New South Wales Consolidated Acts

FIRE BRIGADES ACT 1989 - SECT 17

17 Making walls and buildings safe

(1) The officer in charge at a fire may during the fire or immediately after it, pull down, destroy, or shore up any wall or building damaged or rendered insecure by the fire or which, in the officer’s opinion, may be dangerous to life or property.

(1A) The officer in charge at a hazardous material incident may, during the incident or immediately after it, pull down, destroy or shore up any wall or building damaged or rendered insecure by the incident or which, in the officer’s opinion, may be dangerous to life or property.

(2) The cost of doing so is to be borne by the owner of the wall or building and is to be paid to the Commissioner.