Fire Services Act 1990
sec.145WEffect of emergency on existing authorities to light fires
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sec.145W Effect of emergency on existing authorities to light fires
Upon the declaration of a state of fire emergency, any authority given under this or any other Act to light a fire, whether given before or during the state of emergency, ceases to have effect while the state of emergency remains in force. Subsection (1) applies subject to any authority to light a fire specified in the declaration or any permit granted after the commencement of the state of emergency in accordance with the declaration. s 145W (prev s 90) reloc and renum 2024 No. 22 s 52 (2) (sec.145W-ssec.1) Upon the declaration of a state of fire emergency, any authority given under this or any other Act to light a fire, whether given before or during the state of emergency, ceases to have effect while the state of emergency remains in force. (sec.145W-ssec.2) Subsection (1) applies subject to any authority to light a fire specified in the declaration or any permit granted after the commencement of the state of emergency in accordance with the declaration.