sec.230Extinguishing fires

sec.230 Extinguishing fires

A person who lights or assumes control of a fire in a protected area must put the fire out before leaving the fire. Maximum penalty—165 penalty units. Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who lights or assumes control of a fire if someone else assumes control of the fire before the person leaves the fire. For subsection (1) , a person puts out a fire only if the person ensures— there are no embers or hot coals remaining where the fire was lit; and there is no glow of light emanating from where the fire was lit; and there is insufficient heat emanating from where the fire was lit to reignite or cause injury to a person. This section does not apply in relation to a nature refuge. (sec.230-ssec.1) A person who lights or assumes control of a fire in a protected area must put the fire out before leaving the fire. Maximum penalty—165 penalty units. (sec.230-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who lights or assumes control of a fire if someone else assumes control of the fire before the person leaves the fire. (sec.230-ssec.3) For subsection (1) , a person puts out a fire only if the person ensures— there are no embers or hot coals remaining where the fire was lit; and there is no glow of light emanating from where the fire was lit; and there is insufficient heat emanating from where the fire was lit to reignite or cause injury to a person. (sec.230-ssec.4) This section does not apply in relation to a nature refuge.

• (a) there are no embers or hot coals remaining where the fire was lit; and
• (b) there is no glow of light emanating from where the fire was lit; and
• (c) there is insufficient heat emanating from where the fire was lit to reignite or cause injury to a person.