78Bushfire operational plans

78 Bushfire operational plans (1) This section applies to a person who is— (a) the manager of an area of unleased territory land or land occupied by the Territory, unless the land is exempt from the operation of this section under the strategic bushfire management plan; or (b) the owner of an area of land in a bushfire abatement zone if— (i) the strategic bushfire management plan sets out requirements for a bushfire operational plan for the bushfire abatement zone; and (ii) the land is identified in the strategic bushfire management plan as land for which a bushfire operational plan must be prepared. (2) The person must give the commissioner a draft bushfire operational plan for the area in accordance with the strategic bushfire management plan. (3) The commissioner may— (a) approve the draft bushfire operational plan for the area; or (b) approve the draft plan for the area with stated amendments; or (c) decide not to approve the draft plan. (4) The commissioner is taken to have approved a draft bushfire operational plan without amendments if the commissioner does not make a decision about the approval within 40 working days after the day the plan is given to the commissioner. (5) The person must review the bushfire operational plan and give the commissioner a draft updated bushfire operational plan at intervals of not longer than–– (a) for a person mentioned in subsection (1) (a)––2 years; or

(b) for a person mentioned in subsection (1) (b)––5 years.