📜 Fire and Emergency Services Amendment Bill 2015
Assented toLABill 11625 March 2015
This bill amends the Fire and Emergency Services Act 1998 to transfer the responsibility for designating bush fire prone areas from local government to the FES Commissioner, ensuring a consistent approach across Western Australia.
Impact
This change affects property owners, developers, and local governments in areas prone to bush fires. It aims to improve bushfire preparedness and building standards in high-risk zones by ensuring consistent designation of bush fire prone areas.
Key Changes
["Transfers responsibility for designating bush fire prone areas from local government to the FES Commissioner.", "Allows the FES Commissioner to designate, amend, or revoke bush fire prone areas via publication in the Gazette.", "Requires bush fire attack level assessments for proposed developments in designated bush fire prone areas."]
Parliamentary Progress
- LA IntroducedLA25 Mar 2015
- LA Second Reading MovedLA25 Mar 2015
- LA Consideration in DetailLA14 May 2015
- LA Third ReadingLA14 May 2015
- LA Second Reading AgreedLA14 May 2015
- LC Second Reading MovedLC19 May 2015
- LC Second Reading AgreedLC19 Aug 2015
- LC Third ReadingLC19 Aug 2015
- Royal Assent26 Aug 2015
Affected Sectors
emergency_servicesplanninglocal_governmentconstructionhousing
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