Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) The commissioner may, in writing, declare an area to be a built-up area.
(2) Before making a declaration, the commissioner must consult with the chief officer (fire brigade) and the chief officer (rural fire service).
(3) A declaration is a notifiable instrument.
Note A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act.
(4) An area in the ACT is a rural area if it is not within an area declared to be a built-up area.
Note 1 The fire brigade is responsible for fire response in built-up areas. The rural fire service has this responsibility for rural areas.
Note 2 Certain offences apply to owners of land in rural areas (see div 5.6.2 (Controlled activities and offences relating to fire)).