18Fire Management Area Committees

### 18 Fire Management Area Committees > *\[Section 18 Amended by No. 12 of 1981, s. 7 \]**\[Section 18 Substituted by No. 29 of 1995, s. 14 \]* > > > (1)  [*\[Section 18 Subsection (1) amended by No. 33 of 2012, s. 8, Applied:30 Apr 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-04-30/act-2012-033#GS8@Hpa@EN) The Council must establish a committee, called a Fire Management Area Committee, in respect of each Fire Management Area to be responsible for providing effective fire management in that area. > > > (2)  A Committee is to consist of – > > > > > > (a) the Chief Officer or an officer of the Fire Service nominated by the Chief Officer; and > > > > > > > (b) [*\[Section 18 Subsection (2) amended by No. 33 of 2012, s. 8, Applied:30 Apr 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-04-30/act-2012-033#GS8@Hpb@EN) a representative of each local council whose municipal area lies wholly or partly within the Fire Management Area or a person jointly nominated by those local councils; and > > > > > > > (c) if the Fire Management Area contains or is adjacent to State forest – a person nominated by the chief executive officer of the Forestry corporation; and > > > > > > > (d) [*\[Section 18 Subsection (2) amended by No. 55 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:14 Jul 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-07-14/act-2000-055#JS1@Ja5@GC2@EN) [*\[Section 18 Subsection (2) amended by No. 64 of 2002, Sched. 1, Applied:31 Dec 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-12-31/act-2002-064#JS1@Ja8@GC1@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 18 Subsection (2) amended by No. 64 of 2002, Sched. 1, Applied:31 Dec 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-12-31/act-2002-064#JS1@Ja8@GC1@Hpa@EN) if the Fire Management Area contains or is adjacent to any reserved land within the meaning of the [Nature Conservation Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2002-063)  – a person nominated by the Secretary of the responsible Department in relation to the [National Parks and Reserves Management Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2002-062) ; and > > > > > > > (e) [*\[Section 18 Subsection (2) amended by No. 33 of 2012, s. 8, Applied:30 Apr 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-04-30/act-2012-033#GS8@Hpc@EN) if the Fire Management Area includes any part of Wellington Park – a person nominated by the Wellington Park Management Trust; and > > > > > > > (f) [*\[Section 18 Subsection (2) amended by No. 33 of 2012, s. 8, Applied:30 Apr 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-04-30/act-2012-033#GS8@Hpc@EN) a person jointly nominated by the brigade chiefs of the brigades wholly or partly within the Fire Management Area. > > > (3)  [*\[Section 18 Subsection (3) amended by No. 33 of 2012, s. 8, Applied:30 Apr 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-04-30/act-2012-033#GS8@Hpd@EN) The Council may appoint additional members to a Committee on the recommendation of that Committee. > > > (4)  [*\[Section 18 Subsection (4) amended by No. 33 of 2012, s. 8, Applied:30 Apr 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-04-30/act-2012-033#GS8@Hpe@EN) A member elected by the members and approved by the Council is chairperson. > > > (5)  A Committee is to meet at least twice a year. > > > (6)  A meeting of a Committee may be convened by the chairperson or by any 2 members. > > > (7)  [*\[Section 18 Subsection (7) amended by No. 33 of 2012, s. 8, Applied:30 Apr 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-04-30/act-2012-033#GS8@Hpf@EN) The Council may direct a Committee to meet at a particular place and the Committee must comply with that direction. > > > (8)  A Committee must keep accurate minutes of its meetings. > > > (9)  Except as provided in this section, a Committee may regulate its own procedure.