Fire Rescue Victoria Act 1958

In the Fire Rescue Victoria fire district, the fire prevention officer of a municipal council may serve a fire prevention notice on the owner or occupier of land in the municipal district of that council (other than a public authority) in respect of anything—

on that land, other than a building or in a building;

on the adjacent half width of any private street that abuts that land—

A fire prevention notice may be served only if the fire prevention officer forms the opinion—

that it is necessary, or may become necessary, to do so to protect life or property from the threat of fire; and

that there is no procedure under any other Act or regulations made under any Act that is more appropriate in the circumstances to address that threat.

A fire prevention notice—

must be in the prescribed form;

may require the owner or occupier to take the steps specified in the notice to remove or minimise the threat of fire;

must specify the time (not less than 7 days) within which the owner or occupier must comply with the notice;

must contain any prescribed information.