54HBush fire hazard reduction

54H Bush fire hazard reduction

54H Bush fire hazard reduction

(1) If, in the absence of this clause, development for the purpose of bush fire hazard reduction is prohibited or may be carried out with development consent, the development may be carried out without that consent if—

(a) the development is consistent with a bush fire management plan referred to in section 52 of the Rural Fires Act 1997 that applies to the area or locality in which it is proposed to carry out that development, and

(b) the development does not include the clearing, within the meaning of clause 7 of State Environmental Planning Policy No 14—Coastal Wetlands, of land to which that Policy applies.

(2) In this clause—

bush fire hazard reduction means a reduction or modification (by controlled burning or by mechanical, chemical or manual means) of material that constitutes a bush fire hazard.

cll 54C–54H: Ins 19.11.1999.