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Rural Fires Act 1997
82Local bush fire danger period
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#### 82 Local bush fire danger period
82 Local bush fire danger period
> > (1) The Commissioner may modify, in respect of all or part of a local government area, the bush fire danger period set out in section 81 by order published in the Gazette declaring—
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> > > (a) that there is no bush fire danger period in the area or part, or
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> > > (b) that a different period is the bush fire danger period for the area or part.
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> > (2) An order may also be published in any other manner approved in writing by the Minister.
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> > (3) An order may be made on the Commissioner’s own initiative or on the recommendation of a Bush Fire Management Committee for the area.
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> > (4) An order remains in force until whichever of the following occurs first—
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> > > (a) the end of the period specified in the order as the period for which it is in force,
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> > > (b) the revocation of the order by the Commissioner.
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> **s 82:** Subst 2002 No 67, Sch 4 \[5\]; 2018 No 59, Sch 2 \[10\].