Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2019C00912:reg:6:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2019C00912
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6 (pt 1/4)
Character Range: 8544–11326

6  Definitions
  In this Ordinance:
AFP means the Australian Federal Police.
approved form means a form approved by the Minister under section 7A.
authorised member of a fire fighting authority or other authority means:
 (a) a member of the authority; or
 (b) a person authorised by the authority to perform functions conferred on authorised members under this Ordinance.
back burning means the application of fire to combustible matter to provide a fire break to control or suppress a fire or protect persons, property or the environment from an existing or imminent danger arising out of a fire.
bush fire includes a grass fire.
bush fire danger period has the meaning given by section 72.
bush fire hazard complaint means a complaint made under subsection 61(1).
bush fire hazard reduction notice means a notice issued by a hazard reduction officer under subsection 56(1).
bush fire hazard reduction work means:
 (a) the establishment or maintenance of fire breaks and fire trails on land; or
 (b) the controlled application of appropriate fire regimes or other means for the reduction or modification of available fuels within a predetermined area to mitigate against the spread of a bush fire;
but does not include construction of a track or road.
bush fire management plan means a plan of operations or a bush fire risk management plan.
bush fire risk management plan means a plan prepared under Part 3 containing the matters mentioned in section 44 and adopted by the Fire Management Committee under section 48.
combustible matter means any matter or substance:
 (a) capable of ignition:
 (i) spontaneously; or
 (ii) by the application of heat, fire, flame or sparks; or
 (b) prescribed by the rules as combustible matter for the purposes of this definition.
Defence Department means the Department of State that deals with defence and that is administered by the Minister administering section 1 of the Defence Act 1903.
Defence land means land in the Territory that is occupied by, or being used by, the Defence Department or the Australian Defence Force.
Director of National Parks means the Director of National Parks referred to in section 514A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
emergency means an emergency due to an actual or imminent event:
 (a) that:
 (i) endangers, or threatens to endanger, the safety or health of persons or animals in the Territory; or
 (ii) destroys or damages, or threatens to destroy or damage, property in the Territory, including any part of the environment of the Territory; and
 (b) that requires a significant and coordinated response.
emergency services organisation means any of the following organisations:
 (a) the AFP;
 (b) the police force of New South Wales;
 (c) the Jervis Bay Territory Rural