Fire and Rescue NSW Act 1989
17Making walls and buildings safe
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17 Making walls and buildings safe
17 Making walls and buildings safe
(1) The officer in charge at a fire may during the fire or immediately after it, pull down, destroy, or shore up any wall or building damaged or rendered insecure by the fire or which, in the officer’s opinion, may be dangerous to life or property.
(1A) The officer in charge at a hazardous material incident may, during the incident or immediately after it, pull down, destroy or shore up any wall or building damaged or rendered insecure by the incident or which, in the officer’s opinion, may be dangerous to life or property.
(2) The cost of doing so is to be borne by the owner of the wall or building and is to be paid to the Commissioner.
s 17: Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (14).