Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Country Fire Authority Act 1958 - SECT 39E

Prohibition of high fire risk activities

39E. Prohibition of high fire risk activities



(1) A person must not-

   (a)  conduct; or

   (b)  engage in the conduct of-

a high fire risk activity in the open air in the country area of Victoria
during a fire danger period except in accordance with the regulations.
Penalty: 50 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months or both.

(2) Regulations made under this Act may-

   (a)  prescribe an activity to be a high fire risk activity for the purposes
        of this section;

   (b)  prescribe conditions subject to which a person may conduct or engage
        in the conduct of a high fire risk activity specified in the
        regulations in the open air in the country area of Victoria during a
        fire danger period;

   (c)  provide that a person may conduct or engage in the conduct of a high
        fire risk activity specified in the regulations in the open air in the
        country area of Victoria during a fire danger period in accordance
        with a permit granted under the regulations which permits that
        specified high fire risk activity.