Depositing things relating to fires
231 Depositing things relating to fires
A person must not deposit any of the following things in a protected area—
a cigar, cigarette, match, pipe or tobacco that is lit;
hot ashes;
a burning or smouldering substance;
a substance or device that ignites on impact or by spontaneous combustion.
Maximum penalty—165 penalty units.
Subsection (1) does not apply to a person placing a thing mentioned in subsection (1) for the purpose of—
lighting or using a specified cooking or heating appliance; or
lighting a barbecue or fireplace provided by the chief executive; or
if no barbecue or fireplace is provided by the chief executive for the area—lighting a fire in a place that is more than 2m from flammable material.
A person must not deposit non-combustible material in a fire in a protected area.
Example of non-combustible material—
bottle, brick, can, piece of steel
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
This section does not apply in relation to a nature refuge.
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