New South Wales Consolidated Acts

RURAL FIRES ACT 1997 - SECT 62L

62L Directions for fire trails on public land

(1) This section applies to public land.

(2) The Commissioner may give a direction in writing that a fire trail be established and maintained on specified public land for the purposes of this Part. The direction must provide particulars of the fire trail including its location, and a copy is to be given to each owner and occupier (if any) of the land of whom the Commissioner is aware.

(3) A direction for the establishment of a fire trail may apply to a new fire trail or an existing fire trail or a combination of both.

(4) A direction for the establishment of a fire trail operates to establish the fire trail as a designated fire trail (even if the fire trail is not yet wholly or partly created).

Note : Section 62N enables certification of an existing fire trail without the need for a direction under this section.

(5) The Commissioner may revoke a direction for the establishment of a fire trail at any time before the fire trail is registered under this Part.

(6) A designated fire trail ceases to be so designated when it is registered as a fire trail or the direction for its establishment is revoked before its registration.

(7) A reference in this section to--

(a) a new fire trail includes a reference to a new part of an existing fire trail, and

(b) an existing fire trail includes a reference to a part of an existing fire trail.