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Rural Fires Act 1997
62AAudits of bush fire management plans
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#### 62A Audits of bush fire management plans
62A Audits of bush fire management plans
> > (1) The Commissioner may conduct an audit of bush fire management plans generally in the State or for a specified rural fire district or other part of the State.
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> > (2) The Commissioner may conduct an audit on the Commissioner’s own initiative or at the request of the Bush Fire Co-ordinating Committee under section 48 (2A).
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> > (3) Without limiting the powers the Commissioner may exercise under subsection (1), the Commissioner may make such enquiries as the Commissioner considers fit to determine whether or not bush fire hazard reduction work has been carried out in accordance with any bush fire risk management plan that applies to the land.
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> > (4) The annual reporting information prepared for the Service under the [Government Sector Finance Act 2018](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2018-055) must include details of the number, and results, of audits carried out under this section in the annual reporting period to which the information relates.
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> **s 62A:** Ins 2002 No 67, Sch 2 \[3\]. Am 2018 No 70, Sch 4.91\[1\] (am 2020 No 37, Sch 2.2); 2020 No 37, Sch 1\[8\]–\[11\].