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16Functions of Bush Fire Management Committees—the Act, s 51(1)
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#### 16 Functions of Bush Fire Management Committees—the Act, s 51(1)
16 Functions of Bush Fire Management Committees—the Act, s 51(1)
> > (1) A Bush Fire Management Committee must, at the request of the Bush Fire Co-ordinating Committee, assist the Bush Fire Co-ordinating Committee in the performance of the Bush Fire Co-ordinating Committee’s functions under the Act, sections 48, 60(2) and 63(4).
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> > (2) A Bush Fire Management Committee may bring to the attention of any of the following a matter the Bush Fire Management Committee considers relevant to the protection of land, life, property or the environment in that area from the impact of bush fires—
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> > > (a) the Bush Fire Co-ordinating Committee,
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> > > (b) the Commissioner,
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> > > (c) a public authority exercising its functions in the Bush Fire Management Committee’s area.
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> > (3) A Bush Fire Management Committee must not conduct or take part in fire fighting or fire prevention operations authorised by the Act, this Regulation or another law.