Shire Of Narembeen — Bush Fire Brigades Local Law

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LG406 BUSH FIRES ACT 1954 Shire of Narembeen BUSH FIRE BRIGADES LOCAL LAW Under the powers conferred by the Bush Fires Act 1954 and under all other powers enabling it, the Council of the Shire of Narembeen resolved on 17th February 2026 to make the following local law. PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1.1 Citation This local law may be cited as the Shire of Narembeen Bush Fire Brigades Local Law 2026. 1.2 Definitions (1) In this local law unless the context otherwise requires– Act means the Bush Fires Act 1954; brigade area is defined in clause 2.2(1)(b); brigade member means a fire fighting member, associate member or a cadet member of a bush fire brigade; brigade officer means a person holding a position referred to in clause 2.2 (1)(c), whether or not he or she was appointed by the local government or elected at an annual general meeting of a bush fire brigade or otherwise appointed to the position; bush fire brigade is defined in section 7 of the Act; Bush Fire Operating Procedures means the Bush Fire Operating Procedures adopted by the local government as amended from time to time; CEO means the chief executive officer of the Shire of Narembeen; 422 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 17 March 2026 Council means the Council of the local government; Department means the Department of Fire and Emergency Services of Western Australia; district means the district of the Shire of Narembeen; fire fighting member is defined in clause 4.2; local government means the Shire of Narembeen; normal brigade activities is defined by section 35A of the Bush Fires Act 1954; Regulations means Regulations made under the Act; and Rules means the Rules Governing the Operation of Bush Fire Brigades set out in the First Schedule as varied from time to time under clause 2.5. Schedule means a Schedule to this local law. (2) In this local law, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to— (a) a Captain; (b) a First Lieutenant; (c) a Second Lieutenant; (d) any additional Lieutenants; (e) an Equipment Offi