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Forests Act 1958
66COffence as to campfires or barbeques above a certain size
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66C Offence as to campfires or barbeques above a certain size
S. 66C(1) amended by No. 40/2020 s. 34.
(1) A person must not light, kindle or maintain a campfire or barbeque, that uses solid fuel and that is in the open air in a regulated fire area or on any licensed water frontage that is not State forest, if—
(a) the area of the campfire or barbeque is more than one square metre in any direction; or
(b) a dimension of any piece of the solid fuel that is being used in the campfire or barbeque is more than one metre—
unless the person is authorised to do so in writing by an authorised officer.
(2) An authorised officer may give an authorisation in writing for the purpose of subsection (1).
No. 6073 s. 67.