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Pesticides Act 1999
116Exemption for fire brigades and other emergency services
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#### 116 Exemption for fire brigades and other emergency services
116 Exemption for fire brigades and other emergency services
> > (1) A person is not guilty of an offence under this Act or the regulations for any act or omission if it was done or omitted in good faith as a member of a fire brigade, a rural fire brigade, the State Emergency Service or other accredited rescue unit.
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> > (2) This section has effect despite anything in this Act.
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> > (3) In this section—
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> > accredited rescue unit has the same meaning as it has in the [State Emergency and Rescue Management Act 1989](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1989-165).
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> **s 116:** Am 2005 No 96, Sch 2.2 \[1\] \[2\].