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FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES REGULATIONS 2005 - REG 32

32—Interpretation

        (1)         In this Division, unless the contrary intention appears—

"aircraft" does not include model aircraft;

"domestic premises" means a building or other structure that is fixed to the ground and connected to a reticulated or stored water supply and that is occupied as a place of residence but does not include a caravan;

"electric welder" means an electrode that produces an electric arc for the purpose of welding, cutting or heating;

"flammable gas" means liquefied petroleum gas, reticulated gas, compressed natural gas or acetylene;

"foreshore" means the foreshore of the sea along the coastline of the State and includes the area from low water mark to the nearest bush, standing grass or road (as the case may be);

"gas fire" means an appliance that only uses flammable gas as a fuel;

"land holding" means a continuous area of land subject to the same occupation (and for the purposes of this definition, separate parcels of land subject to the same occupation divided by a road or railway will be regarded as being continuous);

"portable water spray" means—

            (a)         a knapsack spray pump that—

                  (i)         is fully charged; and

                  (ii)         complies with Australian Standard 1687-1991: Knapsack Spray Pumps for Fire Fighting ; or

            (b)         a water fire extinguisher that—

                  (i)         is fully charged; and

                  (ii)         has a tank capacity of at least 9 litres; and

                  (iii)         complies with Australian Standard 1841.2-1997: Portable Fire Extinguishers—Specific Requirements for Water Type Extinguishers ; and

                  (iv)         is maintained in accordance with Australian Standard 1851.1-1995: Maintenance of Fire Protection Equipment—Portable Fire Extinguishers and Fire Blankets .

        (2)         For the purposes of this Division, an engine or vehicle exhaust system complies with this Division if—

            (a)         all engine exhaust emitted by the engine or vehicle exits through the system; and

            (b)         the system, or a device or devices forming part of the system, is designed to prevent the escape of burning material from the system; and

            (c)         the system, or a device or devices forming part of the system, is designed to prevent heated parts of the system from coming into contact with flammable material; and

            (d)         the system is in good working order.

        (3)         For the purposes of subregulation (2)(a), engine exhaust emitted by a turbocharged engine, or a vehicle fitted with a turbocharged engine, by means of a device of a kind commonly known as a waste gate will be taken to exit through the exhaust system of the engine or vehicle.



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