RURAL FIRES ACT 1997 - SECT 87
Lighting fires for land clearance or fire breaks in bush fire danger period
RURAL FIRES ACT 1997 - SECT 87
Lighting fires for land clearance or fire breaks in bush fire danger period
87 Lighting fires for land clearance or fire breaks in bush fire danger period
(1) A person who lights a fire on land for the purpose of land clearance or
for burning any fire break during a bush fire danger period that applies to
the land is guilty of an offence unless the person--
(a) is authorised to do
so by a fire permit issued by the appropriate authority and the person
complies with any conditions set out in the fire permit, and
(b) has given
notice in accordance with section 86.
: Maximum penalty--50 penalty units or
imprisonment for 12 months, or both.
(2) Nothing in this section requires an
authorised officer of a fire fighting authority who lights a fire for the
purpose of back burning to be authorised to do so by a fire permit or to give
any notice before lighting such a fire.
Note : An authorised officer is not
required to obtain various other approvals or authorities if carrying out an
emergency fire fighting act--see Part 6A.