Circumstances in which authority is required to light a fire in fire protected areas
9 Circumstances in which authority is required to light a fire in fire protected areas
For the purposes of section 63(1)(a) of the Act, a person is required to have written authority before lighting any fire in the open air in a State forest, on protected public land or in a national park unless the fire is—
a solid fuel campfire or barbeque that complies with regulation 10(1); or
a liquid fuel, gaseous fuel or chemical solid fuel campfire or barbeque that complies with regulation 11(1); or
a sawmill material fire that complies with regulation 12; or
a bee farming fire that complies with regulation 13; or
a fire that is lit in the course of undertaking an agreed activity by a traditional owner group or a member of a traditional owner group under and in accordance with a traditional owner group agreement on land to which the agreement applies.
For the purposes of section 63(2)(a) of the Act, a person is required to have written authority before lighting any fire in the open air in a fire protected area (not being a State forest, protected public land or a national park) during the prohibited period unless the fire is—
a solid fuel campfire or barbeque that complies with regulation 10(2); or
a liquid fuel, gaseous fuel or chemical solid fuel campfire or barbeque that complies with regulation 11(2); or
a sawmill material fire that complies with regulation 12; or
a bee farming fire that complies with regulation 13; or
a fire that is lit in the course of undertaking an agreed activity by a traditional owner group or a member of a traditional owner group under and in accordance with a traditional owner group agreement on land to which the agreement applies; or
a fire that is lit in accordance with any permit granted under section 38(1) or 40(4E) or (5) of the Country Fire Authority Act 1958.
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