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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.