Rural Boundary Clearing Code - NSW - Australian Business Licence and Information Service

Description

You may need to comply with this code if you are a rural landowner.

The objective of the code is to simplify vegetation management for owners or occupiers of land for the purpose of bush fire hazard mitigation by allowing them to clear vegetation on their property within 25 metres of their property boundary. This should be undertaken with consideration of environmental impacts.

Service type

Code of Practice

A code of practice is a set of rules which details how people in a certain industry should behave. A code of practice can be defined as a result of legislation or by industry regulators and bodies.

Other resources

Task	Business Structure	Resources
Comply	All	Rural Boundary Clearing Code for New South Wales - PDF (Opens in new window)
Comply	All	Rural Boundary Clearing Tool (Opens in new window)

Act(s) name

Rural Fires Act 1997 New South Wales

Regulation(s) name

Rural Fires Regulation 2022 New South Wales

Administering agency

Department of Communities and Justice

NSW Rural Fire Service

Contact details

**Please use these contact details for help or more information:**

Enquiries

NSW Rural Fire Service

Department of Communities and Justice
New South Wales
Mailing address:	Locked Bag 17 Granville New South Wales 2142
Toll Free:	1800 679 737
Phone:	02 8741 5555
Fax:	02 8741 5550
Email:	webmaster@rfs.nsw.gov.au

Supporting information

Plan and Prepare (Opens in new window)

Rural Boundary Clearing Code - New South Wales