Jervis Bay Territory Rural Fires Ordinance 2014
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(1) A draft bush fire management plan may: (a) include schemes for the performance of functions, or exercise of powers, in the Territory under this Ordinance; and (b) confer or impose functions or powers on: (i) the Minister; or (ii) the Commissioner of Fire and Rescue NSW; or (iii) the Commissioner of the NSW Rural Fire Service; or (iv) the Director of National Parks; or (v) the Director‑General of the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service; or (vi) any other person or body associated with the prevention, mitigation or suppression of bush fires in the Territory. (2) A draft bush fire management plan must include any provisions that the Minister has advised the Fire Management Committee to include in the plan. (3) A draft bush fire management plan must take into account: (a) the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and any regulations made under that Act; and (b) the Booderee National Park Management Plan.
Note: The Booderee National Park Management Plan could in 2019 be viewed on the Environment Department’s website (http://www.environment.gov.au).