Rural Fires Amendment (Penalty Notices) Regulation 2018 (NSW)

New South Wales

Rural Fires Amendment (Penalty Notices)

Regulation 2018

under the

Rural Fires Act 1997

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following

Regulation under the Rural Fires Act 1997.

TROY GRANT, MP

Minister for Emergency Services

Explanatory note

The object of this Regulation is to update a provision authorising the giving of a penalty notice for the offence of failing to comply with a total fire ban order under section 99 of the Rural Fires Act 1997. This is as a consequence of the substitution of that offence by the Emergency Services Legislation Amendment Act

2018.

This Regulation is made under the Rural Fires Act 1997, including sections 131 and 135 (the general regulation-making power).

Rural Fires Amendment (Penalty Notices) Regulation 2018 [NSW]

Rural Fires Amendment (Penalty Notices) Regulation 2018

under the

Rural Fires Act 1997

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Rural Fires Amendment (Penalty Notices) Regulation 2018.

2      Commencement

This Regulation commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website.

3 Amendment of Rural Fires Regulation 2013

Schedule 2 Penalty notice offences

Omit “Section 99 (6)”. Insert instead “Section 99 (11)”.