Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) A member of the
Authority, an officer who is authorised by the Authority so to do, a bush fire
liaison officer and a bush fire control officer, appointed in accordance with
the provisions of this Act, and, subject to subsection (1A), a member of
the Police Force, is empowered to enter any land or building at any time
to —
(a)
examine a fire which he has reason to believe has been lit, or maintained, or
used in contravention of this Act;
(b)
examine a fire which he believes is not under proper control;
(c)
examine fire-breaks on the land;
(d)
examine anything which he considers to be a fire hazard existing on the land;
(e)
investigate the cause and origin of a fire which has been burning on the land
or building;
(f)
inspect fire precaution measures taken on the land;
(g)
investigate and examine the equipment of a bush fire brigade;
(h) do
all things necessary for the purpose of giving effect to this Act.
(1A) Despite
subsection (1), a member of the Police Force is not empowered under this
section to enter any land or building for any purpose other than those
specified in subsection (1)(a), (b) and (e).
(2) A bush fire
liaison officer or a member of the Police Force exercising the power conferred
by subsection (1)(e) may remove from the land or building, and keep
possession of, anything which may tend to prove the origin of the fire.
[Section 14 amended by No. 11 of 1963
s. 5; No. 65 of 1977 s. 11 and 47; No. 60 of 1992
s. 8; No. 42 of 1998 s. 16; No. 38 of 2002 s. 20;
No. 19 of 2010 s. 52(4).]
[Divisions 3 and 4 (s. 15-16E) deleted by No. 42 of 1998
s. 11(1).]
[Division 1 deleted by No. 65 of 1977 s. 12.]