Historical notes

The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:

Am	amended	LW	legislation website	Sch	Schedule
Cl	clause	No	number	Schs	Schedules
Cll	clauses	p	page	Sec	section
Div	Division	pp	pages	Secs	sections
Divs	Divisions	Reg	Regulation	Subdiv	Subdivision
GG	Government Gazette	Regs	Regulations	Subdivs	Subdivisions
Ins	inserted	Rep	repealed	Subst	substituted

Orders constituting areas as fire districts:

For orders under sec 6 (2) of the Fire Brigades Act 1909 No 9 continued in force by clause 19 of Schedule 4 to the Fire Brigades Act 1989 No 192 see Gazettes No 37 of 4.3.1983, p 1020; No 96 of 8.7.1983, p 3164; No 145 of 12.10.1984, p 5024; No 40 of 15.2.1985, p 734; No 143 of 18.10.1985, p 5437; No 12 of 17.1.1986, pp 221, 222; No 41 of 7.3.1986, p 1035; No 179 of 21.11.1986, p 5708; No 80 of 15.5.1987, pp 2331, 2332; No 89 of 29.5.1987, p 2553; No 136 of 28.8.1987, pp 4947, 4948; No 77 of 22.4.1988, p 2314; No 95 of 3.6.1988, p 2998; No 119 of 22.7.1988, p 3852; No 37 of 31.3.1989, p 1708; No 48 of 21.4.1989, pp 2244, 2245 and No 114 of 24.11.1989, p 9957.

For orders under sec 5 (2) of the Fire Brigades Act 1989 No 192 see Gazettes No 31 of 2.3.1990, p 1803; No 35 of 9.3.1990, pp 2052, 2053; No 88 of 13.7.1990, pp 6520, 6522; No 161 of 7.12.1990, pp 10685, 10686; No 8 of 11.1.1991, p 268; No 52 of 28.3.1991, p 2483; No 26 of 19.3.1993, p 1283; No 54 of 4.6.1993, p 2703; No 98 of 3.9.1993, p 5547; No 124 of 12.11.1993, p 6794; No 115 of 9.9.1994, p 5688; No 162 of 2.12.1994, p 7176; No 110 of 8.9.1995, p 6575; No 156 of 22.12.1995, pp 8771, 8772; No 57 of 10.5.1996, p 2177; No 74 of 21.6.1996, p 3154; No 77 of 28.6.1996, p 3685; No 104 of 13.9.1996, p 6388; No 113 of 4.10.1996, p 6827; No 122 of 1.11.1996, p 7316; No 150 of 20.12.1996, p 8684; No 18 of 14.2.1997, p 611; No 20 of 21.2.1997, pp 975, 976; No 26 of 14.3.1997, p 1535; No 57 of 30.5.1997, p 3531; No 66 of 20.6.1997, p 4630; No 86 of 1.8.1997, p 6066; No 112 of 17.10.1997, p 8618; No 119 of 7.11.1997, p 9115; No 130 of 28.11.1997, p 9698; No 25 of 13.2.1998, p 760; No 64 of 3.4.1998, p 2426; No 90 of 5.6.1998, p 4127; No 32 of 12.3.1999, p 2221; No 53 of 30.4.1999, p 3003; No 55 of 5.5.2000, p 3765; No 137 of 13.10.2000, p 11151; No 148 of 17.11.2000, p 11855; No 60 of 30.3.2001, p 1742; No 64 of 6.4.2001, p 1817; No 89 of 25.5.2001, pp 2938, 2939; No 120 of 3.9.2001, p 5836; No 180 of 23.11.2001, p 9408; No 78 of 26.4.2002, p 2496; No 170 of 11.10.2002, p 8769; No 25 of 24.1.2003, p 533; No 93 of 30.5.2003, p 5011; No 154 of 26.9.2003, p 9702; No 35 of 13.2.2004, p 688; No 174 of 5.11.2004, p 8377; No 50 of 29.4.2005, p 1585; No 107 of 26.8.2005, p 6135; No 140 of 18.11.2005, p 9585; No 164 of 23.12.2005, p 11507; No 127 of 27.10.2006, p 9135; No 183 of 15.12.2006, p 11038; No 11 of 19.1.2007, p 201 (see also GG No 33 of 14.3.2008, p 2282); No 80 of 15.6.2007, p 3793; No 116 of 7.9.2007, p 7005 (see also GG No 147 of 14.11.2008, p 11030); No 53 of 16.5.2008, p 3938 (see also GG No 56 of 23.5.2008, p 3997); No 87 of 11.7.2008, p 7011; No 95 of 8.8.2008, p 7573; No 134 of 24.10.2008, p 10384; No 20 of 23.1.2009, p 447; No 123 of 29.10.2010, p 5357 and No 53 of 3.6.2011, p 3474.

