41Voluntary work by rural fire brigades—the Act, s 33

#### 41 Voluntary work by rural fire brigades—the Act, s 33 41 Voluntary work by rural fire brigades—the Act, s 33 > > (1) For the purposes of the Act, Dictionary, definition of public authority, paragraph (e), the following are prescribed, but only for the purposes of the Act, section 33— > > > > > (a) the Commissioner of Fire and Rescue NSW, > > > > > (b) the Commissioner of the NSW State Emergency Service, > > > > > (c) the Health Secretary under the [Health Services Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1997-154), > > > > > (d) a police officer. > > > (2) For the purposes of the Act, section 33(1), the following functions of a public authority are prescribed— > > > > > (a) a function of a public authority under the [State Emergency and Rescue Management Act 1989](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1989-165), > > > > > (b) a function of a public authority in relation to the prevention and suppression of bush fires and other fires, > > > > > (c) a function of the Commissioner of Fire and Rescue NSW that relates to hazardous materials and similar matters or assisting members of the NSW Rural Fire Service in dealing with an incident or emergency, > > > > > (d) a function of the Commissioner of the NSW State Emergency Service that relates to assisting members of the NSW Rural Fire Service in dealing with an incident or emergency, > > > > > (e) a function of the NSW Police Force or police officers that relates to traffic control or assisting members of the NSW Rural Fire Service in dealing with an incident or emergency, > > > > > (f) a function of the Health Secretary under the [Health Services Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1997-154) that relates to assisting members of the NSW Rural Fire Service by providing, conducting or operating ambulance services under Chapter 5A of that Act, > > > > > (g) a function of Local Land Services, within the meaning of the [Local Land Services Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-051), that relates to assisting members of the NSW Rural Fire Service in dealing with an incident or emergency involving local land services. > > > (3) A fire control officer for a rural fire district must consult with the Commissioner before giving the officer’s consent under the Act, section 33(1) to a rural fire brigade voluntarily cooperating with a public authority. > > > > Note— > > > > The Act, section 33(1) requires the consent of the fire control officer for a rural fire district or the Commissioner before a rural fire brigade may voluntarily cooperate with a public authority in the exercise of the functions of the public authority that are prescribed by the regulations.