25Making premises safe

#### 25 Making premises safe 25 Making premises safe > > (1) An officer of a rural fire brigade or group of rural fire brigades may, if persons are, or property is, endangered or likely to be endangered by a fire, incident or other emergency, do any of the following things— > > > > > (a) pull down, cut and remove or cause to be pulled down, cut and removed, fences on any land, > > > > > (b) destroy, pull down, shore up or remove, or cause to be destroyed, pulled down, shored up or removed, any buildings or structures or parts of buildings or structures on any land, > > > > > (c) destroy or remove or cause to be destroyed or removed any living or dead vegetation on any land, > > > > > (d) establish fire breaks on any land or cause fire breaks to be established on any land. > > > (2) The cost of doing something pursuant to subsection (1) (b) is to be borne by the owner of the building or structure and is to be paid to the Commissioner. > > > (3) The Commissioner may waive payment of the whole or any part of an amount payable under subsection (2) in such circumstances as the Commissioner thinks appropriate. > > **s 25:** Am 2013 No 108, Sch 1 \[5\] \[6\].