 of 2004 |
23 Apr 2004 |
21 May 2004 (see s. 2) |
Workers’ Compensation Reform Act 2004 s. 174 |
42 of 2004 |
9 Nov 2004 |
4 Jan 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7131) |
Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 s. 141 |
59 of 2004 |
23 Nov 2004 |
1 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7128) |
Criminal Procedure and Appeals (Consequential and Other Provisions) Act 2004
s. 80 |
84 of 2004 |
16 Dec 2004 |
2 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7129 (correction by Gazette
7 Jan 2005 p. 53)) |
Reprint 7: The Bush Fires Act 1954 as at 3 Mar 2006 (includes amendments
listed above) | |||
Machinery of Government (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2006 Pt. 14 Div. 1 |
28 of 2006 |
26 Jun 2006 |
1 Jul 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Jun 2006 p. 2347) |
60 of 2006 |
16 Nov 2006 |
1 Jan 2007 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 8 Dec 2006 p. 5369) | |
Biosecurity and Agriculture Management (Repeal and Consequential Provisions)
Act 2007 s. 28 |
24 of 2007 |
12 Oct 2007 |
1 May 2013 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 5 Feb 2013 p. 823) |
Bush Fires Amendment Act 2009 Pt. 2 |
25 of 2009 |
17 Nov 2009 |
1 Dec 2009 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 1 Dec 2009 p. 4829) |
Arson Legislation Amendment Act 2009 Pt. 2 |
43 of 2009 |
3 Dec 2009 |
19 Dec 2009 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 18 Dec 2009 p. 5167) |
Reprint 8: The Bush Fires Act 1954 as at 9 Apr 2010 (includes amendments
listed above except those in the
Biosecurity and Agriculture Management (Repeal and Consequential Provisions)
Act 2007 ) | |||
Standardisation of Formatting Act 2010 s. 43(3) and 52 7 |
19 of 2010 (as amended by No. 17 of 2014 s. 39(5)-(8)) |
28 Jun 2010 |
s. 43(3), 52(1)-(3) and 52(4) (other than the amendments to s. 21(1), (2) and
(3), s. 39(2), s. 45 and s. 47, the amendment to s. 44(3) to delete
“(3)(a) Where” and insert “(3) Where” and the
amendments to s. 64 to delete “ s. 21(2) ,” and insert “
s. 21(2A) and (2B),”): 11 Sep 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 10 Sep 2010
p. 4341) |
Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2011 s. 16 |
47 of 2011 |
25 Oct 2011 |
26 Oct 2011 (see s. 2(b)) |
Road Traffic Legislation Amendment Act 2012 Pt. 4 Div. 4 |
8 of 2012 |
21 May 2012 |
27 Apr 2015 (see s. 2(d) and Gazette 17 Apr 2015 p. 1371) |
Fire and Emergency Services Legislation Amendment Act 2012 Pt. 3 |
22 of 2012 |
29 Aug 2012 |
1 Nov 2012 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 31 Oct 2012 p. 5255) |
Reprint 9: The Bush Fires Act 1954 as at 11 Oct 2013 (includes amendments
listed above except those in the Road Traffic Legislation Amendment Act 2012
Pt. 4 Div. 4) | |||
Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2014 s. 17 |
17 of 2014 |
2 Jul 2014 |
6 Sep 2014 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 5 Sep 2014 p. 3213) |
Bush Fires Amendment Act 2016 |
27 of 2016 |
21 Sep 2016 |
s. 1 and 2: 21 Sep 2016 (see s. 2(a)); |
24 of 2016 |
21 Sep 2016 |
1 Jan 2019 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 14 Sep 2018 p. 3305) | |
Firefighters and Emergency Volunteers Legislation Amendment (Compensation) Act
2016 Pt. 2 |
28 of 2016 |
21 Sep 2016 |
16 Sep 2017 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 15 Sep 2017 p. 4791) |
Environmental Protection Amendment Act 2020 s. 114 |
40 of 2020 |
19 Nov 2020 |
23 Oct 2021 (see s. 2(1)(e) and SL 2021/176 cl. 2) |
Bush Fires Amendment Act 2022 |
26 of 2022 |
19 Aug 2022 |
s. 1 and 2: 19 Aug 2022 (see s. 2(a)); |
1 The provision in this Act repealing that Act has
been omitted under the Reprints Act 1984 s. 7(4)(f).
2 Provisions of the Bush Fires Act 1954 referred
to in s. 64 are not the same references as originally enacted. Under the
Interpretation Act 1984 s. 16(2), as a result of amendments to the
Bush Fires Act 1954 by the Bush Fires Act Amendment Act 1977 (No. 65 of 1977),
those references may be construed as if amended. The references were changed
under the Reprints Act 1984 s. 7(3)(g).
3 The Third Schedule was inserted by the
Metric Conversion Act Amendment Act (No. 2) 1973.
4 The Bush Fires Amendment Act 1992 s. 6(2) reads
as follows:
(2) Where, immediately
before the commencement of this Act, a delegation was in force under section
9(1)(a) or (c) of the principal Act, the delegation shall, on and after that
commencement, be deemed to be a delegation to the Chief Executive Officer
under section 9(1)(a) of the principal Act as in force after that
commencement, and may be varied or revoked accordingly.
5 The Fire and Emergency Services Authority of
Western Australia (Consequential Provisions) Act 1998 s. 11(2) is a
transitional provision that is of no further effect.
6 The Fire and Emergency Services
Legislation Amendment Act 2002 s. 27(2) and (3) are transitional provisions
that are of no further effect.
7 The Standardisation of Formatting Act 2010 s.
52(4) in relation to amendments to the Bush Fires Act 1954 s. 21(1), (2) and
(3), s. 39(2), s. 45 and s. 47, the amendment to s. 44(3) to delete
“(3)(a) Where” and insert “(3) Where” and the
amendments to s. 64 to delete “ s. 21(2),” and insert “
s. 21(2A) and (2B), had not come into operation when it was deleted by the
Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2014 s. 39(5)-(8).
Defined terms
[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they
are defined. The list is not part of the law.]
Defined term Provision(s)
adjoining
7(1)
affected area 14B(1)
approved
local government 38(6)
area of the State
21
authorisation 14B(1)
authorised CALM Act officer 7(1)
authorised period
14B(1)
authorised person
13(6), 14B(1)
burn garden refuse 24C
bush
7(1)
bush fire 35A
bush fire brigade 7(1)
bush fire officer
45A(1), 45(1)
bush fire risk treatment standards
35AA(1), 35AB(1)
CALM Act
45(1)
CALM Act CEO 7(1)
CALM Act Department
7(1)
common boundary 22(1)
conservation land 9, 45(1)
crop
53(3)
Department 7(1)
departmental
officer 12(1)
designation
12(1)
employed in the Department 7(1)
exempt land 22(1)
FES Act
7(1)
FES Commissioner 7(1)
forest land
7(1)
incendiary material
27D(1)
infringement notice 59A(2)
land
other than conservation land 9, 45(1)
limited
burning times 24C
normal brigade activities
35A
occupier of land 7(1)
owner or occupier of land 33(9), 35AB(1)
prescribed condition 18(5D)
prohibited burning
times 7(1)
property
32(1)
prosecutor 59A(1)
publish
17(9)
relevant body 58(3A)
relevant
bush fire 14B(1)
restricted burning times
7(1)
rubbish tip 24C
specified 24C
total fire ban
21
volunteer fire fighter 35A