Western Australian Current Regulations

BUSH FIRES REGULATIONS 1954 - REG 45B

45B .         Information to be given by bush fire officer taking control under Act s. 45

        (1)         In this regulation —

        bush fire officer has the meaning given in section 45(1) of the Act;

        take control means to take control of all operations in relation to a bush fire.

        (2)         When informing the FES Commissioner under section 45(7) of the Act, the bush fire officer must provide the following details —

            (a)         the local government district or districts within which the bush fire is burning;

            (b)         the location of the bush fire within that district or those districts, the size of the bush fire and any manner in which the bush fire may be spreading or extending;

            (c)         the people or property that may be threatened by the bush fire;

            (d)         the people and fire fighting equipment present at, on route to or available to be used at the bush fire and under the authority of the bush fire officer;

            (e)         the control objective sought to be achieved and strategies being used or proposed to be used to control and extinguish the bush fire;

            (f)         the bush fire officer’s name, official title and contact details, and details of which bush fire brigade or local government the bush fire officer belongs to;

            (g)         if section 45(4) of the Act applies — the name, official title and contact details of the authorised CALM Act officer who requested the bush fire officer to take control;

            (h)         if section 45(5) of the Act applies — the name, official title and contact details of the authorised CALM Act officer who had supreme control and charge of all operations in relation to the bush fire before the bush fire officer took control;

                  (i)         the time and date when the bush fire officer took control;

            (j)         any other details reasonably required by the FES Commissioner.

        (3)         Information given in accordance with this regulation —

            (a)         must first be given by telephone or radio as soon as is reasonably practicable; and

            (b)         must, as soon as is reasonably practicable after being given by telephone or radio, be confirmed in writing by email, facsimile or post.

        [Regulation 45B inserted: Gazette 17 Dec 2010 p. 6353‑4; amended: Gazette 31 Oct 2012 p. 5251‑2.]