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Fire Rescue Victoria Act 1958
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7A Objective 31
7AB Emergency Management Victoria 32
7AC Compliance with operational standards of Emergency Management Commissioner 32
7AD Report on compliance with operational standards developed by the Emergency Management Commissioner 32
7AE Strategic Action Plan 32
7B Compliance with incident management operating procedures 33
7C Fire Rescue Commissioner and Deputy Fire Rescue Commissioners 33
8 Accountability of Fire Rescue Victoria and the Fire Rescue Commissioner 34
9 Appointment of Fire Rescue Commissioner 36
9A Deputy Fire Rescue Commissioners 37
9B Ceasing to hold office 38
9C Resignation 38
9D Removal from office 39
9E Suspension from office 39
9F Acting Fire Rescue Commissioner 40
9G Acting Deputy Fire Rescue Commissioner 41
12 Application of Public Administration Act 2004 44
16 Decisions not affected by certain matters 46
17 Immunity of Fire Rescue Commissioner 47
21 Conflicts of interest 48
*General powers and duties of Fire Rescue Victoria* 49
24 Power to purchase and sell property 49
24A Power to acquire land 50
24B Power of delegation 50
25A General powers of Fire Rescue Victoria 51
25B Employees of Fire Rescue Victoria 53
25C Secondment agreements 54
26 Formation of units 57
27 Copies of annual report and special report 58
31A Delegation of powers by Fire Rescue Commissioner 60
32 Powers of access 61
32AA Duty to warn the community 61
*Alarm of fire* 62
32A Meaning of *alarm of fire* 62
32B Action on alarm of fire 62
32C Destruction of building by Fire Rescue Victoria 65
32D False alarm of fire 66
33 False report of fire 69
33A Strategic Advisory Committee 70
33B Appointment of members of the Strategic Advisory Committee 70
33C Strategic Advisory Committee is a public entity 71
33D Resignation of members of the Strategic Advisory Committee 72
33E Ceasing to hold office—removal 72
33F Role of the Strategic Advisory Committee 72
33G Strategic Advisory Committee terms of reference 73
*Regulations* 73