International Event Guidance
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The information contained in this Festival and Events Guide is designed to provide an understanding of festivals and events from a local government perspective and to support councils in their planning for the sector The Guide covers topics such as strategic planning; event attraction; leveraging events; reinvigorating events; event funding; and event impacts and evaluation. The Guide adopts a case study approach and includes cases covering a range of festivals and events in South Australia and elsewhere.
Décrit les mesures qu’il est conseillé de mettre en place pour un organisateur d’événement pour une sécurité optimale. Ils ne sont pas obligatoires.
An Act to establish the Queensland Fire and Emergency Service, to establish a fund for particular purposes, to provide for the prevention of and response to fires and emergency
An Act to establish the Queensland Fire and Emergency Service, to establish a fund for particular purposes, to provide for the prevention of and response to fires and emergency
An Act to provide for functions relating to the provision and
management of emergency services, and for related purposes.
An Act to amalgamate fire services in the State, to consolidate and amend the law relating to preventing and extinguishing fires and the protection of life and property from fire, to make provision with respect to incidental matters, and to amend and repeal certain enactments
This Act is aimed at consolidating and amending laws relating to preventing and extinguishing fires and protecting life and property from fire. It also seeks to amalgamate fire services in the State, make provisions for incidental matters, and amend or repeal certain enactments.
The purposes of this Act are—
(a) to amend the Country Fire Authority Act 1958 to—
(i) allow industry brigades to join or form groups of brigades;
(ii) allow industry brigades to be represented on Fire Prevention Committees;
(b) to amend the Victoria State Emergency Service Act 1987 to require a controller or member or probationary member of the Service to produce medical evidence to satisfy the Director of their fitness;
(c) to make statute law revision changes.
This Act aims to achieve the following objectives:
(a) modify the Country Fire Authority Act 1958 to enable industry brigades to create or join brigades groups and be part of Fire Prevention Committees;
(b) amend the Victoria State Emergency Service Act 1987 to require controllers, members, and probationary members of the Service to provide medical proof of their fitness to the Director;
(c) make revisions to statute laws.
An Act to establish the South Australian Fire and Emergency Services Commission and to
provide for the Commission’s role in the governance, strategic and policy aspects of the
emergency services sector; to provide for the continuation of a metropolitan fire and
emergency service, a country fire and emergency service, and a State emergency service;
to provide for the prevention, control and suppression of fires and for the handling of
certain emergency situations; and for other purposes.
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the prevention
and extinguishing of fires, the confining and ending of hazardous
material incidents and the protection of life and property from fire,
hazardous material incidents and accidents.
This policy has been developed to:
provide a set of minimum fire safety measures for licensed premises, so that licensees can ensure their premises are safe for occupation and have adequate measures for dealing with emergencies that arise; and
describe the minimum fire safety and evacuation measures which are necessary to limit injury and loss of life in an emergency.
This policy aims to establish a baseline of fire safety measures that licensed premises must meet to guarantee that their occupants are safe and can respond effectively to emergencies. Additionally, it outlines the minimum measures required for fire safety and evacuation to reduce the risk of injury or loss of life during an emergency.
An Act to provide for the retrospective postponement of the repeal of the Fire Service (Finance) Regulations 1996 so as to ensure the continuity of certain regulatory arrangements that are indispensable to the proper administration of the State’s fire service scheme, and for related purposes
This Act aims to delay the repeal of the Fire Service (Finance) Regulations 1996 to maintain crucial regulatory arrangements necessary for the appropriate management of the State’s fire service scheme. The postponement will be retrospective and related purposes will also be addressed.
An Act to provide for the retrospective postponement of the repeal of the Fire Service (Finance) Regulations 2006 and for related purposes
An Act to provide for the retrospective postponement of the repeal of the Fire Service (Finance) Regulations 2006 and for related purposes
An Act to amalgamate fire services in the State, to consolidate and amend the law relating to preventing and extinguishing fires and the protection of life and property from fire, to make provision with respect to incidental matters, and to amend and repeal certain enactments
This Act aims to combine the fire services operating in the State, revise and enhance the legislation related to preventing and extinguishing fires, safeguarding life and property from fires, address ancillary issues, and revise or remove specific laws.
