Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

BUSHFIRE ACT 1936 (REPEALED) - SECT 5S

    (1)     The owner of land outside a built-up area shall take the measures that are reasonable in the circumstances to prevent and inhibit the outbreak and spread of fire on that land and to protect property from fire on that land or spreading from that land.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.

    (2)     The circumstances referred to in subsection (1) include the following:

        (a)     the amount and type of litter, timber or vegetation on the land (whether that timber or vegetation is alive or dead);

        (b)     the amount and type of other flammable material on the land;

        (c)     climatic conditions affecting the land;

        (d)     the location and use of the land and nearby land;

        (e)     the possible effect of fire on the land and nearby land.