72Fire Rescue Victoria or unit may carry out fire prevention work

72 Fire Rescue Victoria or unit may carry out fire prevention work S. 72(1) amended by No. 20/2019 s. 116(2). (1) Fire Rescue Victoria, at the request of— (a) the owner or occupier of any land; (b) a Minister in whom any land is vested; (c) a municipal council or public authority— (i) in which any land is vested; (ii) that has any land under its control or management; (iii) that is responsible for the care and management of any road— may carry out on that land or road any work (including burning) for the removal or abatement of any fire danger or for the prevention of the occurrence or spread of fire. S. 72(2) amended by Nos 5/2012 s. 86(2), 20/2019 s. 116(3). (2) Any work carried out under subsection (1) must be paid for by the owner, occupier, Minister, council or authority requesting the work and, if not paid, the outstanding payment is recoverable in the Magistrates' Court as a debt due to Fire Rescue Victoria. S. 72(3) substituted by No. 24/1997 s. 47, amended by No. 20/2019 s. 116(4). (3) Subject to the general direction and control of Fire Rescue Victoria, the members of any unit, with the consent of the relevant owner, occupier, Minister, council or authority, may carry out any work (including burning) that the senior member of the operational staff in the unit thinks necessary or expedient for the prevention of the occurrence or spread of fire. S. 72(4) inserted by No. 24/1997 s. 47. (4) In this section ***senior member of the operational staff*** has the same meaning as it has in section 32B. S. 72A inserted by No. 5/2012 s. 87.