South Australian Numbered Acts South Australian Numbered Acts (1) A rural council
that has the care, control or management of land in the country must take
reasonable steps to protect property on the land from fire and to prevent or
inhibit the outbreak of fire on the land, or the spread of fire through the
land.
(2) A rural council
must, in acting under subsection (1), take into account proper land
management principles.
(3) If, in the opinion
of the Chief Officer, a rural council has failed to comply with
subsection (1), the Chief Officer may refer the matter to the Minister to
whom the administration of the Local Government Act 1999 has been
committed (with a view to that Minister taking action in relation to the
council under that Act).