Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2019C00912:reg:75
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2019C00912
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 75
Character Range: 74090–74799

75  Lighting fires for land clearance or fire breaks in bush fire danger period
  A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person lights a fire on land, for the purpose of land clearance, back burning or burning a fire break; and
 (b) the person is not carrying out land clearance or back burning, or burning a fire break, as an authorised member of a fire fighting authority; and
 (c) the person lights the fire during the bush fire danger period; and
 (d) the person:
 (i) is not authorised to light the fire by a fire permit; or
 (ii) fails to comply with any conditions set out in a fire permit authorising the person to light the fire.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 12 months, or 60 penalty units, or both.