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Fire Service Act 1979
111Damage caused by members of Fire Service
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### 111 Damage caused by members of Fire Service
> *\[Section 111 Substituted by No. 64 of 1988, s. 9 \]**\[Section 111 Amended by No. 5 of 1990, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \]**\[Section 111 Amended by No. 25 of 1994, s. 45 and Sched. 3 \]**\[Section 111 Amended by No. 29 of 1995, s. 91 \]*Any damage to property caused –
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> > > (a) by a member of the Fire Service in the lawful execution of any power conferred by this Act; or
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> > > (b) [*\[Section 111 Amended by No. 37 of 2001, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-07-01/act-2001-037#JS1@JT@tr@oc8@EN) by any member of an industry brigade or a fire-fighting crew employed by the Forestry corporation assisting that member of the Fire Service –
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> shall be deemed to be damage by fire, within the meaning of a policy of insurance against fire, covering the property so damaged, notwithstanding anything in that policy to the contrary.