Bush Fires Regulations 1954

For the purposes of section 27A(1)(a)(ii) of the Act, the use of fireworks on land and in the open air is a process likely to create a bush fire danger.

A person shall not use fireworks on land and in the open air unless —

all inflammable material on the ground within a radius of 3 m of any lit fuse or lit firework has been removed; and

at least one fire extinguisher is provided at the place where the fireworks are being used; and

if the fireworks are being used during prohibited burning times or restricted burning times, that person has given not less than 24 hours’ prior notice of the intention to do so —

to the bush fire control officer for the district in which the place where the fireworks are being used is situated; and

where the place where the fireworks are being used is within 3 km of forest land, to the forest officer in charge of that forest land.

A bush fire control officer may, subject to the directions, if any, of the local government by which he was appointed, issue to a person using fireworks upon land referred to in subregulation (2), or the owner or occupier of that land, such directions as the officer considers necessary for the prevention of fire on that land and the person, owner or occupier, as the case may be, shall comply with those directions.