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Bushfires Management Act 2016
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75 Matter not to be thrown
(1) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person throws, from a vehicle or otherwise, a thing that is
burning or smouldering; and
(b) the place where the thing is thrown is:
(i) within a fire protection zone; or
(ii) within a fire danger area during a fire danger period; and
(c) the place where the thing lands is within 4 m of any bush or
other flammable material.
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.