Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

EMERGENCIES AMENDMENT ACT 2016 (NO. 33 OF 2016) - SECT 29

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77B     Commissioner may make bushfire management standards

    (1)     The commissioner may make standards relating to requirements under the strategic bushfire management plan (the bushfire management standards ).

    (2)     In preparing the bushfire management standards the commissioner must consult with the conservator.

    (3)     The bushfire management standards may apply, adopt or incorporate a law or instrument as in force from time to time.

Note     The text of an applied, adopted or incorporated law or instrument, whether applied as in force from time to time or at a particular time, is taken to be a notifiable instrument if the operation of the Legislation Act

, s 47 (5) or (6) is not disapplied (see  s 47 (7)).

    (4)     The bushfire management standards are a notifiable instrument.

Note     A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act

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    (5)     The Legislation Act

, section 47 (6) does not apply in relation to an Australian Standard, or an Australian/New Zealand Standard, applied, adopted or incorporated as in force from time to time under the bushfire management standards.