Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) A person shall not, in a reserved area, cause any rubbish or litter to be placed elsewhere than in a receptacle provided for the purpose by the conservator.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2) A person shall not, in a reserved area, light, maintain or use a fire otherwise than in—
(a) a portable barbecue or portable stove, being a barbecue or stove in which heat is provided by the combustion of liquefied petroleum gas; or
(b) a fireplace made available by the conservator; or
(c) a location approved by the conservator.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
(3) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (2)—
(a) that the fire was lit, maintained or used by the defendant in circumstances that constituted an emergency; or
(b) that the defendant had no reasonable grounds for suspecting that the fire was within a reserved area.