Australian Capital Territory
Fire Brigade Regulations 1958     No 1
made under the
Fire Brigade Act 1957
Republication No 2
Republication date: 14 May 2002
Last amendment made by Act 2001 No 44
Amendments incorporated to 12 September 2001

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel's Office

About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Fire Brigade Regulations 1958, made under the Fire Brigade Act 1957 as in force on 14 May 2002.  It includes any amendment, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law to 12 September 2001 and any amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes).  
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4. 
Kinds of republications
The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):
•	authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies
•	unauthorised republications.
The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.
Editorial changes
The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.  Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117).  The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.  
When preparing the authorised version of this republication amendments were made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).
Uncommenced provisions and amendments
If a provision of the republished law has not commenced or is affected by an uncommenced amendment, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the uncommenced provision or amendment appears only in the last endnote.
Modifications
If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes.  For the legal status of modifications, see Legislation Act 2001, section 95.
Penalties
The value of a penalty unit for an offence against this republished law at the republication date is—
	(a)	if the person charged is an individual—$100; or
	(b)	if the person charged is a corporation—$500.

Amendments incorporated to
12 September 2001

Australian Capital Territory
Fire Brigade Regulations 1958
made under the
Fire Brigade Act 1957
Contents
	Page
	1	Name of regulations	2
	2	Definitions for regulations	2
	3	Minister or authorised person may direct installation of fire appliances	3
	5	Attendance of brigade members at public meetings etc	3
	6	Chief officer to fix fees for approved services rendered by brigade	4
	7	Chief officer may give directions in emergency	5
Endnotes
	1	About the endnotes	6
	2	Abbreviation key	6
	3	Legislation history	7
	4	Amendment history	8
	5	Earlier republications	9

Amendments incorporated to
12 September 2001

Australian Capital Territory
Fire Brigade Regulations 1958     

made under the
Fire Brigade Act 1957

    

  

1	Name of regulations
These regulations are the Fire Brigade Regulations 1958.
2	Definitions for regulations
In these regulations:
Note	A definition applies except so far as the contrary intention appears (see Legislation Act 2001, s 155).
boarding-house—see the Public Health (Boarding-houses) Regulations.
commercial building means a building that is used (or, being unoccupied, is normally used) for trade, business, commercial or industrial purposes, and includes a hospital, a school, a theatre, a public hall, a hotel, a hostel, a boarding house and a residential flat building.
public entertainment means an exhibition, lecture, amusement, game or sport admission to which may be procured by payment of money, or by any other means, as the price or condition of admission.
public hall means a room or building of a permanent character where public entertainments or public meetings are or may be held, and includes any building or premises used in connection with any such room or building.
public meeting means an assemblage of persons for a public purpose of a political, religious, charitable or intellectual nature, whether or not a charge is made for admission, but does not include an assemblage of persons for religious worship only.
residential flat building means a building containing 1 or more flats, but does not include a row of 2 or more dwellings attached to each other that are commonly known as semidetached or terrace buildings.
theatre means a theatre constructed or used for the presentation of any entertainment on the stage or for the showing of cinematograph pictures, and includes any building or premises used in connection with the theatre.
3	Minister or authorised person may direct installation of fire appliances
	(1)	The Minister may direct the owner of a commercial building to provide or install in the building the fire appliances specified in the direction.
	(2)	A person authorised by the Minister to give directions for the provision or installation, in a commercial building included in a class of commercial buildings specified in the authority, of fire appliances of a type specified in the authority may direct the owner of the commercial building to provide or install in the building the fire appliances of that type that are specified in the direction.
	(3)	A direction under this regulation may be given by written notice served on the owner, or on his or her agent in connection with the building, personally or by post, and, if served by post, may be addressed to the owner or agent at his or her last-known place of abode or business.
	(4)	The chief officer or a person authorised in writing by the chief officer to make inspections under this regulation may enter a building for the purpose of ascertaining whether a direction under this regulation has been complied with or of inspecting fire appliances provided or installed in the building under a direction under this regulation.
	(5)	A person shall not hinder a person in the exercise of his or her powers under the last preceding subregulation (4).
Maximum penalty:  10 penalty units.
5	Attendance of brigade members at public meetings etc
	(1)	If—
	(a)	scenery is used in a stage presentation at a public entertainment or public meeting; or
	(b)	the nature of, or the decorations, appliances or lighting used at, a public entertainment or public meeting are or is such as, in the opinion of the chief officer, to require the attendance at the entertainment or meeting of members of the brigade,
1 or more members of the brigade, as directed by the chief officer, shall be in attendance during the whole of the entertainment or meeting.
	(2)	A fee at the rate of $4 per hour shall be charged for the attendance of each member.
	(3)	A fee charged under subregulation (2) is payable—
	(a)	if the public entertainment is given, or the public meeting is held, in a theatre or public hall—by the owner of the theatre or public hall; or
	(b)	in any other case—by the organiser of the entertainment or meeting.
6	Chief officer to fix fees for approved services rendered by brigade
	(1)	The members of the brigade may, at the request of a person, render the services the chief officer approves.
	(2)	The chief officer may permit the use, in the rendering of a service referred to in subregulation (1), of the equipment of the brigade.
	(3)	The chief officer shall not approve of the rendering of services or permit the use of equipment under this regulation unless the person who requests the provision of the services agrees to the terms and conditions (including the payment of fees) the chief officer determines to be the terms and conditions on which the services shall be provided and the use of the equipment shall be permitted.
7	Chief officer may give directions in emergency
Notwithstanding the provisions of regulation 6 (3), the chief officer may, to carry out rescue operations or in an emergency, give directions to the members of the brigade to do the things necessary to carry out the rescue operation or deal with the emergency.

