Western Australian Consolidated Acts

BUSH FIRES ACT 1954 - SECT 42

42 .         Local governments may join in establishing bush fire brigade

        (1)         Two or more local governments may by agreement join in establishing, maintaining, and equipping with appliances, equipment and apparatus, a bush fire brigade to act as the bush fire brigade of each local government under and for the purposes of this Act.

        (2)         The bush fire brigade and its members shall be registered as provided for in section 41, but the application for registration may be made by any one local government a party to the agreement on behalf of the local governments which are parties to the agreement.

        [Section 42 amended by No. 14 of 1996 s. 4; No. 38 of 2002 s. 33.]