{"id":"wa-local:exmouth-shire-of-bushfire-brigade-amendment-local-law-2020","name":"Bushfire Brigade Amendment Local Law 2020","slug":"bushfire-brigade-amendment-local-law-2020","collection":"local_law","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":438002,"registerId":"wa-local:exmouth-shire-of-bushfire-brigade-amendment-local-law-2020-pdf-1775954613867","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Bushfire Brigade Amendment Local Law 2020","content":"LG301\nLOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995\nBUSH FIRES ACT 1954\nShire of Exmouth\nBUSHFIRE BRIGADE AMENDMENT LOCAL LAW 2020\nUnder the powers conferred by the\nLocal Government Act 1995, the\nBush Fires\nAct 1954 and by all other powers, the Shire of Exmouth resolved on 24 September\n2020 to make the following local law.\n1. Citation\nThis local law may be cited as the\nShire of Exmouth Bushfire Brigade Amendment\nLocal Law 2020.\n2. Commencement\nThis local law comes into operation 14 days after the date of its publication in the\nGovernment Gazette.\n3.\nBushfire Brigade Local Law 2020 amended\nThis local law amends the\nShire of Exmouth Bushfire Brigade Local Law 2020, as\npublished in the\nGovernment Gazette on 5 February 2020.\n4. Clause 2.10(1)(b) amended\nIn clause 2.10(1)(b) after ‘clauses 2.7(1)(c)(iv)’ insert ‘, clause 2.7(1)(c)(i)’.\n5. Clause 5.5(3) amended\nIn clause 5.5(3) delete ‘CBFCO’ and replace with ‘Chief Bush Fire Control Officer’.\n————\nDated 16 October 2020.\nThe Common Seal of the Shire of Exmouth was affixed by authority of a resolution of\nthe Council in the presence of—\nM. NIIKKULA, Shire President.\nC. WOODS, Chief Executive Officer.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This amendment stays strictly within the original scope of the Bushfire Brigade Local Law 2020. It makes minor technical corrections and clarifications without expanding the law's coverage or purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 clauses total","No defined terms section","Two simple textual amendments (one insertion, one substitution)","No cross-references to other legislation beyond standard enabling acts","No conditional logic or nested exceptions","Document is 2 pages/paragraphs of substance"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a minor technical amendment to the Shire of Exmouth's bushfire brigade rules. It makes two small changes to a local law that was only made earlier in 2020:\n\n- **First change**: Expands which fire control officers can do certain things under the rules. Previously only officers listed in one specific part of the law could act; now officers from another part are included too.\n\n- **Second change**: Replaces the abbreviation \"CBFCO\" with the full words \"Chief Bush Fire Control Officer\" throughout the document. This makes the law clearer and easier to understand.\n\nThis affects anyone in the Exmouth area who deals with bushfire brigade operations or needs to know who has authority during fire emergencies. It matters because clear rules about who can make decisions during bushfires help keep the community safe."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The amendments are editorial and clarificatory: inserting a cross‑reference into clause 2.10(1)(b) and replacing “CBFCO” with “Chief Bush Fire Control Officer” in clause 5.5(3). They do not create new powers, duties, offences, fees or enforceable obligations and therefore do not change the substantive scope of the parent local law (see clauses 3–5 and commencement at clause 2)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, technical amendments limited to two textual changes (insertion of a cross‑reference and replacement of an abbreviation). (clauses 4–5)","Relies on the content and structure of the parent local law for substantive meaning, requiring cross‑reading to assess full effect (clause 3)","Low risk of regulatory change—no new powers, offences, fees or duties introduced (amendment nature)","Commencement timing is immediate but short (14 days after Gazette), which is administratively simple (clause 2)","Potential for minor interpretive ambiguity if the referenced subclause is read differently in context, so legal advisers may need to check original provisions (clause 4)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument makes two technical edits to the Shire of Exmouth Bushfire Brigade Local Law 2020: it inserts a cross‑reference into clause 2.10(1)(b) and replaces the abbreviation “CBFCO” with the full title “Chief Bush Fire Control Officer” in clause 5.5(3). \n\nThe changes affect Shire bushfire brigade members, officers and the Shire’s administrators by clarifying which subclause applies and removing an abbreviation. The Shire Council adopted the amendment; it takes effect 14 days after Gazette publication and any administrative costs fall to the Shire and brigade administrators."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/bushfire-brigade-amendment-local-law-2020","history":"/api/acts/bushfire-brigade-amendment-local-law-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/bushfire-brigade-amendment-local-law-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/bushfire-brigade-amendment-local-law-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/bushfire-brigade-amendment-local-law-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/bushfire-brigade-amendment-local-law-2020/documents"}}