RURAL FIRES ACT 1997 - SECT 100G Bush fire hazard reduction certificates of certifying authorities

RURAL FIRES ACT 1997 - SECT 100G

100G Bush fire hazard reduction certificates of certifying authorities

(1) Before a certifying authority carries out any bush fire hazard reduction work on land, the certifying authority must certify--

(a) that a bush fire risk management plan applies to the land, and

(b) that the certifying authority has taken into consideration the provisions of any bush fire code applying to the land and determined which of them should be complied with in carrying out the work and whether any conditions should be imposed having regard to any provisions of that code, and

(c) if the certifying authority is a local authority or a public authority, that the notice will be given to the fire control officer for the district in which the land is situated before the work is carried out and to any other person prescribed by the regulations.

(1A) In the case of a single bush fire hazard reduction certificate certified by a certifying authority in respect of several parcels of adjoining land, as referred to in section 100E (3), a reference in subsection (1) to the certifying authority carrying out bush fire hazard reduction work on land is taken to include a reference to any authority or person carrying out the work on any of the land.

(2) A bush fire hazard reduction certificate certified by a certifying authority must--

(a) specify the provisions of any bush fire code applying to the land that the certifying authority has determined should be complied with in carrying out the work, and

(b) specify any conditions that have been imposed by the certifying authority having regard to that bush fire code, and

(c) specify the period for which the bush fire hazard reduction certificate operates.