s. 20B relation thereto to the same extent as in the case of the prevention and suppression of fire or the protection of life and property in the case of fire. (2) No attendance or action shall be made or taken by any group of brigades or any brigade pursuant to subsection (1) unless the approval of the Chief Officer or the officer exercising the powers of the Chief Officer has been obtained or in any case where this is not practicable the Officer-in-Charge of any brigade involved has caused the attendance of such brigade to be subsequently reported to the Chief Officer or officer exercising the powers of the Chief Officer for his approval. * * * * * S. 20A(3) repealed by No. 39/1992 s. 13(2). (4) Any person who is entitled to make any claim for S. 20A(4) amended by compensation under this Act shall not be entitled Nos 9673 to make any claim for compensation under the s. 21(2), 57/1987 Victoria State Emergency Service Act 2005. s. 33(1), 51/2005 s. 58(1). 20B False alarm of fire S. 20B inserted by No. 9928 (1) This section applies if a fire brigade in the country s. 2(1), area of Victoria responds to a false alarm of fire at substituted by No. 50/1989 a premises given by or originating from— s. 26(2), amended by (a) an automatic fire alarm system; or Nos 24/1997 s. 12(3), (b) equipment designed to detect a fire or other 52/1998 emergency conditions and transmit a signal s. 311(Sch. 1 item 16.1), of that detection. substituted by No. 5/2012 (2) The Authority may, by written notice, require the s. 10. owner, occupier or owners corporation of the premises to provide details of the circumstances of the false alarm to the Authority.
relation thereto to the same extent as in the case of the prevention and suppression of fire or the protection of life and property in the case of fire. (2) No attendance or action shall be made or taken by any group of brigades or any brigade pursuant to subsection (1) unless the approval of the Chief Officer or the officer exercising the powers of the Chief Officer has been obtained or in any case where this is not practicable the Officer-in-Charge of any brigade involved has caused the attendance of such brigade to be subsequently reported to the Chief Officer or officer exercising the powers of the Chief Officer for his approval. S. 20A(3) repealed by No. 39/1992 s. 13(2). * * * * * S. 20A(4) amended by Nos 9673 s. 21(2), 57/1987 s. 33(1), 51/2005 s. 58(1). (4) Any person who is entitled to make any claim for compensation under this Act shall not be entitled to make any claim for compensation under the Victoria State Emergency Service Act 2005. S. 20B inserted by No. 9928 s. 2(1), substituted by No. 50/1989 s. 26(2), amended by Nos 24/1997 s. 12(3), 52/1998 s. 311(Sch. 1 item 16.1), substituted by No. 5/2012 s. 10. 20B False alarm of fire s. 20B (1) This section applies if a fire brigade in the country area of Victoria responds to a false alarm of fire at a premises given by or originating from— (a) an automatic fire alarm system; or (b) equipment designed to detect a fire or other emergency conditions and transmit a signal of that detection. (2) The Authority may, by written notice, require the owner, occupier or owners corporation of the premises to provide details of the circumstances of the false alarm to the Authority.
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