13Lighting fire prohibited in forestry areas—the Act, s 92

13 Lighting fire prohibited in forestry areas—the Act, s 92

13 Lighting fire prohibited in forestry areas—the Act, s 92

(1) For the Act, section 92(2)(b), subject to a notice or direction under subsection (2), a person must not light a fire in a forestry area unless—

(a) the person is authorised by a forest permit or an authorised officer, or

(b) the fire is lit by an employee of the Corporation in the course of the employee’s employment, or

(c) the fire is lit in a part of a building, caravan or other vehicle that is constructed for the purposes of containing a fire, or

(d) the fire is—

(i) lit for the purpose of cooking, boiling water, providing warmth or repairing tools, and

(ii) more than 4.5m from logs, stumps or trees, and

(iii) more than 2m from combustible matter, and

(iv) lit in an approved fireplace, or

(e) the fire is—

(i) lit for the purpose of processing timber, forest products or forest materials, other than waste created by the processing of timber, forest products or forest materials, and

(ii) more than 30m from combustible matter, or

(f) the fire is lit for the purpose of destroying waste created by the processing of timber, forest products or forest materials and—

(i) the fire is lit in an incinerator that prevents sparks and burning matter from escaping, or

(ii) if an authorised officer is satisfied an incinerator is not available—the fire is lit in accordance with a written direction given by an authorised officer.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) For the Act, section 92(2)(f), the land manager may prohibit the lighting of fires using wood, charcoal or another solid fuel in a forestry area by—

(a) a notice displayed in the area, or

(b) a direction given by an authorised officer.

(3) A person must not light a fire using wood, charcoal or another solid fuel in a forestry area in contravention of a notice or a direction.