New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

FORESTRY REGULATION 2004 - REG 29

29 Extinguishing fire in forestry area

(1) A person who lights or uses a fire in a forestry area must not leave the site of the fire, temporarily or otherwise, unless:

(a) the fire is extinguished, or

(b) another person has undertaken to remain at that site to tend or extinguish the fire.

(2) A person does not contravene subclause (1) merely because he or she leaves the site of the fire temporarily in order to report the escape or escalation of the fire to an employee of the Commission or to obtain help.

(3) A person who lights or uses a fire in a forestry area must, if directed to do so by an authorised officer, take all reasonable steps to extinguish the fire.

(4) A person who lights or uses a fire in a forestry area must, if the fire escapes from the site at which it was lit or escalates so as to endanger any other person or any property, immediately take all reasonably practicable measures to ensure that the fire is extinguished.

(5) A person who contravenes a provision of this clause is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.