(1)  The Commission may, by notice published in the Gazette , declare a specified locality to be a fire protected area for the purposes of this Act.

(2)  The Commission, after consultation with the Hydro-Electric Corporation and by notice published in the Gazette , may declare an area of land vested in or occupied by the Hydro-Electric Corporation for hydro-electric works or purposes to be a fire protected area for the purposes of this Act.

(3)  An area of land declared under subsection (2) to be a fire protected area continues to be a fire protected area so long as it remains vested in or occupied by the Hydro-Electric Corporation or is required for hydro-electric works or purposes.

(4)  Any land that immediately before the commencement of the Fire Service Amendment (Miscellaneous) Act 1994 was deemed to be a fire protected area ceases to be a fire protected area on the commencement of that Act.