Western Australian Consolidated Acts

FIRE BRIGADES ACT 1942 - NOTES

Notes

¹ This is a compilation of the Fire Brigades Act 1942 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table ^{4, 5, 6}. The table also contains information about any reprint.

Compilation table

Short title	Number and year	Assent	Commencement
Fire Brigades Act 1942	35 of 1942	23 Dec 1942	17 May 1943 (see s. 1 and Gazette 14 May 1943 p. 463) Proc. published 9 Apr 1943 p. 345 revoked (see Gazette 14 May 1943 p. 463)
Fire Brigades Act Amendment Act 1949	31 of 1949	25 Oct 1949	25 Oct 1949
Acts Amendment (Fire Brigades Board and Fire Hydrants) Act 1951 s. 3	41 of 1951	20 Dec 1951	4 Apr 1952 (see s. 2 and Gazette 4 Apr 1952 p. 799-800)
Fire Brigades Act Amendment Act 1959	34 of 1959	30 Oct 1959	30 Oct 1959
Reprint of the Fire Brigades Act 1942 approved 12 Jul 1960 (not in a Vol.) (includes amendments listed above)
Fire Brigades Act Amendment Act 1961	5 of 1961	10 Oct 1961	10 Oct 1961
Fire Brigades Act Amendment Act 1963	34 of 1963	19 Nov 1963	14 Feb 1964 (see s. 2 and Gazette 14 Feb 1964 p. 643)
Fire Brigades Act Amendment Act 1964	3 of 1964	2 Oct 1964	2 Oct 1964
Fire Brigades Act Amendment Act 1966	42 of 1966	4 Nov 1966	4 Nov 1966
Fire Brigades Act Amendment Act 1971	27 of 1971	1 Dec 1971	1 Dec 1971
Untitled Order (see Gazette 21 Jan 1972 p. 74)			21 Jan 1972
Untitled Order (see Gazette 4 Feb 1972 p. 213-14)			4 Feb 1972
Reprint of the Fire Brigades Act 1942 approved 16 Feb 1972 (includes amendments listed above)
Untitled Order published in Gazette 23 Jun 1972 p. 2029-30			23 Jun 1972
Untitled Order published in Gazette 4 Aug 1972 p. 2923			4 Aug 1972
Untitled Order published in Gazette 20 Oct 1972 p. 4152			20 Oct 1972
Untitled Order published in Gazette 27 Oct 1972 p. 4208			27 Oct 1972
Metric Conversion Act 1972	94 of 1972 (as amended by No. 19 and 83 of 1973, 42 of 1975)	4 Dec 1972	Relevant amendments (see Fourth Sch.7) took effect on 19 Dec 1975 (see s. 4(2) and Gazette 19 Dec 1975 p. 4577)
Fire Brigades Act Amendment Act 1972	107 of 1972	6 Dec 1972	23 Dec 1972 (see s. 2 and Gazette 22 Dec 1972 p. 4755)
Untitled Order published in Gazette 25 May 1973 p. 1617			25 May 1973
Untitled Order published in Gazette 26 Oct 1973 p. 4050			26 Oct 1973
Untitled Order published in Gazette 28 Jun 1974 p. 2233-4			28 Jun 1974
Untitled Order published in Gazette 30 Aug 1974 p. 3236			30 Aug 1974
Untitled Order published in Gazette 28 Feb 1975 p. 721-2			28 Feb 1975
Acts Amendment and Repeal (Valuation of Land) Act 1978 Pt. VI	76 of 1978	20 Oct 1978	1 Jul 1979 (see s. 2 and Gazette 11 May 1979 p. 1211)
Fire Brigades Act Amendment Act 1978	85 of 1978	27 Oct 1978	27 Oct 1978
Fire Brigades Act Amendment Act 1979	63 of 1979	12 Nov 1979	7 Dec 1979 (see s. 2 and Gazette 7 Dec 1979 p. 3769)
Untitled Order published in Gazette 7 Dec 1979 p. 3772			7 Dec 1979
Fire Brigades Act Order (No. 2) 1981 published in Gazette 27 Mar 1981 p. 1039-40			27 Mar 1981 (see cl. 2)
Fire Brigades Amendment Act 1982 8	28 of 1982	27 May 1982	30 Jun 1982 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Jun 1982 p. 2261)
Fire Brigades Act Order 1983 published in Gazette 20 May 1983 p. 1523-4			20 May 1983 (see cl. 2)
Fire Brigades Act Order 1984 published in Gazette 16 Mar 1984 p. 701			16 Mar 1984 (see cl. 2)
