State Emergency and Rescue Management Act 1989
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32A Definitions
32A Definitions
In this Division—
emergency area means the area in which a state of emergency is declared to exist.
emergency services officer means any of the following—
(a) a police officer,
(b) an officer of Fire and Rescue NSW of or above the position of station commander,
(c) an officer of the State Emergency Service of or above the position of unit commander,
(d) a member of a rural fire brigade of or above the position of deputy captain,
(e) a Regional Emergency Management Officer,
(f) a member of the Ambulance Service of NSW of or above the rank of station officer.
premises includes land, place, building, vehicle, vessel or aircraft, or any part of premises.
s 32A: Ins 1995 No 91, Sch 1 [17]. Am 1997 No 65, Sch 4.24 [2]; 2005 No 88, Sch 2; 2010 No 117, Sch 1 [17]; 2012 No 103, Sch 3 [12] [32]; 2018 No 59, Sch 1 [10].