Bush Fire Brigades Local Law 2025

Published on Wednesday, 24 September 2025 at 5:36:32 PM

Bush Fire Brigade Local Law 2025

s.3.12(6) and (6A) of the Local Government Act 1995

At a Council Meeting held on 28 August 2025, pursuant to section 3.12 of the Local Government Act 1995 and Section 62 of the Bush Fires Act 1954, the Shire of Toodyay adopted the Shire of Toodyay Bush Fire Brigades Local Law 2025:

• The purpose of which is to provide for the establishment, organisation and maintenance, administration, and funding of bush fire brigades.
• The effect of which will repeal the previous local laws and ensure that bush fire brigades will be organised and managed to comply with this local law.
• The justification of which is that it will provide rules to a bush fire brigade governing the operation of a bush fire brigade pursuant to the Bush Fires Act 1954 and the provisions of its subsidiary legislation. 

The Bush Fire Brigades Local Law 2025 was published in the government gazette, on 23 September 2025 (No. 112).   It will come into operation on 2 October 2025.

The local law is published on the Shire’s website here: https://www.toodyay.wa.gov.au/documents/515/bush-fire-brigade-local-law-2025

It is also available for inspection at the Shire’s Administration Centre.  Copies may be obtained by contacting the Governance Coordinator on (08) 9574 9300.