Table of amending instruments

Fire Brigades Act 1989 No 192. Assented to 19.12.1989. Date of commencement, 1.1.1990, sec 2 and GG No 124 of 22.12.1989, p 11025. This Act has been amended as follows:

1992	No 57	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1992. Assented to 8.10.1992. Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 1 relating to the Fire Brigades Act 1989, assent, Sch 1.
1993	No 99	Fire Brigades (Amendment) Act 1993. Assented to 2.12.1993. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
	No 110	Fire Brigades (Hazardous Materials) Amendment Act 1993. Assented to 3.12.1993. Date of commencement, Sch 1 (24) excepted, 1.3.1994, sec 2 and GG No 40 of 25.2.1994, p 812; date of commencement of Sch 1 (24), 1.7.1994, sec 2 and GG No 40 of 25.2.1994, p 812.
1994	No 34	Bush Fires (Further Amendment) Act 1994. Assented to 2.6.1994. Date of commencement, 10.6.1994, sec 2 and GG No 78 of 10.6.1994, p 2755.
	No 36	Fire Brigades (Amendment) Act 1994. Assented to 2.6.1994. Date of commencement, 10.6.1994, sec 2 and GG No 78 of 10.6.1994, p 2756.
1995	No 6	Fire Brigades Amendment (Contributions) Act 1995. Assented to 8.6.1995. Date of commencement, 30.6.1995, sec 2 and GG No 77 of 23.6.1995, p 3276.
	No 11	Statute Law Revision (Local Government) Act 1995. Assented to 9.6.1995. Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 1 relating to the Fire Brigades Act 1989, 23.6.1995, sec 2 (1) and GG No 77 of 23.6.1995, p 3279.
1996	No 24	Financial Institutions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1996. Assented to 21.6.1996. Date of commencement, 12.7.1996, sec 2 and GG No 84 of 12.7.1996, p 3984.
	No 89	Emergency Legislation Amendment (Offences) Act 1996. Assented to 25.11.1996. Date of commencement, 20.12.1996, sec 2 and GG No 150 of 20.12.1996, p 8524.
1997	No 27	Fire Brigades Amendment Act 1997. Assented to 25.6.1997. Date of commencement, 11.7.1997, sec 2 and GG No 79 of 11.7.1997, p 5547.
	No 65	Rural Fires Act 1997. Assented to 10.7.1997. Date of commencement, 1.9.1997, sec 2 and GG No 95 of 29.8.1997, p 6644.
1998	No 19	Fire Services Legislation Amendment Act 1998. Assented to 3.6.1998. Date of commencement, 3.7.1998, sec 2 and GG No 102 of 3.7.1998, p 5210.
	No 120	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1998. Assented to 26.11.1998. Date of commencement of Sch 1.17, assent, sec 2 (2).
1999	No 85	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1999. Assented to 3.12.1999. Date of commencement of Sch 4, assent, sec 2 (1).
	No 94	Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sentencing) Act 1999. Assented to 8.12.1999. Date of commencement of sec 7 and Sch 5, 1.1.2000, sec 2 (1) and GG No 144 of 24.12.1999, p 12184.
2001	No 34	Corporations (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001. Assented to 28.6.2001. Date of commencement of Sch 2.18, 15.7.2001, sec 2 (1) and Commonwealth Gazette No S 285 of 13.7.2001.
2005	No 33	Fire Brigades Amendment (Community Fire Units) Act 2005. Assented to 15.6.2005. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
	No 64	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2005. Assented to 1.7.2005. Date of commencement of Sch 2.15, assent, sec 2 (2).
2006	No 84	Ports Corporatisation and Waterways Management Amendment Act 2006. Assented to 30.10.2006. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
	No 120	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2006. Assented to 4.12.2006. Date of commencement of Sch 2, assent, sec 2 (2).
2007	No 38	Crimes Amendment Act 2007. Assented to 27.9.2007. Date of commencement of Sch 3.2, 15.2.2008, sec 2 (2) and GG No 16 of 15.2.2008, p 705.
	No 94	Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Act 2007. Assented to 13.12.2007. Date of commencement of Sch 4, 6.7.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (314) LW 3.7.2009.
2008	No 122	State Revenue and Other Legislation Amendment (Budget Measures) Act 2008. Assented to 10.12.2008. Date of commencement of Sch 6, 1.7.2009, sec 2 (2) (c).
2009	No 49	NSW Trustee and Guardian Act 2009. Assented to 26.6.2009. Date of commencement, 1.7.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (305) LW 1.7.2009.
	No 56	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009. Assented to 1.7.2009. Date of commencement of Sch 1.15, 1.7.2009, Sch 1.15; date of commencement of Sch 4, 17.7.2009, sec 2 (1).
	No 74	Rural Fires Amendment Act 2009. Assented to 28.10.2009. Date of commencement of Sch 2, 9.11.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (525) LW 6.11.2009.
	No 84	Emergency Services Legislation Amendment (Finance) Act 2009. Assented to 19.11.2009. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
	No 96	Public Sector Restructure (Miscellaneous Acts Amendments) Act 2009. Assented to 30.11.2009. Date of commencement of Sch 7, assent, sec 2 (1).
2010	No 46	State Revenue Legislation Amendment Act 2010. Assented to 28.6.2010. Date of commencement of Sch 2.1 [1], assent, sec 2 (2); date of commencement of Sch 2.1 [2], 30.6.2010, Sch 2.1.
2011	No 27	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011. Assented to 27.6.2011. Date of commencement of Sch 1.5, 8.7.2011, sec 2 (2).

