73Offence to light fire unless authorised by permit

73 Offence to light fire unless authorised by permit (1) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person intentionally lights a fire (other than a small fire) in the open air; and (b) the fire is: (i) within a fire protection zone; or (ii) within a fire danger area during a fire danger period; and (c) the person is not authorised by a permit to light the fire and is reckless in relation to that circumstance. Maximum penalty: 500 penalty units or imprisonment for 5 years. (2) Strict liability applies to subsection (1)(b). (3) For this section, a person is only authorised by a permit to do a thing if any conditions set out in the permit for the doing of that thing are complied with.