New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

RURAL FIRES REGULATION 2002 - REG 15

15 Eligibility for membership of Bush Fire Management Committees

Unless the Bush Fire Co-ordinating Committee determines otherwise, the following persons are to be invited to become members of a Bush Fire Management Committee:

(a) a person nominated by each local authority whose area comprises land in the Bush Fire Management Committee’s area, being (in the case of a local authority that is a council) the Mayor or a councillor of the council,

(b) a person nominated by each of the following organisations as being in charge of its affairs in the Bush Fire Management Committee’s area:

(i) the Roads and Traffic Authority,

(ii) the Department of Land and Water Conservation,

(iii) the New South Wales Fire Brigades,

(iv) the NSW Police Force,

(v) each distribution network service provider listed in Schedule 3 to the Electricity Supply Act 1995 having a distribution district comprising land in the Bush Fire Management Committee’s area,

(vi) each rural lands protection board established for any rural lands protection district comprising land in the Bush Fire Management Committee’s area,

(vii) the State Rail Authority,

(viii) Rail Access Corporation,

(c) a person or persons nominated by the National Parks and Wildlife Service as being in charge of its affairs in the Bush Fire Management Committee’s area,

(d) a person or persons nominated by the Forestry Commission of New South Wales as being in charge of its affairs in the Bush Fire Management Committee’s area,

(e) a person nominated by each local authority for the Bush Fire Management Committee’s area as having responsibilities for the performance of the local authority’s functions respecting the environment,

(f) a person nominated by the Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales,

(g) not more than 2 persons chosen by rural fire brigades operating in the area,

(h) a rural land holder nominated by the NSW Farmers Association or, if the Association does not nominate a rural land holder, by the local authority for the area,

(i) a person nominated by each Local Aboriginal Land Council for any Local Aboriginal Land Council area comprising land located in the Bush Fire Management Committee’s area,

(j) any other person or persons approved by the Bush Fire Co-ordinating Committee.