South Australian Current Acts

FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES ACT 2005 - SECT 105I

105I—Commonwealth land

        (1)         If in the opinion of the relevant Chief Officer conditions existing on Commonwealth land—

            (a)         in the country; or

            (b)         in a designated urban bushfire risk area,

present an undue risk to surrounding land (not being Commonwealth land) in the event of a bushfire on (or passing through) the Commonwealth land, the relevant Chief Officer must take reasonable steps to notify the person apparently in control of the Commonwealth land of the risk and the reasons for his or her opinion (and may provide advice as to the action that, in the opinion of the Chief Officer, should be taken in view of the risk).

        (2)         In this section—

"Commonwealth land" means land occupied by the Commonwealth (including the Crown in right of the Commonwealth or a Commonwealth Minister), or by an agency or instrumentality of the Crown;

"relevant Chief Officer", in relation to particular land, means—

            (a)         if the land is within a fire district—the Chief Officer of SAMFS;

            (b)         if the land is outside a fire district—the Chief Officer of SACFS.