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Rural Fires Act 1997
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#### 75 Definitions
75 Definitions
> In this Division—
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> adjoining owners means the owners or occupiers of land on either side of a dividing fence.
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> dividing fence means a fence separating land owned or occupied by different persons.
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> 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—
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> > (a) any gate, cattlegrid or apparatus necessary for the operation of the fence, and
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> > (b) any foundation or support necessary for the support and maintenance of the fence.
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> **s 75:** Am 2020 No 37, Sch 1\[21\] \[22\].