sec.145EOccupier to extinguish fire

sec.145E Occupier to extinguish fire

Where a fire is burning on any land and the lighting of the fire is not authorised by or under this or any other Act, the occupier of the land, immediately upon becoming aware of the fire (regardless of who lit it)— must take all reasonable steps to extinguish or control the fire; and must, as soon as is practicable, report the existence and location of the fire to a fire officer, an officer of a rural fire brigade, a member of an emergency service unit, a chief fire warden or fire warden, a forest officer (within the meaning of the Forestry Act 1959 ), a conservation officer within the meaning of the Nature Conservation Act 1992 or a police officer. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment. s 145E (prev s 67) amd 1991 No. 51 s 3 .8; 1992 No. 20 s 159 sch 2 ; 2003 No. 91 s 175 sch 1 ; 2006 No. 49 s 14 reloc and renum 2024 No. 22 s 40 (2)

• (a) must take all reasonable steps to extinguish or control the fire; and
• (b) must, as soon as is practicable, report the existence and location of the fire to a fire officer, an officer of a rural fire brigade, a member of an emergency service unit, a chief fire warden or fire warden, a forest officer (within the meaning of the Forestry Act 1959 ), a conservation officer within the meaning of the Nature Conservation Act 1992 or a police officer.