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Rural Fires Act 1997
37Responsibilities of fire control officers and local authorities
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#### 37 Responsibilities of fire control officers and local authorities
37 Responsibilities of fire control officers and local authorities
> > (1) A fire control officer is, subject to any direction of the Commissioner, responsible for the control and co-ordination of the activities of the Service in the rural fire district for which he or she is appointed as fire control officer.
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> > (2) (Repealed)
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> > (3) The local authority for the rural fire district for which a fire control officer is appointed must provide facilities and accommodation to enable the fire control officer to exercise his or her functions.
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> > (4) Any such facilities and accommodation are to be of a standard approved by the Commissioner in consultation with the local authority.
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> **s 37:** Am 2000 No 104, Sch 1 \[17\] \[18\].