Endnotes
1	About the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history.  Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history.  Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Uncommenced amending laws and expiries are listed in the legislation history and the amendment history.  These details are underlined.  Uncommenced provisions and amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last endnote.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.  
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
If the republished law includes penalties, current information about penalty unit values appears on the republication inside front cover.
2	Abbreviation key

am = amended	ord = ordinance	
amdt = amendment	orig = original	
ch = chapter	p = page	
cl = clause	par = paragraph	
def = definition	pres = present	
dict = dictionary	prev = previous	
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative 	(prev...) = previously	
Assembly	prov = provision	
div = division	pt = part	
exp = expires/expired	r = rule/subrule	
Gaz = Gazette	reg = regulation/subregulation	
hdg = heading	renum = renumbered	
ins = inserted/added	reloc = relocated	
LA = Legislation Act 2001	R[X] = Republication No	
LR = legislation register	s = section/subsection	
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996	sch = schedule	
mod = modified / modification	sdiv = subdivision	
No = number	sub = substituted	
num = numbered	SL  = Subordinate Law	
o = order	underlining = whole or part not commenced	
om = omitted/repealed	or to be expired	
3	Legislation history
The Fire Brigade Regulations 1958 were originally made under the Fire Brigade Ordinance 1957 (now the Fire Brigade Act 1957). 
The Fire Brigade Regulations 1958 were originally the Fire Brigade Regulations.  They were renamed under the Legislation Act 2001.
Before 11 May 1989, regulations commenced on their notification day unless otherwise stated (see Interpretation Ordinance 1914, s 5, Interpretation Ordinance 1937 s 16, Interpretation Act 1967 s 50, Subordinate Laws Act 1989 s 6).
	Legislation before becoming Territory enactment
Fire Brigade Regulations 1958 No 1
notified 2 January 1958
commenced 2 January 1958
as amended by
Amendments of Fire Brigades Regulations 1960 No 5
notified 11 August 1960
commenced 11 August 1960
Amendments of Fire Brigades Regulations 1969 No 2
notified 19 June 1969
commenced 19 June 1969
Amendments of Fire Brigades Regulations 1974 No 31
notified 25 November 1974
commenced 25 November 1974
Regulations to revise regulations in force under Ordinances of the ACT 1979 No 26 sch
notified 29 November 1979
commenced 29 November 1979
Self-Government (Consequential Amendments) Ordinance 1989 No 38 sch 3
notified 10 May 1989 (Cwlth Gaz 1989 No S160)
s 1, s 2 commenced 10 May 1989 (s 2 (1))
sch 3 commenced 11 May 1989 (s 2 (2) and see Cwlth Gaz 1989 No S164)
	Legislation after becoming Territory enactment
Regulations Revision (Penalties) Regulations 1996 No 8 sch
notified 6 June 1996
commenced 6 June 1996 (reg 2)
Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 No 44 pt 151
notified 26 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 30)
s 1, s 2 commenced 26 July 2001 (IA s 10B)
pt 151 commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 and Gaz 2001 No S65)
4	Amendment history
Name of regulations
reg 1	am 1974 No 31 reg 1; R2 LA
Definitions for regulations
reg 2	def commercial building am 1974 No 31 reg 2
Minister or authorised person may direct installation of fire appliances
reg 3	am 1969 No 2 reg 1; 1974 No 31 sch; 1979 No 26 sch; 1996 No 8 sch
Inspection etc of fire appliances in commercial buildings
reg 4	om 1960 No 5 reg 1
Attendance of brigade members at public meetings etc
reg 5	am 1969 No 2 reg 2; 1974 No 31 reg 3, sch
Chief officer to fix fees for approved services rendered by brigade
reg 5A	renum as reg 6
Chief officer may give directions in an emergency
reg 5B	renum as reg 7
Chief officer to fix fees for approved services rendered by brigade
reg 6	orig reg 6 am ord 1989 No 38 sch 3
	om Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1715
	(prev 5A) ins 1960 No 5 reg 2
	am 1974 No 31 sch
	renum as reg 6 Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1716
Chief officer may give directions in emergency
reg 7	(prev 5B) ins 1974 No 31 reg 4
	renum as reg 7 Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1716
5	Earlier republications
Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.  
Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register.  A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1.  Except for the footer, electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical. 

Republication No	Amendments to	Republication date	
1	Ord 1989 No 38	31 August 1991	

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel's Office

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