3. Definitions
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears ¾
}Account~ means the account referred to in section 30;
}assistance operation~ means an operation to provide assistance to ¾
(a) the Authority;
(b) a brigade (as defined in the Fire Brigades Act 1942)
(c) a bush fire brigade (as defined in the Bush Fires Act 1954)
(d) an SES Unit;
(e) a VMRS Group;
(f) the Police Service; or
(g) any other agency, organisation or body that provides emergency services,
in performing its functions;
}Authority~ means the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia established by section 4;
}board~ means the board of management referred to in section 6;
}chief executive officer~ means the chief executive officer of the Authority appointed in accordance with section 19;
}consultative committee~ means a committee appointed by the Minister under section 22;
}FESA activities~ means ¾
(a) the prevention, control and extinguishment of fires;
(b) the prevention and control of other incidents;
(c) the provision of emergency services in relation to incidents;
(d) the protection and saving of life and property endangered by incidents;
(e) the promotion of the safety of life and property from incidents;
(f) the rendering safe of the sites of incidents;
(g) the carrying out of ¾
(i) rescue operations;
(ii) search and rescue operations;
(iii) marine search and rescue operations;
(iv) assistance operations;
(v) monitoring activities;
}FESA Unit~ means a group of persons approved by the Authority under section 18M;
}hazardous material incident~ means an actual or impending spillage or other escape of anything the spillage or escape of which causes or threatens to cause injury or death, or damage to property or to the environment;
}incident~ means ¾
(a) a fire
(b) a hazardous material incident;
(c) a natural disaster; or
(d) an accident or other event that may require the carrying out of ¾
(i) a rescue operation;
(ii) a search and rescue operation;
(iii) a marine search and rescue operation;
(iv) an assistance operation;
(v) a monitoring activity;
}marine search and rescue operation~ means a search and rescue operation that is carried out at sea or in, on or around any body of water;
}member~ means a member of the board other than the chief executive officer;
}member of staff~ means the chief executive officer or a person referred to in section 20(1) or 21;
}monitoring activity~ means an activity carried out for the purpose of finding out about the occurrence of events that might result in a marine search and rescue operation being required (such as monitoring marine radio frequencies or keeping watch for distress flares or signals);
}natural disaster~ means a flood, cyclone or other storm, earthquake, tsunami or other prescribed event;
}rescue operation~ means an operation to rescue or recover a person or property endangered as a result of an accident, explosion or other similar event;
}search and rescue operation~ means an operation to search for, and if necessary rescue or recover, a person or property who or which is lost or endangered as a result of a natural disaster, accident or other event;
}SES Unit~ means a group of persons approved by the Authority under section 18C;
}the emergency services Acts~ means this Act, the Bush Fires Act 1954 and the Fire Brigades Act 1942;
}VMRS Group~ means a group of persons approved by the Authority under section 18H.
[Section 3 amended by No. 38 of 2002 s. 4.]