Fire Brigades Amendment Act 1985  9	51 of 1985	23 Oct 1985	s. 11: 3 Jan 1986 (see s. 2 and Gazette 3 Jan 1986 p. 9); s. 1-8: 8 Aug 1986 (see s. 2 and Gazette 8 Aug 1986 p. 2815); s. 9 and 10: 5 Aug 1988 (see s. 2 and Gazette 5 Aug 1988 p. 2583)
Fire Brigades Superannuation Act 1985 s. 34 10	87 of 1985	4 Dec 1985	3 Nov 1986 (see s. 2 and Gazette 24 Oct 1986 p. 3938)
Acts Amendment (Financial Administration and Audit) Act 1985 s. 3 11	98 of 1985	4 Dec 1985	1 Jul 1986 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Jun 1986 p. 2255)
State Government Insurance Commission Act 1986 s. 46(2) 12	51 of 1986	5 Aug 1986	1 Jan 1987 (see s. 2 and Gazette 19 Dec 1986 p. 4859)
Reprint of the Fire Brigades Act 1942 as at 18 Sep 1986 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Fire Brigades Amendment Act 1985 s. 9-10, Fire Brigades Superannuation Act 1985 and the State Government Insurance Commission Act 1986)
Fire Brigades (Dongara-Port Denison Fire District) Order 1987 published in Gazette 14 Aug 1987 p. 3163-4			14 Aug 1987
Fire Brigades (Denham Fire District) Order 1987 published in Gazette 14 Aug 1987 p. 3164			14 Aug 1987
Fire Brigades (Falcon Fire District) Order 1987 published in Gazette 14 Aug 1987 p. 3164-5			14 Aug 1987
Fire Brigades (Yanchep Fire District) Order 1987 published in Gazette 14 Aug 1987 p. 3165-6			14 Aug 1987
Acts Amendment (Public Service) Act 1987 s. 32 13	113 of 1987	31 Dec 1987	16 Mar 1988 (see s. 2 and Gazette 16 Mar 1988 p. 813)
Fire Brigades (Jurien Fire District) Order 1989 published in Gazette 3 Mar 1989 p. 675			3 Mar 1989
Fire Brigades (Kalgoorlie-Boulder) Amendment Order 1990 published in Gazette 29 Jun 1990 p. 3147			29 Jun 1990
SGIO Privatisation Act 1992 s. 29	49 of 1992	9 Dec 1992	7 Jan 1993 (see s. 2(3) and 4(2) and Gazette 7 Jan 1993 p. 15)
Criminal Law Amendment Act (No. 2) 1992 s. 16(1)	51 of 1992	9 Dec 1992	6 Jan 1993
Fire Brigades (Kambalda Fire District) Order 1993 published in Gazette 16 Jul 1993 p. 3889			16 Jul 1993
Financial Administration Legislation Amendment Act 1993 s. 12	6 of 1993	27 Aug 1993	1 Jul 1993 (see s. 2(1))
City of Perth Restructuring Act 1993 s. 34	38 of 1993	20 Dec 1993	1 Jul 1994 (see s. 3(1) and 34(2))
Acts Amendment (Public Sector Management) Act 1994 s. 3(2)	32 of 1994	29 Jun 1994	1 Oct 1994 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Sep 1994 p. 4948)
Fire Brigades Amendment Act 1994 14	52 of 1994	2 Nov 1994	10 Dec 1994 (see s. 2 and Gazette 9 Dec 1994 p. 6647)
Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 1994 s. 4	73 of 1994	9 Dec 1994	9 Dec 1994 (see s. 2)
Fire Brigades (Mundaring Fire District) Order 1995 published in Gazette 19 Dec 1995 p. 6145-6			19 Dec 1995
Water Agencies Restructure (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 1995 s. 188 15	73 of 1995	27 Dec 1995	1 Jan 1996 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 29 Dec 1995 p. 6291)
Sentencing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1995 s. 147	78 of 1995	16 Jan 1996	4 Nov 1996 (see s. 2 and Gazette 25 Oct 1996 p. 5632)
Coroners Act 1996 s. 61	2 of 1996	24 May 1996	7 Apr 1997 (see s. 2 and Gazette 18 Mar 1997 p. 1529)
Reprint of the Fire Brigades Act 1942 as at 17 Jun 1996 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Sentencing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1995 and the Coroners Act 1996)
Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 1996 s. 4	14 of 1996	28 Jun 1996	1 Jul 1996 (see s. 2)
Fire Brigades (Gingin Fire District) Order 1996 published in Gazette 17 Jan 1997 p. 406-7			17 Jan 1997
Fire Brigades (Lancelin Fire District) Order 1997 published in Gazette 24 Apr 1997 p. 2068-9			24 Apr 1997
Fire Brigades (Secret Harbour Fire District) Order 1997 published in Gazette 27 Jun 1997 p. 3094-5			27 Jun 1997
Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 1997 s. 60	57 of 1997	15 Dec 1997	15 Dec 1997 (see s. 2(1))
Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act (No. 2) 1998 s. 35 and 76	10 of 1998	30 Apr 1998	30 Apr 1998 (see s. 2(1))
Fire Brigades (Onslow Fire District) Order 1998 published in Gazette 2 Oct 1998 p. 5513			2 Oct 1998
Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia (Consequential Provisions) Act 1998 Pt. 3	42 of 1998	4 Nov 1998	1 Jan 1999 (see s. 2 and Gazette 22 Dec 1998 p. 6833)
Fire Brigades (Roleystone Fire District) Order 1999 published in Gazette 29 Jun 1999 p. 2832-3			29 Jun 1999
Fire Districts (Adjustment of Boundaries) Order 1999 published in Gazette 1 Jul 1999 p. 2911-13			1 Jul 1999
Reprint of the Fire Brigades Act 1942 as at 18 Feb 2000 (includes amendments listed above)
Fire Brigades (Dunsborough Fire District) Order 2000 published in Gazette 1 Aug 2000 p. 4133-4			1 Aug 2000
Fire Brigades (Kalbarri Fire District) Order 2001 published in Gazette 28 Mar 2002 p. 1761-2			28 Mar 2002
Fire Brigades (Dwellingup Fire District) Order 2002 published in Gazette 6 Sep 2002 p. 4487-8			6 Sep 2002
Fire and Emergency Services Legislation Amendment Act 2002 Pt. 4 16	38 of 2002	20 Nov 2002	30 Nov 2002 (see s. 2 and Gazette 29 Nov 2002 p. 5651-2)
Fire and Emergency Services Legislation (Emergency Services Levy) Amendment Act 2002 Pt. 3 2	42 of 2002	11 Dec 2002	1 Jan 2003 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Dec 2002 p. 6635)
Reprint 6: The Fire Brigades Act 1942 as at 7 Mar 2003 (includes amendments listed above)
Sentencing Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2003 s. 61	50 of 2003	9 Jul 2003	15 May 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 14 May 2004 p. 1445)
Economic Regulation Authority Act 2003 s. 62	67 of 2003	5 Dec 2003	1 Jan 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Dec 2003 p. 5723)
Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 s. 141 18	59 of 2004 (as amended by No. 2 of 2008 s. 77(13))	23 Nov 2004	1 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7128)
State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 Pt. 2 Div. 48 17	55 of 2004	24 Nov 2004	1 Jan 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7130)
Fire Brigades (Fire Districts) Notice 2005 published in Gazette 28 Jun 2005 p. 2918-19			28 Jun 2005
Emergency Management Act 2005 s. 104	15 of 2005	27 Sep 2005	24 Dec 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 23 Dec 2005 p. 6244)
Fire Brigades (Fire Districts) Notice (No. 2) 2005 published in Gazette 29 Nov 2005 p. 5782-3			29 Nov 2005
Reprint 7: The Fire Brigades Act 1942 as at 2 Jun 2006 (includes amendments listed above)
Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2009 s. 9	46 of 2009	3 Dec 2009	4 Dec 2009 (see s. 2(b))
Standardisation of Formatting Act 2010 s. 4, 43(3) and 51	19 of 2010	28 Jun 2010	11 Sep 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 10 Sep 2010 p. 4341)

