(1)  Subject to this section, a person who occupies land may, with the consent of the Minister administering the Crown Lands Act 1976 , take, or cause to be taken, such steps as are necessary to form a firebreak on Crown land designed to arrest fires that may spread on to land in his occupation or to facilitate the suppression of fires that are likely to spread on to that land.

(2)  For the purpose of taking such steps as are referred to in subsection (1) , a person may enter on Crown land with such vehicles and other equipment as may be required for the purpose.

(3)  A person may not under subsection (1) take, or cause to be taken, steps to form a firebreak on land that is more than 60 metres from the boundary of land that he occupies.

(4)  Except with the permission, in writing, of the Director-General of Lands, this section does not authorize the entry on to, or the formation of a firebreak on –

(a) any Crown land that is occupied or being used or managed by, or for the purposes of, any department or instrumentality of the State; or

(b) any Crown land that is subject to any estate, interest, or right pursuant to which the holder of the land has the right to occupy or use the land, or to carry out any operations on the land, or to take any products of the land or materials in the land, including materials beneath the surface.