Rural Fires Act 1997
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75 Definitions
75 Definitions
In this Division—
adjoining owners means the owners or occupiers of land on either side of a dividing fence.
dividing fence means a fence separating land owned or occupied by different persons.
fence means a structure, ditch or embankment, or a hedge or similar vegetation barrier, enclosing or bounding land, whether or not continuous or extending along the whole of the boundary separating the land from other land and includes—
(a) any gate, cattlegrid or apparatus necessary for the operation of the fence, and
(b) any foundation or support necessary for the support and maintenance of the fence.
s 75: Am 2020 No 37, Sch 1[21] [22].