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BUSHFIRES ACT - SECT 52

Offence to hinder fire control officer or warden

    (1)     A person shall not hinder a fire control officer or fire warden in the exercise of a power conferred by section 50 or 51.

Penalty:     $5 000 or imprisonment for 2 years.

    (2)     A person shall not:

        (a)     fail to comply with a requirement made by a fire control officer or a fire warden in the exercise of a power conferred (whether or not by express words) by section 50 or 51; or

        (b)     give false information or produce a false document to a fire control officer or fire warden exercising a power conferred by section 50 or 51.

Penalty:     $5 000 or imprisonment for 2 years .



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