New South Wales Consolidated Acts

RURAL FIRES ACT 1997 - SECT 6

6 Rural fire districts

(1) A rural fire district is constituted by this section for the area of each local authority, with boundaries of the district being the same as the boundaries of the area as at the date of commencement of this section.

Note: The Dictionary defines "area" of a local authority. The area of a council is land within the local government area of the council. The area of the Western Lands Commissioner is the Western Division. The area of the Lord Howe Island Board is Lord Howe Island.

(2) A rural fire district is not constituted by this section for, and does not include, any land within an area that is within a fire district.

Note: A "fire district" means land within a fire district constituted under the Fire Brigades Act 1989 .

(3) If the boundaries of the area of a local authority for which a rural fire district is constituted by this section change after the commencement of this section, the boundaries of the rural fire district change so as to correspond to the boundaries of the area.

(4) If the whole of the area of a local authority for which a rural fire district is constituted by this section is dissolved after the commencement of this section, the rural fire district is dissolved.

(5) If part of the area of a local authority for which a rural fire district is constituted is dissolved after the commencement of this section, the rural fire district constituted for the area is taken to have been constituted for the remaining part of the area.