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EastLink Project Act 2004
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239 Emergency access to Project area
S. 239(1) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 48.2).
(1) A police officer or an officer or member of any emergency service may enter and carry out any emergency function in the Project area.
(2) In this section—
S. 239(2) def. of *emergency service* amended by Nos 51/2005 s. 58(6), 20/2019 s. 162.
***emergency service*** means—
(a) the Country Fire Authority established under the **Country Fire Authority Act 1958** or any permanent brigade established under that Act;
(b) Fire Rescue Victoria established under the **Fire Rescue Victoria Act 1958**;
(c) the Victoria State Emergency Service Authority established under the **Victoria State Emergency Service Act 2005**;
(d) an ambulance service within the meaning of the **Ambulance Services Act 1986**.
Pt 10 Div. 5 (Heading) amended by No. 95/2005 s. 4(4)(f).
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