126Offence—leaving fire without extinguishing it

126 Offence—leaving fire without extinguishing it (1) A person commits an offence if the person— (a) lights, maintains or uses a fire in the open air on any land; and (b) leaves the fire (whether temporarily or not) without extinguishing it. (b) in any other case—50 penalty units. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person leaves the fire under the control of a responsible adult. (3) Subsection (1) does not apply to a fire lit, maintained or used for fire prevention by anyone acting under this Act. lighting a controlled fire in a rural area to reduce the risk of bushfire under section 84 (Fire fuel reduction) (4) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.