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Fact Sheet - Bush Fire Attack Level (BAL) Rating
This Fact Sheet clarifies the NSW RFS policy position in relation to the provision of BAL ratings for residential dwellings on bush fire prone land.
Fact Sheet - Requirements for Suitably Qualified Consultants
This fact sheet advises councils, applicants, State agencies and other groups involved in the development application process on what the NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) recognises as a suitably qualified consultant in bush fire risk assessment.
Guidance Document – Application of section 100B
This document provides guidance on the issuing of a bush fire safety authority under section 100B of the Rural Fires Act, 1997 for development on land mapped as bush fire prone land, the planning pathways for application of section 100B of the Rural Fires Act, 1997 and the application of section 100B of the Rural Fires Act, 1997 on partially mapped bush fire prone land.
