New South Wales Consolidated Acts

RURAL FIRES ACT 1997 - SECT 59A

59A Adoption of fire access and fire trail plan

(1) After preparing a draft fire access and fire trail plan for the rural fire district or other part of the State for which it is constituted, the Bush Fire Management Committee is to submit the plan to the Bush Fire Co-ordinating Committee.

(2) When a draft fire access and fire trail plan is submitted to the Bush Fire Co-ordinating Committee, it must review the provisions of the draft plan and of any current fire access and fire trail plan.

(3) After the review, the Bush Fire Co-ordinating Committee may--

(a) approve the draft plan (as submitted or after amendment by the Bush Fire Co-ordinating Committee) and revoke any other fire access and fire trail plan to the extent that it makes corresponding provisions for that rural fire district or other part of the State, or

(b) vary another fire access and fire trail plan for some or all of the same rural fire district or part of the State so as to incorporate in the other plan some or all of the provisions of the draft plan (as submitted or after amendment by the Bush Fire Co-ordinating Committee).

(4) A fire access and fire trail plan prevails over a bush fire risk management plan to the extent of any inconsistency.