² The Fire and Emergency Services Legislation (Emergency Services Levy) Amendment Act 2002 s. 36, which gives effect to Sch. 1, reads as follows:

“

36. Transitional provisions

Schedule 1 has effect.

”.

Schedule 1 reads as follows:

“

Schedule 1 — Transitional provisions

[s. 36]

Division 1 — Definitions

1. Definitions

In this Division —

“Authority” means the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia established by section 4 of the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia Act 1998;

“commencement day” means the day on which this Schedule comes into operation;

“FESA Account” means the Fire and Emergency Services Authority Account established under section 30 of the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia Act 1998;

“insurance company” has the same meaning as it has in the FB Act;

“levy” means the emergency services levy determined under Part 6A of the FESA Act and imposed under the Emergency Services Levy Act 2002;

“Minister” has the same meaning as it has in the FESA Act;

“the FB Act” means the Fire Brigades Act 1942, as in force immediately before the commencement day;

“the FESA Act” means the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia Act 1998, as amended by this Act;

“the ICA” means the Insurance Council of Australia Limited;

“the 2003 period” means the period that begins on the commencement day and ends on 30 June 2003;

“the 2004 year” means the year that ends on 30 June 2004.

Division 2 — Savings and transitional provisions relating to Part IX of the Fire Brigades Act 1942

2. Application

This Division has effect despite the repeal by section 23 of Part IX of the Fire Brigades Act 1942.

3. Section 36

Section 36 of the FB Act continues to have effect for the 2003 period.

4. Section 37

(1) Section 37 of the FB Act continues to have effect for the 2003 period.

(2) Section 37 of the FB Act also continues to have effect for the 2004 year as if —

(a) after “in respect of each district” in subsection (1) were inserted —

“ served by a permanent fire brigade ”;

(b) subsection (1)(a) and (b) of that section were deleted;

(c) subsection (2) of that section were repealed and the following subsections inserted instead —

“

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the insurance companies shall contribute the specified percentage of the amount of the estimated expenditure for the year ending 30 June 2004.

(2aa) In subsection (2) —

“the specified percentage” means the percentage specified by the Minister by notice published in the Gazette.

”;

(d) subsections (4) and (5) of that section were repealed.

(3) Despite subsection (3) of section 37 of the FB Act, the contributions in relation to the year that ends on 30 June 2004 required from insurance companies under that section, as continued by this clause, are to be paid at the times, and in the instalments, specified by the Minister by notice published in the Gazette.

5. Section 38

Section 38 of the FB Act continues to have effect for the 2003 period.

6. Section 39

Section 39 of the FB Act continues to have effect for the 2003 period for the purposes of requiring insurance companies to give to the Authority not later than 31 March 2003 a return and a declaration, within the meaning of that section, in respect of the year that ends on 31 December 2002.

7. Section 40

Section 40 of the FB Act continues to have effect for the period that begins on the commencement day and ends on 30 June 2004.

8. Section 42

Section 42 of the FB Act continues to have effect for the 2003 period for the purposes of the return and the declaration referred to in clause 6.

9. Section 43

(1) Section 43 of the FB Act continues to have effect for the 2003 period.

(2) Section 43 of the FB Act also continues to have effect for the 2004 year as if that section were amended —

(a) by deleting each reference to “local government”;

(b) by making any other modification necessary for the purposes of paragraph (a).

10. Section 44

Section 44 of the FB Act continues to have effect for the 2003 period.

11. Section 45

(1) Subject to subclause (2), section 45 of the FB Act continues to have effect for the purposes of the amount of the contributions, within the meaning of that section, received by the Authority for the year that ends on 30 June 2003.

(2) If, for that year, there is a deficit or excess, within the meaning of that section, in respect of the contributions of a local government or the Treasurer —

(a) an amount equal to the deficit is to be paid to the Authority by the local government or the Treasurer, as the case requires, not later than 31 December 2003; or

(b) an amount equal to the excess is to be paid by the Authority to the local government or the Treasurer, as the case requires, not later than 31 December 2003.

(3) Subject to subclause (4), section 45 of the FB Act also continues to have effect for the purposes of the amount of the contributions, within the meaning of that section, received by the Authority for the 2004 year from insurance companies.

(4) If, for that year, there is a deficit or excess, within the meaning of that section, in respect of the contributions of an insurance company —

(a) an amount equal to the deficit is to be paid to the Authority by the insurance company not later than 31 December 2004; or

(b) an amount equal to the excess is to be paid by the Authority to the insurance company not later than 31 December 2004.

12. Section 46

Moneys borrowed by the Authority under section 46 of the FB Act and not repaid before the commencement day are taken to have been borrowed under Part 6 of the FESA Act.

13. Section 46A

Amounts that, immediately before the commencement day, are standing to the credit of a replacement fund established under section 46A of the FB Act are taken to be amounts standing to the credit of a reserve fund established under section 35A of the FESA Act.

Division 3 — Arrangements with insurance companies

14. Arrangements with insurance companies

(1) The Minister, after consultation with the ICA, is to take all reasonable steps to enter into arrangements with insurance companies that provide for the Minister to be given sufficient information by the companies to satisfy the Minister that, as a result of the introduction of the levy, the companies have appropriately reduced, or have given appropriate refunds in relation to, the premiums payable for policies of insurance.

