93BActivities outside country area of Victoria

93B Activities outside country area of Victoria (1) Where the Authority, a group of brigades or any brigade receives from any person or body established by or under any Act or law of this or any other State or of a Territory of the Commonwealth for the prevention and suppression of fire a request for assistance in preventing or suppressing a fire in some place outside the country area of Victoria (whether within Victoria or not) or in protecting life or property in any such place the group or brigade may attend at that place and, subject to the direction and control of the person or body requesting the assistance and having authority in that place, may engage in the prevention or suppression of fire or the protection of life and property in that place. S. 93B(1A) inserted by No. 50/1989 s. 26(8). (1A) Where the Authority, a group of brigades or any brigade receives from any person or body established by or under any Act or law of this or any other State or of a Territory of the Commonwealth to perform a function of the type specified in section 97, 97A, 97B or 97C a request for assistance in performing that function in some place outside the country area of Victoria (whether within Victoria or not) the group or brigade may attend at that place and, subject to the direction and control of the person or body requesting the assistance and having authority in that place, may perform that function in that place. S. 93B(1B) inserted by No. 41/2014 s. 10(1). (1B) For the purposes of subsection (1), an industry brigade may assist the Authority, a group of brigades or any brigade in the prevention or suppression of a fire or the protection of life and property in a place under subsection (1) subject to the direction and control of the person or body having authority in that place if— (a) the Chief Officer has made a request for assistance to the officer in charge of the industry brigade; and (b) the relevant owner or group of relevant owners in relation to the industry brigade have agreed to the industry brigade providing assistance. S. 93B(2) amended by Nos 50/1989 s. 26(9), 41/2014 s. 10(2). (2) Where a group of brigades or a brigade is engaged as referred to in subsection (1) or (1A) or an industry brigade is engaged in providing assistance referred to in subsection (1B) in a place outside the country area of Victoria compensation shall be payable under the regulations made under section 110(1)(g) to officers or members thereof in all respects as if the place in which they are so engaged is within the country area of Victoria. S. 93B(3) inserted by No. 24/1997 s. 12(9), repealed by No. 41/2014 s. 10(3). s. 70, 5191 s. 35.