Western Australian Consolidated Acts

FIRE BRIGADES ACT 1942 - SECT 26A

26A .         Further powers of the Authority

        (1)         Without limiting sections 25 and 26, for the purpose of carrying out its functions under this Act the Authority may, anywhere in the State, do any of the things it is authorised to do under subsection (2).

        (2)         Under this subsection the Authority may —

            (a)         establish and operate premises or mobile facilities for the dissemination of information, and sell or grant to any person the right to sell educational materials, souvenirs and refreshments on such premises or from such mobile facilities;

            (b)         create and distribute educational materials in any medium;

            (c)         utilise the apparatus, plant and other property of the Authority and use the employees of the Authority to promote public awareness of the functions of the Authority under this Act or to enhance its public image;

            (d)         provide a maintenance and inspection service for fire and hazardous material detection and protection systems and equipment and rescue equipment, and deal in fire-fighting, hazardous material control and rescue equipment to which such service relates;

        [(e)         deleted]

            (f)         provide any service for which the equipment or skills under the control of the Authority are especially suited, and supply any specialist equipment under the control of the Authority to any person or body;

            (g)         enter into financial arrangements with any other party, and receive payment under such arrangements, in relation to the exercise of any power conferred by this paragraph;

            (h)         establish facilities or courses of instruction to provide training to any person not employed by the Authority in the skills required to perform a function of the Authority;

                  (i)         receive gifts of money, by way of sponsorship or otherwise, towards the cost of, and accept by way of gift equipment and other property for use in, the performance of its functions;

            (j)         charge and receive the prescribed fees for —

                  (i)         the examination of plans and specifications of buildings, and for related advisory and inspection services, where the examination is made for the purpose of ensuring the safety of life and property from fire or hazardous materials; and

                  (ii)         the carrying out of rescue operations;

                and

            (k)         do anything that is incidental to, or is necessary or convenient to be done for, the exercise of any power conferred on it by this section.

        [Section 26A inserted by No. 38 of 2002 s. 48; amended by No. 42 of 2002 s. 20.]