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PENRITH BUSH FIRE MANAGEMENTCOMMITTEE DRAFT BUSH FIRE RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN
Chapter 5 Implementation
5.1 Introduction
This chapter identifies:
• who is responsible for implementing the bush fire risk management plan;
• environmental assessment arrangements; and
• a range of other issues which need to be considered in implementing the plan.
5.2 Responsibility for Implementing the Bush Fire Risk Management Plan.
Responsibility for implementation of the Bush Fire Risk Management Plan rests with the
owners or occupiers of the land (land managers) on which the bush fire risk is situated. The
Rural Fires Act imposes this responsibility on both public and private land managers.
In the case of private property, the Rural Fires Act also imposes an additional requirement on
Local Government Councils to ensure that the owners or occupiers of private property have
taken the required steps to reduce bush fire hazards on their properties, and to take action
where this has not occurred, through the issue of notices to remove bush fire hazards under
section 66 of the Rural Fires Act.
In many cases land managers will cooperate to implement bush fire risk management
strategies. For example, hazard reduction programs to manage a bush fire problem which
crosses land management borders, and public education programs may involve the
cooperation of a number of land managers.
The Penrith Bush Fire Management Committee will monitor the progress of land managers in
implementing the plan on an annual basis.
Table 5.1 indicates the agencies responsible for implementing the Bush Fire Risk
Management Plan on various land tenures; and identifies where more detailed information on
how various land managers will implement the strategies can be found.
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