Bushfires: Laws, Your Work, Animals, Claims and What To Do
Your legal rights, workplace rules, health and insurance around bushfires in Tasmania. Firefighters’ Powers Firefighters have incredibly broad powers and protections during bushfires. This includes entering on to private land or Crown land, and taking such lawful measures as they need to do to fight the fire – any damage the cause in the course of firefighting is deemed for insurance and liability purposes “caused by fire.” (Fire Service Act s111) Legal protections can extend