Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The Director or
any officer of the Authority authorised in that behalf by the Authority shall,
in addition to such other duties as the Authority may prescribe, exercise the
general duties and powers following, that is to say —
(a) he
shall cause a book to be kept containing the names, ages, occupations, and
places of abode of all officers and members of every fire brigade;
(b) he
shall summon once a month at the least all or as many of the officers and
members of brigades as may be required for practice in order to render them
fit and efficient for service;
(c) he
shall from time to time inspect all fire brigades and report to the Authority
on their state of efficiency and make such recommendations as to him may seem
fit;
(d) he
shall have the immediate charge and control of all apparatus and plant, and
other property of the Authority, and shall keep the same in a fit state for
efficient service;
(e) he
shall at all reasonable times have free access to any premises, and if in his
opinion there exists in or on any premises any potential danger to life or
property from fire or hazardous materials, he may direct or order the owner or
occupier of such premises to abate such danger within reasonable time, as
named in the requisition;
(f) he
shall at all reasonable times have free access to all premises used or
intended for purposes of public entertainment or of public concourse, for the
purpose of ascertaining whether the laws and regulations pertaining to the
prevention of and escape from fire or hazardous material incidents are being
observed;
(g) he
shall attend the Authority at all times, when required to do so, and shall
make all such inquiries and reports as the Authority may direct.
(2) Any person who
fails to comply with the requirements of a requisition served under
subsection (1)(e) shall be liable on conviction to a penalty not
exceeding $2 500, and also to a further penalty not exceeding $100 for
every day during which the offence continues after that conviction.
(3) Any person
aggrieved by a requisition served under subsection (1)(e) may apply to
the State Administrative Tribunal for a review of the requisition and no
proceedings shall be instituted against such person pending the hearing of the
application or an appeal under the State Administrative Tribunal
Act 2004 section 105.
[Section 33 amended by No. 42 of 1966
s. 10; No. 52 of 1994 s. 20 and 34; No. 42 of 1998
s. 37; No. 38 of 2002 s. 49(3) and 50; No. 55 of 2004
s. 367; No. 46 of 2009 s. 9.]