Amendments made to this Act prior to 1.4.2005, by notices under sec 55 (5), are listed only in the Table of amendments.

Table of amendments

Long title	Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (1).
Sec 3	Am 1993 No 99, Sch 1 (1); 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (2); 1994 No 36, Sch 1 (1); 1995 No 11, Sch 1; 1997 No 65, Sch 4.10 [1]; 2005 No 33, Sch 1 [1] [2]; 2005 No 64, Sch 2.15 [1]; 2011 No 27, Sch 1.5 [1] [2].
Sec 4	Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (3); 1998 No 120, Sch 1.17 [1].
Sec 5	Am 2006 No 120, Sch 2.30.
Sec 6	Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (4).
Sec 7	Subst 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (5).
Sec 9	Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (6).
Sec 10A	Ins 1998 No 19, Sch 1.
Part 3, heading	Subst 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (7).
Part 3, Div 1, heading	Subst 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (7).
Sec 11	Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (8).
Sec 12	Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (9).
Sec 13	Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (10); 1997 No 65, Sch 4.10 [2].
Sec 14	Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (11).
Sec 15	Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (12).
Sec 16	Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (13).
Sec 17	Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (14).
Sec 18	Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (15).
Sec 19	Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (16).
Sec 20A	Ins 1998 No 120, Sch 1.17 [2]. Am 2006 No 84, Sch 2.3.
Sec 22	Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (17).
Sec 23	Am 1994 No 36, Sch 1 (4).
Sec 24	Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (18).
Sec 25	Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (19); 1994 No 36, Sch 1 (4) (5).
Sec 26	Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (20).
Secs 27–29	Am 1994 No 36, Sch 1 (4).
Sec 30	Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (21); 1994 No 36, Sch 1 (6).
Sec 31	Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (22).
Sec 34	Am 2007 No 38, Sch 3.2.
Sec 35	Am 1994 No 36, Sch 1 (7); 1996 No 89, Sch 1.2.
