62DCommissioner to inspect neighbourhood safer places

#### 62D Commissioner to inspect neighbourhood safer places 62D Commissioner to inspect neighbourhood safer places > > (1) The Commissioner must conduct annual inspections of each neighbourhood safer place and determine whether the place remains suitable for designation as a neighbourhood safer place. > > > (2) For the purposes of conducting such an inspection, the Commissioner may enter during the daytime any part of the place (other than a dwelling-house) that it is necessary to inspect in order to make that determination. > > > (3) If the Commissioner finds that a bush fire hazard exists on a neighbourhood safer place (other than a place owned or occupied by a public authority) or land (other than land owned or occupied by a public authority) adjoining a neighbourhood safer place, the Commissioner may— > > > > > (a) direct a hazard management officer to serve a notice under section 66 on the owner or occupier of the place or adjoining land if no bush fire hazard reduction notice has been served on the owner or occupier of the place or land, or > > > > > (b) subject to sections 67 and 68, exercise his or her powers under section 70 in respect of the place or land if a bush fire hazard reduction notice has been served on the owner or occupier of the place or land. > > > (4) If the Commissioner finds that a bush fire hazard exists on a neighbourhood safer place owned or occupied by a public authority or land owned or occupied by a public authority adjoining a neighbourhood safer place, the Commissioner may, by notice in writing served on the public authority, require it to carry out such bush fire hazard reduction work as is specified by the Commissioner. > > > (5) If the public authority fails to carry out the specified work within a reasonable time after service of the notice, the Commissioner may carry out bush fire hazard reduction work on the land under section 73. > > **pt 3A (ss 62B–62H):** Ins 2010 No 130, Sch 1 \[5\].