65Minister may take action if bush fire hazard exists

65 Minister may take action if bush fire hazard exists

(1) If the Minister finds that a bush fire hazard exists on land to which a bush fire hazard complaint relates, and a public authority is not responsible for the land, the Minister may: (a) if a bush fire hazard reduction notice has not already been served on the owner or occupier of the land—direct a hazard management officer to serve a notice under section 56 on the owner or occupier; and (b) if a bush fire hazard reduction notice has already been served on the owner or occupier of the land—subject to section 58, exercise the Minister’s powers under section 59. (2) If the Minister finds that a bush fire hazard exists on land to which a bush fire hazard complaint relates because a public authority has failed to take notified steps, or otherwise perform a duty imposed on it by section 52, the Minister may, by notice in writing served on the public authority, require the public authority to carry out specified bush fire hazard reduction work.