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Fire Rescue Victoria Act 1958
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34 Power to make regulations 73
*Financial* 80
36 Annual estimate of expenditure and revenue 80
37 Contributions towards annual expenditure 81
46 Borrowing by Fire Rescue Victoria 86
47 Power of Minister in case of default 87
47A Guarantee of debentures of Fire Rescue Victoria 87
51 Fire Rescue Victoria may establish funds 89
51A Investment by Fire Rescue Victoria 89
*General provisions* 89
52 Units to be registered 89
54 Damage to be covered by fire insurance 90
54A Immunity from certain liabilities 91
55A Fire Rescue Victoria may provide rescue and extrication services 92
55B Fire Rescue Victoria may provide road accident rescue services 92
55C Fire Rescue Victoria may provide protection services 92
55D Fire Rescue Victoria may provide emergency prevention and response services 93
55E Activities outside Fire Rescue Victoria fire district 93
56 Extension and application of Act 95
58 Removal of persons from burning premises 95
59 Rights to water 96
60 Collection of contributions for units 96
61 Police to aid Units 97
64 Regulation of height of buildings 98
66A Recovery of charges for services 99
71 Place where fire occurs 101
71A Restriction of access to fire area 102
72 Fire Rescue Victoria or unit may carry out fire prevention work 103
72A Interstate fire brigades and international fire brigades 104
75 Documents signed by Fire Rescue Commissioner to be evidence 105
75A Offences relating to impersonation 106
75B Damage or interference with fire indicator panel or other apparatus 106
75C Obstruction of officers and damage to apparatus 107
76A Evidence of ownership or occupancy 109
77 Recovery and application of penalties 110
78 Alarm monitoring service to provide prescribed information 111
*Discipline* 112
78A Offences by officers or members 112
78B Laying of charges 112
78C Hearing of charges 113
78D Decision of Fire Rescue Commissioner 113
78E Pay while suspended 114
*Fire Rescue Victoria Appeals Commission* 115
79 Fire Rescue Victoria Appeals Commission 115
79A Function of the Commission 115
79B Membership of Commission 115
79C Term of appointment 115
79D Remuneration and allowances 116
79E Application of Public Administration Act 2004 116
79F Vacancies 116
79G Annual report of the Commission 117
*Appeals* 117
79H Rights of appeal 117
79I Certain appeals to be by way of rehearing 118
79J Proceedings of the Commission 118
79K Assistants in proceedings 118
79L Procedure on appeal 119
79M Commission powers on appeal 119
79N Costs 120
79O Appeals against transfer 120
79P Promotion appeals 120
79Q Determination of Commission 121
79R Fire Rescue Victoria to give effect to determination 121
79S Evidence of determination 122
*Long service leave* 122
80 Definition 122
81 Entitlement to long service leave 123
81A Payment in lieu of long service leave 125
82 Leave not to affect Fire Rescue Victoria's activities 126
84 Provision in case of death before or during long service leave 126
*Fire prevention notices* 127
87 Fire prevention notices 127
88 Service of notices 128
89 Objection to notices 130
90 Appeal against notices 131
91 Compliance with notices 132
92 Fire prevention infringement notices 132
93 Issue of notices 134
94 Supreme Court—limitation of jurisdiction 135
*Provisions relating to causing fires and other matters* 135
94A Causing fire in the Fire Rescue Victoria fire district in extreme conditions of weather etc. an offence 135
94B Causing fire in the Fire Rescue Victoria fire district with intent to cause damage etc. 136
94C Direction not to light fire 137
94D Power of Fire Rescue Victoria to close roads 137
94E Power to direct extinguishment of fire 138
94F Power to arrest 139
*Transitional provisions* 140
95 Superseded references 140
96 Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board 141
97 Chief Fire Officer 141
98 Transitional—appeals 142
*Transitional provisions relating to the Firefighters' Presumptive Rights Compensation and Fire Services Legislation Amendment (Reform) Act 2019* 142
98A Definitions 142
99 Fire Rescue Victoria 144
100 Fire Rescue Commissioner 145
101 Transfer of staff 145
102 Transfer of Country Fire Authority staff 147
103 Transfer of other Country Fire Authority staff 149
104 Superseded references 150
105 Minister may direct Country Fire Authority to give an allocation statement 151
105A Minister may direct Country Fire Authority to give an allocation statement in respect of other Country Fire Authority staff 153
106 Property, rights, liabilities and obligations allocated in accordance with allocation statement 155
107 Allocation subject to encumbrances 155
108 Substitution of party to agreement 155
109 Country Fire Authority instruments 156
110 Proceedings 156
111 Interests in land 157
112 Easements 157
113 Action by Registrar of Titles 157
114 Taxes 158
115 Evidence 158
116 Validity of things done under the transitional provisions 158
117 Transitional provision relating to insignias 159
118 Transitional provision relating to Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Appeals Commission 160
120 Renaming of Act—Savings provision 160
*Fire Services Implementation Monitor* 161
121 Definitions 161
122 Establishment 163
123 Appointment 163
124 Remuneration and allowances 163
125 Terms and conditions 164
126 Acting appointment 164
127 When Monitor ceases to hold office 165
128 Suspension and removal 165
129 Independence of the Monitor 166
130 Preparation, tabling and publication of Implementation Plan 166
131 Functions of the Monitor 169
132 Powers of the Monitor 170
133 Performance of functions of the Monitor 170
134 Power to require information to be given 171
135 Power of entry and inspection 172
136 Duty to cooperate 173
137 Constraints on access to information not to apply 173
138 Use and disclosure of information 174
139 Secretary may provide assistance 174
140 Fire Rescue Victoria and the Country Fire Authority to prepare outcomes frameworks and quarterly updates 175
141 Quarterly report to be prepared by the Monitor about updates 176
142 Reports prepared by the Monitor 176
143 Review of this Part 177
144 Regulations 178
145 Repeal of sections 121 to 144 178
146 Transitional provision 178
*Firefighters Registration Board* 179
147 Definitions 179
148 Firefighters Registration Scheme 180
149 Establishment of Firefighters Registration Board 181
150 Appointment of members of the Firefighters Registration Board 181
151 When member ceases to hold office 182
152 Removal from office 183
153 Independence of the Firefighters Registration Board 183
154 Functions of the Firefighters Registration Board 183
155 Validity of acts 185
156 Powers of Firefighters Registration Board 185
157 Use and disclosure of information 185
158 Reports prepared by the Firefighters Registration Board 186
159 Regulations 187
Schedules 190