Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

BUSHFIRES ACT - SECT 3

    (1)     The Ordinances listed in the Schedule are repealed.

    (2)     Notwithstanding the repeal effected by subsection (1):

        (a)     the Fire Control Regions into which the Territory was divided by or under the Bush Fires Control Act immediately before the commencement of this Act are deemed to be fire control regions declared under section 10 at the commencement of this Act;

        (b)     a fire protection zone declared under section 26(2)(d) of the Bush Fires Control Act and in existence immediately before the commencement of this Act is deemed to be a fire protection zone declared under section 33 at the commencement of this Act;

        (c)     a permit issued under the Bush Fires Control Act and in force immediately before the commencement of this Act shall continue in force and may be varied or revoked as though it were a permit issued under this Act;

        (d)     a volunteer bushfire brigade established under the Bush Fires Control Act and in existence immediately before the commencement of this Act continues in existence but may be dissolved as though it had been established under this Act as a volunteer bushfire brigade on the date of commencement of this Act; and

        (e)     a notice or caveat under the Bush Fires Control Act and in force at the commencement of this Act may be acted upon or dealt with as though this Act had not commenced.