Australian Capital Territory
Emergencies (Delayed Commencement of Bushfire Season) Declaration 2016 (No 1)
Notifiable instrument NI2016–497
made under the  
Emergencies Act 2004, s 119(2) (Bushfire season)

1	Name of instrument
This instrument is the Emergencies (Delayed Commencement of Bushfire Season) Declaration 2016 (No 1).
2	Commencement 
This instrument commences on the day after its notification day. 
3	Declaration
I declare, after consultation with the ACT Bushfire Council, that the bushfire season for the period from 1 October 2016 to 31 March 2017 will now begin on 1 November 2016.

Dominic Lane AFSM 
ACT Emergency Services Agency
Commissioner
28 September 2016