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Fire and Rescue NSW Act 1989
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20 Fires outside areas to which Act applies
20 Fires outside areas to which Act applies
(1) The Commissioner may permit any members of a fire brigade, with engines and appliances, to go beyond the limits of any fire district for the purpose of extinguishing any fire.
(2) In such a case the provisions of this Act apply to the fire and to anything done at the fire as if the fire were within a fire district.