RURAL FIRES ACT 1997 - SECT 75 Definitions

RURAL FIRES ACT 1997 - SECT 75

75 Definitions

In this Division--


"adjoining owners" means the owners or occupiers of land on either side of a dividing fence.


"dividing fence" means a fence separating land owned or occupied by different persons.


"fence" means a structure, ditch or embankment, or a hedge or similar vegetation barrier, enclosing or bounding land, whether or not continuous or extending along the whole of the boundary separating the land from other land and includes--

(a) any gate, cattlegrid or apparatus necessary for the operation of the fence, and

(b) any foundation or support necessary for the support and maintenance of the fence.