58Powers and duties of hazard management officer

58 Powers and duties of hazard management officer

(1) A hazard management officer may, for the purpose of forming an opinion as to: (a) whether to serve a bush fire hazard reduction notice under section 56 on an occupier or owner of land; or (b) whether or not such a notice has been complied with; enter any part of the land to which the notice relates (other than a part of land used only for residential purposes) that it is necessary to inspect in order to form that opinion. (2) However, the officer may only enter the land during daytime hours. (3) A hazard management officer who requires an occupier or owner of land to take action under a bush fire hazard reduction notice must give notice in the approved form to the persons or bodies prescribed by the rules for this subsection. (4) A hazard management officer must keep a record of whether or not bush fire hazard reduction work has been carried out in accordance with a bush fire hazard reduction notice.