74Content of strategic bushfire management plan

74 Content of strategic bushfire management plan (1) A strategic bushfire management plan must provide a basis for— (a) bushfire hazard assessment and risk analysis; and (b) bushfire prevention, including hazard reduction; and (c) agency and community preparation and response in relation to bushfires. (2) The plan must include the following: (a) a statement of strategic objectives for the plan; (b) a description of the bushfire environment; 1 weather 2 topography 3 fuels (c) a summary of known bushfire causes; (d) a risk assessment of factors contributing to bushfires and the spread of bushfires; (e) a list of public assets (including cultural and ecological assets) vulnerable to bushfire; (f) a statement about how information is kept about privately-owned assets of public interest vulnerable to bushfire; (g) strategies for prevention of, and preparedness for, bushfires; (h) strategies for access for response and fire management activities; (i) a statement of strategies for research and monitoring of bushfire risk; (j) a statement of strategies for recovery after a bushfire;

(k) a statement of resources needed to meet the objectives of the plan; (l) anything else prescribed by regulation. (3) The plan may also set out— (a) requirements for owners or managers of land for the prevention of, and preparedness for, bushfires; and location and maintenance of fire trails (b) requirements for a bushfire operational plan. 1 prevention activities 2 preparedness activities 3 performance indicators for activities (4) A bushfire management requirement may be for— (a) a particular land manager; or (b) a particular area of land. 1 the manager of an area of unleased territory land 2 land in a bushfire abatement zone