(1) The
"issuing authority" for a bush fire hazard reduction certificate in respect of
bush fire hazard reduction work to be carried out on private land by a person
other than the Commissioner or a local authority is--
(a) the local authority
of the area in which the land is situated, or
(b) the Commissioner.
(2) The
"certifying authority" for a bush fire hazard reduction certificate in respect
of bush fire hazard reduction work to be carried out--
(a) on any land by the
Commissioner--is the Commissioner,
(b) on any land by a local authority--is
the local authority for the area in which the land is situated,
(c) on
managed land or unoccupied Crown land by a public authority--is the public
authority responsible for the land.
(3) If more than one bush fire hazard
reduction certificate would otherwise be required for any bush fire hazard
reduction work to be carried out on several parcels of adjoining land, a
certifying authority in respect of any of that land is the
"certifying authority" for the whole of the land, if the other relevant
issuing or certifying authorities agree.
Note : The Commissioner is, under
subsection (2), a certifying authority for any land on which bush fire hazard
reduction work is carried out by the Commissioner and accordingly the
Commissioner can certify a single certificate without the need to obtain the
agreement of other authorities.