Sec 35A	Ins 1992 No 57, Sch 1. Rep 1994 No 34, Sch 2.
Sec 36	Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (23).
Sec 37	Am 1994 No 36, Sch 1 (8).
Sec 38	Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (24); 1994 No 36, Sch 1 (4); 2005 No 33, Sch 1 [3].
Sec 39	Am 1994 No 36, Sch 1 (4).
Sec 40	Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (25).
Sec 41	Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (26).
Sec 42	Am 1997 No 27, Sch 1 [1] [2].
Part 5	Subst 2009 No 84, Sch 1.1 [1].
Part 5, Div 1	Subst 2009 No 84, Sch 1.1 [1].
Sec 44	Am 1995 No 6, Sch 1 (1); 1997 No 27, Sch 1 [3] [4]; 2008 No 122, Sch 6.1 [1] [2]. Subst 2009 No 84, Sch 1.1 [1].
Part 5, Div 2	Subst 2009 No 84, Sch 1.1 [1].
Sec 45	Subst 1997 No 27, Sch 1 [5]; 2008 No 122, Sch 6.1 [3]; 2009 No 84, Sch 1.1 [1].
Sec 46	Rep 1997 No 27, Sch 1 [5]. Ins 2008 No 122, Sch 6.1 [3]. Subst 2009 No 84, Sch 1.1 [1].
Part 5, Div 3	Subst 2009 No 84, Sch 1.1 [1].
Sec 47	Am 1995 No 6, Sch 1 (2) (3); 1997 No 27, Sch 1 [6]–[10]. Subst 2008 No 122, Sch 6.1 [3]; 2009 No 84, Sch 1.1 [1]. Am 2010 No 46, Sch 2.1 [1].
Sec 48	Rep 1995 No 6, Sch 1 (4). Ins 1997 No 27, Sch 1 [11]. Subst 2008 No 122, Sch 6.1 [3]; 2009 No 84, Sch 1.1 [1].
Sec 49	Am 1995 No 6, Sch 1 (5). Rep 2008 No 122, Sch 6.1 [3]. Ins 2009 No 84, Sch 1.1 [1]. Am 2010 No 46, Sch 2.1 [2].
Part 5, Div 1A (sec 49A)	Ins 2008 No 122, Sch 6.1 [4]. Rep 2009 No 84, Sch 1.1 [1].
Sec 50	Am 2008 No 122, Sch 6.1 [5]. Subst 2009 No 84, Sch 1.1 [1].
Sec 50A	Ins 1995 No 6, Sch 1 (6). Rep 2009 No 84, Sch 1.1 [1].
Part 5, Div 4	Subst 2009 No 84, Sch 1.1 [1].
Part 5, Div 4, heading	Am 1997 No 27, Sch 1 [15]. Subst 2009 No 84, Sch 1.1 [1].
Sec 51	Am 1997 No 27, Sch 1 [12] [13]. Subst 2009 No 84, Sch 1.1 [1].
Part 5, Div 5	Subst 2009 No 84, Sch 1.1 [1].
Sec 52	Am 1995 No 11, Sch 1. Subst 2009 No 84, Sch 1.1 [1].
Sec 53	Am 1995 No 6, Sch 1 (7). Rep 1997 No 27, Sch 1 [14]. Ins 2009 No 84, Sch 1.1 [1].
Sec 53A	Ins 1995 No 6, Sch 1 (8). Rep 2009 No 84, Sch 1.1 [1].
Sec 54	Am 1995 No 6, Sch 1 (9). Subst 2009 No 84, Sch 1.1 [1].
Sec 55	Am 1993 No 99, Sch 1 (2); 1995 No 6, Sch 1 (10) (11); 2008 No 122, Sch 6.1 [6]; 2009 No 56, Sch 4.19. Subst 2009 No 84, Sch 1.1 [1].