(2) In subclause (1) —

“policies of insurance” means policies of insurance within the meaning of the FB Act.

15. Report by Minister

(1) Within 18 months after the commencement day, the Minister is to prepare a report on the arrangements referred to in clause 14 and the information given to the Minister in accordance with those arrangements.

(2) The Minister may omit from the report any matter that the Minister considers to be of a commercially sensitive nature.

(3) As soon as practicable after the report is prepared the Minister is to cause it to be laid before each House of Parliament.

Division 4 — Regulations

16. Further transitional regulations may be made

(1) If there is no sufficient provision in this Schedule for any matter or thing necessary or convenient to give effect to the purposes of this Schedule, that provision may be made by regulations under section 40 of the FESA Act.

(2) Without limiting subclause (1), regulations referred to in that subclause may provide for any matter or thing necessary or convenient —

(a) to assist the Minister to enter into the arrangements referred to in clause 14; or

(b) to give effect to the purposes of entering into those arrangements.

(3) Any such regulation may be made so as to have effect on or after the day on which this clause comes into operation.

(4) To the extent that any such regulation has effect on a day that is earlier than the day of its publication in the Gazette, the regulation does not operate so as —

(a) to affect, in a manner prejudicial to any person (other than the State or the Authority), the rights of that person existing before the day of its publication; or

(b) to impose liabilities on any person (other than the State or the Authority), in respect of anything done or omitted to be done before the day of its publication.

”.

³ The designation of Ministers can be altered by the Governor under the Alteration of Statutory Designations Act 1974. At the time of this compilation the former Minister for Water Supply, Sewerage and Drainage is known as the Minister for Water Resources.

⁴ Marginal notes in the Fire Brigades Act 1942 referring to legislation of other jurisdictions have been omitted from this compilation.

⁵ Marginal notes in the Fire Brigades Act 1942 referring to sections of the Fire Brigades Act 1916 have been omitted from this compilation.

⁶ The amendments in the Fire Brigades Amendment Act (No. 2) 1982 are not included in this compilation because, before it came into operation, that Act was repealed by the Fire and Emergency Services Legislation Amendment Act 2002.

⁷ The Fourth Schedule was inserted by the Metric Conversion Act Amendment Act 1975.

⁸ The Fire Brigades Amendment Act 1982 s. 18(2) is a savings provision that is of no further effect.

⁹ The Fire Brigades Amendment Act 1985 s. 11(2) reads as follows: 

“

(2) Section 38 of the principal Act as amended by subsection (1) shall have effect on and after 1 July 1985.

”.

¹⁰ The Fire Brigades Superannuation Act 1985 s. 36 is a transitional provision that is of no further effect.

¹¹ The Acts Amendment (Financial Administration and Audit) Act 1985 s. 4 is a savings and transitional provision that is of no further effect.

¹² The State Government Insurance Commission Act 1986 s. 47 is a savings, validation and transitional provision that is of no further effect.

¹³ The Acts Amendment (Public Service) Act 1987 s. 6(2) and (3), 19(2) and (3), 20(2) and (3), 25(2), 26(2) and 28(2) are transitional, validation and savings provisions that are of no further effect.

¹⁴ The Fire Brigades Amendment Act 1994 s. 35 is a validation provision that is of no further effect.

¹⁵ The Water Agencies Restructure (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 1995 Pt. 14 are transitional provisions that are of no further effect.

¹⁶ The Fire and Emergency Services Legislation Amendment Act 2002 s. 45(4) and 54(3) read as follows:

“

45. Section 5 amended, and transitional

(4) An order made by the Governor under section 5 of the Fire Brigades Act 1942 that is in force immediately before the day on which this section comes into operation, continues in force on and after that day, subject to the Fire Brigades Act 1942 (as amended by this Act), as if it were a notice made by the Minister under that section as amended by this Act.

54. Section 35A amended and transitional

(3) An order made by the Governor under section 35A of the Fire Brigades Act 1942 that is in force immediately before the day on which this section comes into operation, continues in force on and after that day, subject to the Fire Brigades Act 1942 (as amended by this Act), as if it were a notice made by the Minister under that section as amended by this Act.

”.

¹⁷ The State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 Pt. 5, the State Administrative Tribunal Act 2004 s. 167 and 169, and the State Administrative Tribunal Regulations 2004 r. 28 and 42 deal with certain transitional issues some of which may be relevant for this Act.

¹⁸ The Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 Sch. 2 cl. 18 was repealed by the Criminal Law and Evidence Amendment Act 2008 s. 77(13).