72CMeaning of *surge forest firefighter*

72C Meaning of *surge forest firefighter* (1) For the purposes of sections 72A to 72R, ***surge forest firefighter*** means a person who is not an occupational forest firefighter but who— (a) is, or was employed by a person or body specified in subsection (2); and (b) performs, or has performed firefighting duties while in the employ of a person or body specified in subsection (2). (2) The following persons or bodies are specified for the purposes of subsection (1)— (a) the Department Head in the Department under Part 3 of the **Public Administration Act 2004** for the purposes of assisting the Secretary to carry out duties under sections 62(2) and 62A; (b) a public sector body Head in a public sector body that has entered into— (i) an agreement or arrangement with the Secretary under section 62C other than firefighters and staff employed by the CFA or Fire Rescue Victoria; or (ii) an agreement or arrangement with the Secretary relating to the prevention and suppression of fires other than firefighters and staff employed by the CFA or Fire Rescue Victoria; (c) Parks Victoria in circumstances where Parks Victoria makes its employees available to the Secretary to enable the Secretary to undertake firefighting; (d) VicForests in circumstances where VicForests makes its employees available to the Secretary to enable the Secretary to undertake firefighting; (e) Melbourne Water Corporation in circumstances where Melbourne Water Corporation makes its employees available to the Secretary to enable the Secretary to undertake firefighting. S. 72D inserted by No. 46/2021 s. 6.