4Application of Act

4 Application of Act

4 Application of Act

(1) This Act applies to all fire districts.

(2) This Act applies to land-based hazardous material incidents (and to any fires that may result from them) that occur anywhere in the State except on prescribed waters.

(3) A hazardous material incident that occurs in or on a building, bridge or other structure or on any body of water (not being part of prescribed waters) is taken to be land-based.

(4) This section has effect subject to sections 20 and 20A.

s 4: Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (3); 1998 No 120, Sch 1.17 [1]; 2012 No 5, Sch 1.1 [1]; 2021 No 8, Sch 2.1[2] [3].