74CAMisdirected complaints

#### 74CA Misdirected complaints 74CA Misdirected complaints > > (1) A written communication made to a public authority (other than the relevant local authority) that, if it were made to the Commissioner or the relevant local authority, would be a bush fire hazard complaint relating to land owned or occupied by, or vested in or under the control or management of, the public authority— > > > > > (a) must be referred by the public authority to the Commissioner within 14 days of receipt of the communication, and > > > > > (b) is taken to be a bush fire hazard complaint for the purposes of this Division even though it was not made to the Commissioner or the relevant local authority. > > > (2) Despite subsection (1)(b) and section 74C(4), written notice of the communication does not need to be given to the public authority. > > > (3) In this section, relevant local authority means the local authority of the local government area in which the land to which the written communication relates is located. > > **s 74CA:** Ins 2020 No 37, Sch 1\[18\].