52Duties of public authorities and owners and occupiers of land to prevent bush fires

52 Duties of public authorities and owners and occupiers of land to prevent bush fires

(1) A public authority must take the notified steps (if any), and any other practicable steps, to prevent the occurrence of bush fires on, and to minimise the danger of the spread of a bush fire on or from: (a) land vested in the public authority or under its control or management; or (b) a highway, road, street, land or thoroughfare, the maintenance of which is the responsibility of the authority. (2) An owner or occupier of land must take the notified steps (if any), and any other practicable steps, to prevent the occurrence of bush fires on, and to minimise the danger of the spread of bush fires on or from, that land. (3) A public authority, owner or occupier is liable for the costs incurred by it in complying with this section. (4) In this section:

notified steps means steps included in a bush fire management plan to prevent bush fires or minimise the danger of the spread of bush fires.