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Bushfires Management Act 2016
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9 Minister must consider advice of Council
(1) This section applies to any decision by the Minister relating to
mitigating, managing or suppressing bushfires in the Territory.
(2) In making a decision, the Minister must consider any advice given
by the Council relating to the matter to be decided.
(3) As soon as practicable after making a decision relating to a matter
on which the Council had given advice, the Minister must, by written
notice given to the Council:
(a) specify how the Minister treated that advice in making the
decision; and
(b) if the decision is not consistent with that advice – the reason
why.