Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

BUSHFIRES ACT

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Repeal and savings  
   4.      Exemptions  
   5.      Interpretation  

   PART II--ADMINISTRATION

           Division 1--Bushfires Council

   6.      Bushfires Council  
   7.      Members  
   9.      Functions  

           Division 1A--Chief Fire Control Officer and Senior Fire Control Officers

   9A.     Chief Fire Control Officer  
   9B.     Senior Fire Control Officers  

           Division 2--Fire control regions, fire control officers and Regional Committees

   10.     Fire control regions  
   11.     Fire control officers  
   12.     Regional Committees  
   13.     Members  
   14.     Fire control officer to be member  
   15.     Functions  

           Division 3--Provisions applicable to the Council and Regional Committees

   16.     Definition  
   17.     Appointment  
   18.     Chairman and Deputy Chairman  
   19.     Notification of appointment  
   20.     Term of office  
   21.     Exercise of power not invalid  
   22.     Temporary appointments  
   23.     Removal from office  
   24.     Conflicting interests  
   25.     Interests in companies  
   26.     Protection of members  
   27.     Meetings  
   28.     Procedure  
   29.     Minutes  
   30.     Quorum, &c.  
   30A.    Member shall not disclose information  

           Division 4--Fire wardens

   31.     Fire wardens  
   32.     Powers of fire wardens  

   PART III--PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF BUSHFIRES

           Division 1--Provisions relating only to fire protection zones

   33.     Declaration of fire protection zones  
   34.     Prohibition, &c., by notice  
   35.     Setting fire to bush  

           Division 2--Provisions relating to fire protection zones and fire danger areas

   36.     Application  
   37.     Declaration of fire danger areas  
   38.     Conditions for small fires  
   39.     Conditions for certain other fires  
   40.     Fires not to be left  
   41.     Matter not to be thrown down  
   42.     Spark arresters  

           Division 3--Fire ban areas

   43.     Declaration of fire ban areas  
   44.     Prohibition on the use of fires  
   45.     Fires to be extinguished  
   46.     Permits suspended  

   PART IV--FIRE-FIGHTING

   47.     Fire-breaks  
   48.     Setting fires  
   49.     Fires to be controlled  
   50.     Powers of fire control officer and fire warden  
   51.     Ancillary powers  
   52.     Offence to hinder fire control officer or warden  
   53.     Damage  
   54.     Acquisition of gear  
   55.     Provision of financial assistance  
   56.     Establishment of volunteer bushfire brigades  

   PART V--GENERAL

   56A.    Entry onto Aboriginal land  
   57.     Permits  
   57A.    Territory may recover expenses  
   58.     Averments  
   59.     Service of notices  
   60.     Contribution for fire-breaks  
   61.     Regulations  
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