90Duty of owner or occupier to control fires

90 Duty of owner or occupier to control fires (1) The owner or occupier of land must take all reasonable steps: (a) to protect property on the land from fire; and (b) to prevent or inhibit fire spreading from the land to other land. (2) If the owner or occupier of land is unable to control a fire on the land, the owner or occupier must take all reasonable steps to notify the following of that fact: (a) a fire control officer or fire warden; (b) the occupier of any land to which the fire is likely to spread or a person apparently over the age of 16 years present on that land. (3) A person who is the owner or occupier of any land commits an offence if: (a) there is a fire on the land (whether or not the person lit it); and (b) the fire has the potential to spread to other land and the person is reckless in relation to that circumstance; and (c) the person intentionally fails to take reasonable steps: (i) to control the fire; or (ii) if unable to control the fire – to notify a person mentioned in subsection (2)(a) or (b). Maximum penalty: 500 penalty units or imprisonment for 5 years.