89Chain of command in response to bushfire incidents

89 Chain of command in response to bushfire incidents (1) The chain of command in responding to a bushfire incident descends from the chief fire control officer through senior fire control officers, fire control officers, fire wardens and authorised bushfire volunteers. (2) A person responding to, or in attendance at, a bushfire is not required to take command at the bushfire only because the person is higher in the chain of command than another person who is participating in the chain of command at the bushfire. (3) A fire control officer or fire warden lower in the chain of command than another person participating in the chain of command at a bushfire may only exercise a power conferred by Part 2, Division 7 on the officer or warden in accordance with the directions of the other person. (4) An authorised bushfire volunteer only has power to do a thing in responding to a bushfire incident if directed to do that thing by a person who has power to do that thing. (5) An authorised bushfire volunteer may only exercise a power mentioned in subsection (4) to do a thing in accordance with the directions of the person directing the volunteer to do the thing. Part 5 Fire-fighting Division 2 Duty of persons to control fires Bushfires Management Act 2016 41 Division 2 Duty of persons to control fires