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Bushfires Management Act 2016.

País/Territorio
Australia
Subdivisión territorial
Northern Territory
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
2016 (2021)
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Título completo
An Act to provide for the protection of life, property and the environment through the mitigation, management and suppression of bushfires, and for related purposes.
Materia
Bosques
Palabra clave
Incendios forestales Institución Zona protegida Zonificación Ordenación forestal/conservación de montes Pueblos indígenas
Área geográphica
Asia y Pacifico, Australia y Nueva Zelandia, Océano Índico, Oceania, Pacífico Sur
Entry into force notes
This Act enters into force on 2 November 2016.
Resumen

This Act, consisting of 111 sections divided into seven Parts and completed by one Schedule, provides for the protection of life, property and the environment through the mitigation, management and suppression of bush fires. It establishes provisions to control forest fires and specifies protecting forest measures. Subject to the direction and control of the Chief Executive Officer, the executive director is responsible for the management of Bushfires NT. The functions of the executive director are: a) to implement measures for the mitigation, management and suppression of bushfires; and b) to assist the Council and each regional committee generally in the exercise of its powers and the performance of its functions and duties; and c) to determine how Government funded firefighting assets are to be allocated among volunteer bushfire brigades. The executive director has the powers necessary to perform the executive director's functions. The executive director may, by written notice given to the captain of a volunteer bushfire brigade, direct the captain to transfer Government funded firefighting assets held by the brigade and specified in the notice to another brigade specified in the notice. The executive director may delegate any of the executive director's powers and functions under this Act to a public sector employee. The Chief Executive Officer: has all the powers of the executive director; and may perform any of the functions of the executive director.

Texto completo
Inglés
Página web
legislation.nt.gov.au

Referencias - Legislación

Revoca

Bushfires Act.

Legislación | Australia | 1980 (2014)

Palabra clave: Incendios forestales, Institución, Zona protegida, Zonificación, Ordenación forestal/conservación de montes, Pueblos indígenas

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX

Implementado por

Bushfire Management (General) Regulations 2017.

Legislación | Australia | 2017 (2018)

Palabra clave: Incendios forestales, Ordenación forestal/conservación de montes, Infracciones/sanciones

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX