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Forest and Rural Fires Act 1977  052
Commenced: 1 Apr 1979
I: Fire Control Organisation
Rural Fire Districts and Specially Protected Property
6   Specially protected property




   6. Specially protected property---(1) The Minister [of Forestry] may,
 by notice in the Gazette,---
   (a) Specify or describe property or the nature of property for the
         special safeguarding of which any Fire Authority or Fire
         Authorities may be concerned in any district or districts:
   (b) Provide for powers, duties, responsibilities, expenses,
         restrictions, and other requirements appropriate to fire control
         in respect of such property.

   (2) The Minister [of Forestry] may in like manner from time to time
 amend any notice made pursuant to this section, or at any time revoke
 any such notice.

   (3) The Minister [of Forestry] shall consult with the owner of the
 relevant property and adjacent landowners and every Fire Authority
 affected by the proposed notice before exercising his powers under this
 section.

   (4) Any person who infringes any safeguard or other fire control
 measure provided for in any notice made under this section commits an
 offence against this Act.
     Cf. 1955, No. 44, s. 5

       In subss. (1), (2), and (3) the words ``of Forestry'' were
     inserted by s. 2 (1) (a) of the Forest and Rural Fires Amendment Act
     1987.
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