Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00347:clause:1_22
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00347
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 22
Character Range: 16764–18392

22  Voluntary work by rural fire brigades
 (1) For subsection 27(1) of the Ordinance, each of the following functions of a public authority is a prescribed function:
 (a) a function that may be exercised by a public authority under the Jervis Bay Territory Emergency Management Ordinance 2015;
 (b) a function that may be exercised by a public authority in relation to the prevention and suppression of bush fires and other fires;
 (c) for the Commissioner of Fire and Rescue NSW:
 (i) a function performed in relation to hazardous materials and similar matters;
 (ii) assisting with an incident or emergency;
 (d) for the AFP:
 (i) traffic control by a police officer;
 (ii) assisting with an incident or emergency;
 (e) for the Ambulance Service of NSW—a function of the Ambulance Service of NSW in relation to patient care and similar matters;
 (f) for the Commissioner of the NSW State Emergency Service - a function in relation to assisting with an incident or emergency.
Note: Subsection 27(1) of the Ordinance allows a rural fire brigade to voluntarily cooperate with a public authority in the exercise of a function of the public authority prescribed by the rules.
 (2) For the definition of public authority in section 6 of the Ordinance, the following are prescribed, but only for the purposes of section 27 of the Ordinance and subsection 22(1) of these Rules:
 (a) the Minister;
 (b) the Commissioner of Fire and Rescue NSW;
 (d) the Commissioner of the NSW State Emergency Service;
 (e) an emergency services organisation as defined in section 4 of the Jervis Bay Territory Emergency Management Ordinance 2015.