20Functions and powers of Fire Management Area Committees

### 20 Functions and powers of Fire Management Area Committees > *\[Section 20 Substituted by No. 29 of 1995, s. 16 \]*[*\[Section 20 Substituted by No. 33 of 2012, s. 9, Applied:30 Apr 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-04-30/act-2012-033#GS9@EN) > > > (1)  A Committee has the following functions: > > > > > > (a) to co-ordinate fire management activities within its Fire Management Area, including – > > > > > > > > > > (i) community education and information; and > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) fuel management; > > > > > > > (b) to identify and assess community bushfire risks in its Fire Management Area and to prioritise strategic works in response to those risks; > > > > > > > (c) to submit to the Council, on or before 30 September of each year, a fire protection plan for its Fire Management Area for the next 12 months commencing on 1 October; > > > > > > > (d) to ensure that its fire protection plan is consistent with – > > > > > > > > > > (i) the State fire protection plan developed pursuant to [section 8(1)(d)](#GS8@Gs1@Hpd@EN) ; and > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) the State vegetation fire management policy developed pursuant to [section 15(1)(a)](#GS15@Gs1@Hpa@EN) ; and > > > > > > > > > > > (iii) such instructions or guidelines as the Council may from time to time issue to the Committee regarding the fire protection plan; > > > > > > > (e) to advise the Council on such matters relating to fire management and the Committee's other functions as the Council may refer to the Committee; > > > > > > > (f) to advise the Council on such matters concerning fire management as, in the opinion of the Committee, should be brought to the Council's attention; > > > > > > > (g) to perform such other functions relating to the prevention or mitigation of vegetation fires as the Council may direct. > > > (2)  A Committee has power to do all things necessary or convenient to be done in connection with the performance of its functions. > > > (3)  A Committee is to perform its functions in respect of Wellington Park in a manner that is consistent with the purposes for which Wellington Park is set aside under the [Wellington Park Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1993-059) and with any management plan in force in respect of Wellington Park. > > > (4)  A Committee is to perform its functions in respect of any reserved land, as defined in the [Nature Conservation Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2002-063) , in a manner that is consistent with the purposes for which the reserved land is set aside under the [National Parks and Reserves Management Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2002-062) and with any management plan in force in respect of the reserved land. > > > (5)  In this section – > > > > > ***fire protection plan*** means a plan that describes the prevention, preparation, response and recovery arrangements for one or more hazards.