sec.152Unlawful lighting of fires

### sec.152 Unlawful lighting of fires A person must not light a fire in a marine park, or a part of a marine park, if lighting a fire, or a fire of that type, is prohibited in the marine park or part by— a regulatory notice; or a condition of an authority held by the person; or a condition of a commercial activity agreement to which the person is a party. Maximum penalty—165 penalty units. A person must not light, keep or use a fire on tidal land that is— within the GBR Coast Marine Park; and adjacent to the Capricornia Cays National Park or the Whitsunday Islands National Park. For a description of a national park, see the Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Regulation 1994 . Maximum penalty—165 penalty units. This section does not apply to a person lighting or using a specified cooking or heating appliance or lighting or smoking a smoking product if the person takes reasonable steps to ensure the lighting, using or smoking does not result in damage to— a natural or cultural resource in the marine park; or property, other than property owned by the person, in the marine park. In this section— smoking product see the Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 1998 , section 88 . s 152 amd 2023 SL No. 82 s 14 sch 1 ; 2021 SL No. 111 s 18 (amd 2023 SL No. 82 s 13 ) (sec.152-ssec.1) A person must not light a fire in a marine park, or a part of a marine park, if lighting a fire, or a fire of that type, is prohibited in the marine park or part by— a regulatory notice; or a condition of an authority held by the person; or a condition of a commercial activity agreement to which the person is a party. Maximum penalty—165 penalty units. (sec.152-ssec.2) A person must not light, keep or use a fire on tidal land that is— within the GBR Coast Marine Park; and adjacent to the Capricornia Cays National Park or the Whitsunday Islands National Park. For a description of a national park, see the Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Regulation 1994 . Maximum penalty—165 penalty units. (sec.152-ssec.3) This section does not apply to a person lighting or using a specified cooking or heating appliance or lighting or smoking a smoking product if the person takes reasonable steps to ensure the lighting, using or smoking does not result in damage to— a natural or cultural resource in the marine park; or property, other than property owned by the person, in the marine park. (sec.152-ssec.4) In this section— smoking product see the Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 1998 , section 88 . - (a) a regulatory notice; or - (b) a condition of an authority held by the person; or - (c) a condition of a commercial activity agreement to which the person is a party. - (a) within the GBR Coast Marine Park; and - (b) adjacent to the Capricornia Cays National Park or the Whitsunday Islands National Park. Note— For a description of a national park, see the Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Regulation 1994 . - (a) a natural or cultural resource in the marine park; or - (b) property, other than property owned by the person, in the marine park.