New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

RURAL FIRES REGULATION 1997

- Made under the Rural Fires Act 1997
- As at 1 August 2002
- Reg 467 of 1997

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Regulation
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Notes

   PART 2 - RURAL FIRE BRIGADES AND GROUPS OF RURAL FIRE BRIGADES

   5.      Constitution for rural fire brigade
   6.      Membership of rural fire brigades
   7.      Probationary membership
   8.      Removal from membership
   9.      Appeals relating to membership
   10.     Disciplinary action
   11.     Appeals concerning disciplinary action
   12.     Incident reports
   13.     Period for compliance with notice to form rural fire brigades

   PART 3 - BUSH FIRE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES

   14.     Constitution of Bush Fire Management Committees
   15.     Eligibility for membership of Bush Fire Management Committees
   16.     Functions of Bush Fire Management Committees
   17.     Procedure for meetings of Bush Fire Management Committees
   18.     Chairperson

   PART 4 - FIRE PREVENTION

           Division 1 - General

   19.     Burning to demolish buildings etc inside rural fire districts
   20.     Burning to destroy sawmill waste material
   21.     Use of spark arresters
   22.     Other safety requirements
   23.     Roadside fire protection

           Division 2 - Bush fire danger periods

   24.     Application of Division
   25.     Lighting fires for cooking etc
   26.     Burning at garbage depots
   27.     Lighting fires to produce charcoal etc
   28.     Offence to light, use or carry tobacco product

   PART 5 - NOTICES

   29.     Giving of notices
   30.     Notice of intention to burn off or burn firebreak
   31.     Notice to public authority not to light fires during a bush fire danger period
   32.     Notices of fire prohibition in specified zones
   33.     Notice of issue of fire permit
   34.     Public notice of draft bush fire risk management plans
   35.     Destruction of notices
   36.     Bush fire hazard reduction work required by local authorities
   37.     Bush fire hazard reduction work in default of compliance with notice

   PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS

   38.     Reduction of fire hazards on managed land
   39.     Voluntary work by rural fire brigades
   39A.    Application for bush fire safety authority
   40.     Penalty notices
   41.     Short descriptions
   42.     Conditions of fire permit
   43.     Use of apparel, emblems and insignia
   44.     Bravery and other awards
   45.     Repeal
   46.     Savings and transitional provisions
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2