Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The provisions of this division do not apply to the lighting of a fire--
(a) in a protected area by a person acting in the performance of duties under the Nature Conservation Act 1992; or
(b) in a State forest, timber reserve or forest entitlement area by a person acting in the performance of duties under the Forestry Act 1959.
(2) The commissioner must not authorise the lighting of fires--
(a) in a protected area without the approval of the chief executive of the department that deals with matters arising under the Nature Conservation Act 1992; or
(b) in a State forest, timber reserve or forest entitlement area without the approval of the chief executive of the department that deals with matters arising under the Forestry Act 1959.