This legislation has been repealed.
TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title PART 1--PRELIMINARY 1. Name of Act 2. Definitions for Act 3. Declaration of built-up area 4. Relationship with Environment Protection Act 1997 PART 2--ADMINISTRATION 4A. Inspectors—appointment 5. Identity cards 5AA. Power of entry 5AB. Display of identity cards 5AC. Directions 5AD. Administrative review of directions PART 3--BUSH FIRE COUNCIL 5A. Council 5B. Members of the council 5C. Council meetings 5D. Term of appointment 5E. Removal from office as member 5F. Vacation of office as member 5FA. Deputies of members of council 5G. Secretary to council 5H. Powers of council PART 4--RURAL FIREFIGHTING SERVICE 5K. Service 5KA. Rural fire control manual 5L. Fire districts 5M. Firefighters—appointment and powers 5N. Chief fire control officer—appointment and powers 5P. Protection from liability 5Q. Damage by fire 5R. Firefighters from outside ACT PART 5--CONTROLLED ACTIVITIES 5S. Prevention of fires 6. Penalty for setting fire to growing crops etc 7. Lighting fires in plantations etc 7A. Days of acute fire danger 7B. Exemption permits 8. Smoking prohibited in or near plantations 9. Penalty for not extinguishing fire 9A. Use of cooking appliances and fires on Cwlth land 10. Lighting fires for burning off 10AA. Lighting of fires etc in open for cooking and other purposes 10AB. Penalty for burning off or lighting fires except as authorised 10A. Fires to be notified 10B. Discharge of live coals from motor vehicles 10C. Causing fire by use of motor vehicles PART 6--BUSHFIRE-PRONE GOVERNMENT LAND 11A. Interpretation for pt 6 11B. Application to government land 11C. Limited application to national land and designated areas 11D. Fuel management plans 11E. Effect of plan 11F. Draft plans 11G. Public consultation about draft plans 11H. Making fuel management plan 11J. Notification of plan 11K. Variation of plan 11L. Public inspection of plan 11M. Directions by Minister 11N. Annual reporting PART 7--MISCELLANEOUS 12. Payment of expenses of extinguishing fire 13. Power to enter on lands 14. Persons reasonably suspected to give name and address 15. Penalty on persons resisting apprehension 15A. Compensation 16. Rights at common law preserved 17. Approved forms 18. Regulation-making power SCHEDULE 1 ENDNOTES