Part 8NOTICES AND PROXIES

PART 8—NOTICES AND PROXIES 8.1 Notices 8.2 Proxies

12 April 2017 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 2045 BUSH FIRES ACT 1954 Under the powers conferred by the Bush Fires Act 1954 and the Local Government Act 1995 and under all other powers enabling it, the Council of the Shire of Harvey resolved on 29 November 2016 to make the following local law. This local law may be cited as the Shire of Harvey Bush Fire Brigades Local Law 2017. (1) In this local law unless the context otherwise requires— Act means the Bush Fires Act 1954; brigade area is defined in clause 2.2(1)(b); brigade member means a fire fighting member, associate member or a cadet member of a bush fire brigade; brigade officer means a person holding a position referred to in clause 2.2(1)(c), whether or not he or she was appointed by the local government or elected at an annual general meeting of a bush fire brigade or otherwise appointed to the position; bush fire brigade is defined in section 7 of the Act; bush fire control officer means a person appointed to that office by the local government; Bush Fire Operating Procedures means the Bush Fire Operating Procedures adopted by the local government as amended from time to time; cadet means any adolescent member of the Brigade between 11 and 15 years of age; Chief Bush Fire Control Officer means the Chief Bush Fire Control Officer appointed under the Act; CEO means the chief executive officer of the Shire of Harvey; Council means the Council of the local government; Department means the Department of Fire and Emergency Services established by section 3 of the Fire and Emergency Services Act 1998; fire fighting activities means all normal brigade activities relating to an live bush fire which is active in the district, and includes burning off, creating fire breaks and other methods for the control of bush fires; fire fighting member is defined in clause 4.2; Regulations means Regulations made under the Act; Rules means the Rules Governing the Operation of Bush Fire Brigades set out in the First Schedule; simple majority has the meaning given to it in the Local Government Act 1995; and volunteer fire brigade has the meaning given in the Fire Brigades Act 1942. (2) In this local law, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to— (a) a Captain; (b) a First Lieutenant; (c) a Second Lieutenant;