86DOther safety requirements

86D Other safety requirements

(1) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person drives or uses a motorised machine in grass, crop or stubble land; and (b) the person does so in connection with the use of the land for agricultural, pastoral or other purposes; and (c) either or both of the following apply: (i) the machine is not constructed so that any heated area of the machine will not come into contact with combustible matter; (ii) the machine is not maintained in a good and serviceable condition so as to prevent the outbreak of fire.

Penalty: 20 penalty units.

(2) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person drives or uses a motorised machine in grass, crop or stubble land; and (b) the person does so in connection with the use of the land for agricultural, pastoral or other purposes; and (c) it is practicable to carry prescribed fire safety equipment on the machine; and (d) the person does not carry, or have in the vicinity, prescribed fire safety equipment, maintained in a serviceable condition, on the machine.

Penalty: 20 penalty units.

(3) A person commits an offence if the person: (a) either: (i) carries out welding operations; or (ii) uses explosives, an angle grinder or any other implement that is likely to generate sparks; and (b) does not have prescribed fire safety equipment, maintained in a serviceable condition, in the vicinity of the activity mentioned in paragraph (a).

Penalty: 20 penalty units.

(4) In this section:

prescribed fire safety equipment means:

(a) a knapsack spray pump, with a minimum capacity of 16 litres, filled with water; or
(b) an operational liquid type fire extinguisher with a minimum capacity of 9 litres; or
(c) an operational dry powder type fire extinguisher with a minimum capacity of 0.9 kilograms.