[no bill text published] Ownership of Firefighting Equipment for the Commissioner of the NSW Rural Fire Service

Rural Fires Amendment (Red Fleet) Bill 2024

1st House

2nd House

Law

Effects of this bill

If this bill passes, it means that:

The Commissioner of the NSW Rural Fire Service now owns firefighting equipment bought or built using the New South Wales Rural Fire Fighting Fund.
Local councils no longer manage the disposal or maintenance of this equipment.
The Commissioner no longer needs a council's agreement to use this equipment.

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