32CDestruction of building by Fire Rescue Victoria

32C Destruction of building by Fire Rescue Victoria S. 32C(1) substituted by No. 24/1997 s. 30, amended by No. 20/2019 s. 90(2). (1) If a fire has been recently extinguished, Fire Rescue Victoria may cause any building or structure— (a) which has been damaged by the fire; and S. 32C(1)(b) amended by No. 20/2019 s. 90(2). (b) which Fire Rescue Victoria reasonably believes is or may become dangerous to life or property because of that damage— to be shored up, pulled down or otherwise destroyed or removed. S. 32C(1A) inserted by No. 24/1997 s. 30, amended by No. 20/2019 s. 90(2). (1A) For the purposes of subsection (1), Fire Rescue Victoria may do or cause to be done anything which the senior member of the operational staff at the scene of an alarm of fire may do or cause to be done under section 32B(3)(c). S. 32C(2) amended by No. 20/2019 s. 90(3). (2) Fire Rescue Victoria may sell or dispose of any material salvaged from any building or structure shored up, pulled down, otherwise destroyed or removed under this section or section 32B. S. 32C(3) amended by No. 20/2019 s. 90(4). (3) The proceeds of a sale or disposal under this section shall be applied towards any expenses incurred by Fire Rescue Victoria in relation to the shoring up, pulling down, other destruction or removal, and any surplus shall be paid by Fire Rescue Victoria to the owner of the building or structure. S. 32C(4) amended by No. 20/2019 s. 90(4). (4) The owner of a building or structure shored up, pulled down, otherwise destroyed or removed under this section shall pay to Fire Rescue Victoria— S. 32C(4)(a) amended by No. 20/2019 s. 90(4). (a) the expenses incurred by Fire Rescue Victoria in relation to the shoring up, pulling down, other destruction or removal and remaining after the application of the proceeds of a sale or disposal under this section; or S. 32C(4)(b) amended by No. 20/2019 s. 90(4). (b) where there has been no sale or disposal under this section, the whole of the expenses incurred by Fire Rescue Victoria in relation to the shoring up, pulling down, other destruction or removal. S. 32D inserted by No. 10149 s. 24(1), substituted by No. 50/1989 s. 44(3), amended by Nos 57/1989 s. 3(Sch. item 133.2), 24/1997 s. 31, 52/1998 s. 311(Sch. 1 item 62.1), substituted by No. 5/2012 s. 76.