Part 8NOTICES AND PROXIES

PART 8—NOTICES AND PROXIES 8.1 Notices 8.2 Proxies

1 August 2017 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 4159 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 Northampton resolved on 16 June 2017 to make the following local law. This local law may be cited as the Shire of Northampton 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 aged 11 to 15 years; 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 Northampton; Council means the Council of the local government; Department means the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration 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 Schedule 1; simple majority means more than 50% of members present and voting; 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;