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In forceSpark arresters
Part 4Controls on fire activities in zones and areas
Division 2Controls in fire protection zones and fire danger areas
76 Spark arresters
(1)
A person commits an offence if:
(a)
the person starts an engine on land that is:
(i)
within a fire protection zone; or
(ii)
within a fire danger area during a fire danger period; and
(b) the engine is not fitted with equipment in good working order designed to prevent the escape of sparks, flames or burning material from the engine's exhaust.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.
(2) An offence against subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.
(3) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) if the defendant has a reasonable excuse.
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