Fire districts
5 Fire districts
In this section—
reserved area means land within a national park, historic site or state conservation area within the meaning of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 or any other land reserved or dedicated under that Act.
The Governor may, by order published in the Gazette, constitute an area as a fire district, the area so constituted being described by reference to a local government area or reserved area or in any other manner.
Editorial note.
For orders constituting fire districts, see the Historical notes at the end of this Act.
An area constituted as a fire district must not include any area that is within neither a local government area nor a reserved area.
A reference in an order under this section to a local government area or a reserved area is to be construed as a reference to that area with boundaries as at the date of publication of the order in the Gazette.
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