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1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Bushfires Management Act 2016. 2 Commencement This Act commences on the day fixed by the Administrator by Gazette notice. 3 Definitions In this Act: acting in an official capacity, in relation to a fire control officer, fire warden or authorised bushfire volunteer, means the officer, warden or volunteer is exercising powers or performing functions under, or otherwise related to the administration of, this Act. approved form means a form approved under section 105. area fire management plan means a plan prepared under section 83(1). authorised bushfire volunteer means an authorised bushfire volunteer appointed under section 51. bush includes trees, shrubs, plants, scrub, stubble, grass and undergrowth, whether alive or not and whether standing or not. Bushfires NT means the unit of the Agency known by that name. chief fire control officer means the chief fire control officer appointed under section 16. Part 1 Preliminary matters Bushfires Management Act 2016 2 control, in relation to a fire, includes extinguish. Council means the Bushfires Council established by section 21. executive director means the public sector employee holding or occupying the position of executive director of Bushfires NT. fire ban area, see section 66. fire ban period means a fire ban period declared under section 65. firebreak means an area clear of bush and other flammable material. firebreak notice, see section 93(1). fire control officer means a fire control officer appointed under section 18. fire danger area, see section 63. fire danger period means a fire danger period declared under section 62. fire management area means a fire management area declared under section 60(a). fire management zone means a fire management zone declared under section 58. fire protection zone means a fire protection zone declared under section 56. fire warden means a fire warden appointed under section 43. flammable material includes: (a) matter capable of combustion: (i) by the application of heat; or (ii) by means of a spark or flame; or (iii) by spontaneous causes; and (b) matter prescribed to be flammable material. flammable material notice, see section 93(2). in the open air means any place other than in a permanent structure. Part 1 Preliminary matters Bushfires Management Act 2016 3 land includes land covered with water. light a fire, see section 4. occupier, in relation to land, means a person in charge or control of the land and, in relation to land in respect of which a licence is held under the Crown Lands Act 1992 (other than under section 91 of that Act), includes the holder of the licence. owner, in relation to land, means the person in actual receipt of, or entitled to receive, the rents and profits of the land or who, if the land was let, would be entitled to receive the rents and profits including as beneficiary, trustee, executor or mortgagee in possession or as agent or attorney for another person. permanent structure means a structure of a permanent kind consisting of a roof and fully or partly enclosed sides including a caravan but not including a tent. permit means a permit issued under section 46. property fire management plan means a plan prepared under section 70. public notice, see section 5. regional bushfire management plan means a plan endorsed under section 78(3). regional committee means a regional bushfires committee established by section 32. senior fire control officer means a senior fire control officer appointed under section 17. small fire means a fire lit for the purpose of: (a) camping; or (b) cooking; or (c) boiling water; or (d) disposing of the carcass of an animal. statutory charge, see section 4 of the Land Title Act 2000. vehicle includes: (a) any means of conveyance that runs on wheels; and