Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) Subject to this section, the Minister may, by public notice, prohibit the use in the open of a fire or any class of fire specified in the notice on a fire ban day in a fire ban area.
(2) A notice under subsection (1) shall not prohibit fires used for cooking or boiling water where:
(a) the nearest flammable matter to the fire is not less than 4 metres distant from the fire; and
(b) such other conditions in relation to the lighting or use of the fire as are prescribed are complied with.
(3) A person shall not, on a fire ban day, light or use in a fire ban area a fire which is or a fire of a class which is prohibited in that area under subsection(1).
Penalty: $25 000or imprisonment for 5 years.