5102GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 15 November 2016

5102 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 15 November 2016 PART 4—TYPES OF BUSH FIRE BRIGADE MEMBERSHIP 4.1 Types of membership of bush fire brigade 4.2 Fire fighting members 4.3 Cadet members 4.4 Honorary life member 4.5 Notification of membership PART 5—APPOINTMENT DISMISSAL AND MANAGEMENT OF MEMBERS 5.1 Rules to govern PART 6—EQUIPMENT OF BUSH FIRES BRIGADES 6.1 Policies of local government 6.2 Equipment in brigade area 6.3 Funding from local government budget 6.4 Consideration in the local government budget Schedule 1—Rules governing the operation of bush fire brigades

15 November 2016 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 5103 BUSH FIRES ACT 1954 Under the powers conferred by section 62 of the Bush Fires Act 1954, subdivision 2 of Division 2 of Part 3 of the Local Government Act 1995 and under all other powers enabling it, the Council of the Shire of Gnowangerup resolved on 27 July 2016 to make the following local law. This local law may be cited as the Shire of Gnowangerup Bush Fire Brigades Local Law 2016. This local law comes into operation 14 days after the date on which it is published in the Government The By-laws of the Gnowangerup Road Board relating to the Establishment, Maintenance and Equipment of Bush Fire Brigades for the Road District of Gnowangerup published in the Government Gazette of the 13 February 1942 is repealed. (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 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 Advisory Committee means the persons appointed to a bush fire advisory committee under and in accordance with section 67 of the Act; bush fire brigade is defined in section 7 of the Act; bush fire control officer means a bush fire control officer appointed under the Act; Bush Fire Operating Procedures means the Bush Fire Operating Procedures adopted by the local government as amended from time to time; CEO means the chief executive officer of the local government; Chief Bush Fire Control Officer means the Chief Bush Fire Control Officer appointed under the Act; Council means the Council of the local government; Department has the meaning given by section 3 of the Fire and Emergency Services Act 1998; fire fighting activities means all normal brigade activities relating to a 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; normal brigade activities has the meaning given in the Act; Regulations means Regulations made under the Act; and Rules means the Rules Governing the Operation of Bush Fire Brigades set out in the Schedule 1.