Sec 56	Am 1993 No 99, Sch 1 (3); 1995 No 6, Sch 1 (12)–(14). Subst 2009 No 84, Sch 1.1 [1].
Part 5, Div 6	Subst 2009 No 84, Sch 1.1 [1].
Sec 57	Subst 2009 No 84, Sch 1.1 [1].
Sec 58	Am 1993 No 99, Sch 1 (4); 1995 No 6, Sch 1 (15) (16); 2001 No 34, Sch 2.18; 2008 No 122, Sch 6.1 [7] [8]. Subst 2009 No 84, Sch 1.1 [1].
Sec 59	Am 1993 No 99, Sch 1 (5). Subst 2009 No 84, Sch 1.1 [1].
Sec 60	Subst 2009 No 84, Sch 1.1 [1].
Sec 61	Am 1993 No 99, Sch 1 (6). Subst 2009 No 84, Sch 1.1 [1].
Sec 61A	Ins 1993 No 99, Sch 1 (7). Rep 2008 No 122, Sch 6.1 [9].
Sec 62	Am 1995 No 6, Sch 1 (17) (18); 1996 No 24, Sch 1. Subst 1997 No 27, Sch 1 [16]; 2009 No 84, Sch 1.1 [1].
Sec 63	Rep 1995 No 6, Sch 1 (19). Ins 2009 No 84, Sch 1.1 [1].
Sec 64	Am 1997 No 27, Sch 1 [17]. Subst 2008 No 122, Sch 6.1 [10]; 2009 No 84, Sch 1.1 [1].
Part 5, Divs 7, 8 (secs 64A–64C)	Ins 2009 No 84, Sch 1.1 [1].
Sec 65	Rep 2011 No 27, Sch 1.5 [3].
Sec 66	Am 2005 No 64, Sch 2.15 [2].
Sec 67	Subst 1994 No 36, Sch 1 (9).
Part 6, Div 2A (secs 74A–74E	Ins 2005 No 33, Sch 1 [4].
Sec 75	Am 1994 No 36, Sch 2 (1).
Sec 78	Am 1994 No 36, Sch 1 (7); 2005 No 33, Sch 1 [5] [6].
Sec 78A	Ins 2009 No 96, Sch 7. Rep 2011 No 27, Sch 1.5 [3].
Sec 79A	Ins 1997 No 27, Sch 1 [18].
Sec 80	Am 1997 No 65, Sch 4.10 [3]; 2009 No 56, Sch 1.15.
Sec 83	Am 1994 No 36, Sch 1 (10); 1997 No 27, Sch 1 [19]; 2009 No 74, Sch 2.1.
Sec 84	Am 2007 No 94, Sch 4.
Sec 85	Am 1994 No 36, Sch 1 (11).
Sec 86	Am 1999 No 85, Sch 4.
Sch 1	Am GG No 110 of 26.7.1991, p 6196; 2009 No 84, Sch 1.1 [2].
Sch 2	Am 1994 No 36, Sch 2 (2); 1999 No 94, sec 7 (2) and Sch 5, Part 2; 2005 No 64, Sch 2.15 [2] [3]; 2009 No 49, Sch 2.26.
Sch 3	Rep 1999 No 85, Sch 4.
Sch 4	Am 1993 No 99, Sch 1 (8); 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (27); 1994 No 36, Sch 2 (3); 1995 No 6, Sch 1 (20) (21); 2005 No 33, Sch 1 [7] [8]; 2008 No 122, Sch 6.1 [11]; 2009 No 84, Sch 1.1 [3]; 2011 No 27, Sch 1.5 [4].
The whole Act (except sec 3, cl 1 of Sch 2 and cll 5, 10 and 16 of Sch 4)	Am 1994 No 36, Sch 1 (2) (“Director-General” omitted wherever occurring, “Commissioner” inserted instead).
The whole Act	Am 1994 No 36, Sch 1 (3) (“Director-General’s” omitted wherever occurring, “Commissioner’s” inserted instead).