New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

RURAL FIRES REGULATION 2002 - REG 23

23 Other safety requirements

(1) A person must not (in connection with any agricultural, pastoral or other land use) drive or use in any grass, crop or stubble land any motorised machine unless:

(a) the machine is constructed so that any heated areas will not come into contact with combustible matter, and

(b) the machine is maintained in a good and serviceable condition so as to prevent the outbreak of fire.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

(2) A person must not (in connection with any agricultural, pastoral or other land use):

(a) drive or use in any grass, crop or stubble land a motorised machine on which it is practicable to carry prescribed fire safety equipment, or

(b) carry out welding operations or use explosives or an angle grinder or any other implement that is likely to generate sparks,

unless the person carries on the machine, or has in the vicinity, prescribed fire safety equipment and that equipment is maintained in a serviceable condition.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

(3) In this clause:
"prescribed fire safety equipment" means:

(a) a knapsack spray pump of 16 litre minimum capacity filled with water, or

(b) a fire extinguisher (liquid type) of 9 litre minimum capacity, or

(c) a dry powder type extinguisher of 0.9 kg minimum capacity.