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Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017

Emergencies, fire control, industry brigades, water supply, and evacuation schemes - Industry brigades

71: Powers of industry brigades

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You are part of an industry brigade. Your brigade can work on its premises or outside if there is an agreement. The person in charge of your brigade can do the same things as an authorised person under sections 38 to 45 if no authorised person is there or if they are in charge. They can do this if it is agreed under section 70. Some other rules in sections 160 to 162 also apply to you.

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Part 2Emergencies, fire control, industry brigades, water supply, and evacuation schemes
Industry brigades

71Powers of industry brigades

  1. If any industry brigade operates either on the premises for the protection of which it is maintained or outside those premises under an agreement,—

  2. the principal officer of the industry brigade may perform all the functions and duties and exercise all the powers of an authorised person under sections 38 to 45 if—
    1. no authorised person is present at the emergency; or
      1. the principal officer is in charge in accordance with an agreement under section 70; and
      2. sections 160 to 162 apply with all necessary modifications.

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        • Section 71(a): replaced, on , by section 47 of the Statutes Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 75).