Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) A person who has, in a fire ban area, immediately before the commencement of a fire ban day, used a fire which is, or a fire of a class which is, prohibited under section 44(1) shall:
(a) thoroughly extinguish the fire; or
(b) if he is unable to thoroughly extinguish the fire, without delay notify a fire control officer or fire warden of that fact.
Penalty: $5 000 or imprisonment for 2 years.
(2) A fire control officer or fire warden who has been notified of a fire under subsection (1) may give to the person who so notified him such directions, for the purpose of controlling the fire, as he thinks fit.
(3) A person who has been directed to do or not do a thing under subsection (2) shall comply with and not contravene the direction.
Penalty: $5 000 or imprisonment for 2 years.