5Definitions

#### 5 Definitions 5 Definitions (cf former s 17B (1)) > In this Part— > > associated operation or work is defined by section 8. > > bush fire means a bush or grass fire or a fire in or at any building or a fire of any kind at which a rural fire brigade or fire fighter operates or is in attendance for the purpose of its control or suppression. > > fighting, in relation to a bush fire, includes any reasonable act or operation performed by a fire fighter at or about the scene of or in connection with a bush fire which is necessary for, directed towards, or incidental to, the control or suppression of the fire or the prevention of the spread of the fire, or in any other way necessarily associated with the fire. > > fire fighter means— > > > (a) an official fire fighter, being the captain, deputy captain or any member of a rural fire brigade or the group captain or deputy group captain of any rural fire brigades, > > > (b) any person who, without remuneration or reward, voluntarily and without obligation engages in fighting a bush fire— > > > > > (i) with the consent of or under the authority and supervision of the captain, or deputy captain of a rural fire brigade or the group captain or deputy group captain of any rural fire brigades, or > > > > > (ii) in conjunction with any civil authority, and > > > (c) any person who, without remuneration or reward, voluntarily and without obligation engages in fighting a bush fire and who, in the opinion of the Self Insurance Corporation having regard to all the circumstances, should be deemed to be a fire fighter. > > injury means an injury to which this Part applies under section 7. > > official fire fighter means the captain, deputy captain or any member of a rural fire brigade, or the group captain or deputy group captain of any rural fire brigades. > > personal property damage, in relation to a fire fighter, means the destruction or loss of or damage to— > > > (a) the clothing or personal effects on the fire fighter, or > > > (b) the crutches, artificial members, eyes or teeth, or other artificial aids, or spectacles of the fire fighter. > > relevant journey is defined by section 9. > > rural fire brigade means any rural fire brigade formed under the [Rural Fires Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1997-065). > > **s 5:** Am 1988 No 132, Sch 2; 1997 No 65, Sch 4.29 \[1\] \[2\].