NSW: Firefighters issued with speeding fines

AAP General News (Australia)
04-04-2008
NSW: Firefighters issued with speeding fines

NSW firefighters have been issued with speeding tickets after rushing to life threatening
emergencies.

The State Government's State Debt Recovery Office is sending infringement notices to
the homes of individual fire truck drivers .. and then leaving it up to the drivers to
sign statutory declarations or take the matter to court to avoid paying the fines.

News Limited reports the State Debt Recovery Office issued one fine .. even though
the infringements notice clearly identified the vehicle as being a fire truck.

Previously .. all infringements by fire brigade vehicles on call were struck off by
the Fire Brigades NSW chief legal officer .. and police withdrew the penalty.

News Ltd says now .. the infringements are passed on to drivers who have to prove they
were responding to emergencies.

The Fire Brigades Employee Union says it's issued a directive to its members not to
pay the fines.

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KEYWORD: FIREFIGHTERS (SYDNEY)

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