Purposes The main purposes of this Act are— (a) to amend the Control of Weapons Act 1990 to exempt protective services officers engaged in official duties from the operation of certain offences under that Act on or after 17 September 1995 and before 22 September 2020 regarding oleoresin capsicum spray; and (b) to amend the Criminal Procedure Act 2009—
(i) to provide that section 387O is repealed on the 4th anniversary of the 5 commencement of Division 7B of Part 8.2 of Chapter 8; and
(ii) to extend the operation of Division 7B of Part 8.2 of Chapter 8 to provide that it is repealed on the 6th anniversary of 10 its commencement; and
(c) to amend the Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1958 to enable the Magistrates’ Court to direct that an accused appear before the Magistrates’ Court by 15 audio visual link in limited circumstances in relation to a first remand hearing; and
(d) to amend the Firearms Act 1996—
(i) to enable the Chief Commissioner, following a temporary or permanent 20 declaration under section 3A or 3B, to allow a person who held an existing firearms licence to retain or renew that licence for the purposes of possessing, carrying or using the reclassified 25 firearm under the existing licence; and
(ii) to clarify the form of documents regarding proof of identity to be provided to the Chief Commissioner; and
30 (iii) in relation to the hire or loan, disposal and storage of firearms; and
(iv) to clarify how firearms and firearms parts are to be sent by post by licensed firearms dealers; and
The main objective of this Act is to make amendments to various existing Acts. Firstly, it aims to amend the Control of Weapons Act 1990 to exempt protective services officers from certain offenses regarding oleoresin capsicum spray. Secondly, it seeks to amend the Criminal Procedure Act 2009 to repeal section 387O on the 4th anniversary of the commencement of Division 7B of Part 8.2 of Chapter 8 and extend the operation of Division 7B to its repeal on the 6th anniversary of its commencement. Thirdly, it aims to amend the Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1958 to allow accused individuals to appear before the Magistrates’ Court via audiovisual link in limited circumstances. Lastly, the Act seeks to amend the Firearms Act 1996 to allow individuals who held an existing firearms license to retain or renew that license for possessing, carrying, or using a reclassified firearm under the existing license, clarify proof of identity requirements for obtaining firearms licenses, and clarify the regulations related to firearm hire, loan, disposal, and storage, and firearm parts’ delivery by licensed firearms dealers.
The purpose of this Act is to amend the Firearms Act 1996 to make further provision in relation to the requirements for participation in handgun target shoots and approved handgun target shooting matches and to make other minor amendments to that Act.
This Act aims to modify the Firearms Act 1996 to provide additional provisions concerning the criteria for taking part in handgun target shooting and authorized competitions, along with other insignificant changes to the same Act.
The purposes of this Act are—
(a) to amend the Firearms Act 1996 to make further provision in relation to firearms collectors, handguns, paintball gaming and other matters; and (b) to amend the Control of Weapons Act
1990; and (c) to amend the Magistrates’ Court Act 1989.
The purposes of this Act are—
(a) to give effect to the principle that the possession, carriage, use, acquisition and disposal of firearms are conditional on the need to ensure public safety and peace by—
(i) establishing a system of licensing and regulating the possession, carriage and use of firearms and related items which does not allow for self defence to be
used as a reason for obtaining a licence to possess, carry or use a firearm; and
(ii) establishing a system of licensing and regulating the carrying on of the business of dealing in firearms; and
(iii) establishing a system of permitting and regulating the acquisition and disposal of firearms and related items; and
(iv) establishing a system of registering firearms; and
(v) establishing requirements for the secure storage and carriage of firearms; and(vi) establishing a Firearms Appeals Committee to hear applications for review of decisions of the Chief Commissioner under the Act; and
(vii) making provision for the education of the community in the safe and responsible use of firearms; and
(viia) providing for strict control on the possession, carriage, use, acquisition, disposal and storage of firearms; and
(viii) making other related provisions; and
(b) to repeal the Firearms Act 1958; and
(c) to make various consequential amendments to other Acts.
The aim of this Act is:
(a) to ensure public safety and peace by establishing a system of licensing, regulation, and control for the possession, carriage, use, acquisition, and disposal of firearms and related items. The system will not permit self-defense as a reason for obtaining a license to possess, carry, or use a firearm. It also establishes regulations for the business of dealing in firearms, permits and regulates the acquisition and disposal of firearms, establishes firearm registration, requirements for secure storage and carriage of firearms, and establishes a Firearms Appeals Committee to hear review applications. It also provides for the education of the community in the safe and responsible use of firearms and for strict control over the possession, carriage, use, acquisition, disposal, and storage of firearms.
(b) to repeal the Firearms Act 1958; and
(c) to make various consequential amendments to other Acts.
The purposes of this Act are–
(a) to amend the Firearms Act 1996 to–
(i) create new offences;
(ii) increase penalties for existing offences;
This Act aims to modify the Firearms Act 1996 with the intention of introducing new crimes and imposing stricter punishments for existing offenses.
An Act to make provision for the control and regulation of firearms and ammunition, the licensing of
persons possessing, using, dealing with, or manufacturing firearms and ammunition, the repeal of
the Firearms and Guns Act 1931 1 , and for incidental and other purposes.
This Act aims to control and manage firearms and ammunition by regulating their possession, use, trade, and production, while also licensing individuals involved in these activities. The Act also repeals the Firearms and Guns Act 1931 and covers other related matters.
