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Bushfires Management Act 2016
80Prohibition etc. by notice
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80 Prohibition etc. by notice
(1) The Minister may, by public notice, if satisfied that the prohibition or
requirement is necessary for the protection from bushfire of land
within a fire management zone, prohibit or require the doing of an
act on the land, and within the period, as specified in the notice.
(2) A person commits an offence if:
(a) a notice has been issued under subsection (1); and
(b) the person intentionally engages in conduct; and
(c) the conduct results in a contravention of the notice and the
person is reckless in relation to the result.
Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units or imprisonment for
2 years.
(3) Strict liability applies to subsection (2)(a).