Emergencies Act 2004
125Offence—lighting unauthorised fire
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125 Offence—lighting unauthorised fire (a) the person— (i) intentionally lights, maintains or uses a fire in the open air, or burns flammable material, on any land; or (ii) engages in conduct reckless about whether the conduct would cause a fire to be lit or maintained in the open air, or flammable material to be burnt, on any land; and (b) the lighting or burning is not permitted under this Act or done for fire prevention by anyone acting under this Act. units, imprisonment for 1 year or both; and
(b) in any other case—50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both. flammable material includes wood, straw, stubble, grass and herbage.