Nature Conservation (Protected Areas Management) Regulation 2024
sec.231Depositing things relating to fires
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sec.231 Depositing things relating to fires
A person must not deposit any of the following things in a protected area— a cigar, cigarette, match, pipe or tobacco that is lit; hot ashes; a burning or smouldering substance; a substance or device that ignites on impact or by spontaneous combustion. Maximum penalty—165 penalty units. Subsection (1) does not apply to a person placing a thing mentioned in subsection (1) for the purpose of— lighting or using a specified cooking or heating appliance; or lighting a barbecue or fireplace provided by the chief executive; or if no barbecue or fireplace is provided by the chief executive for the area—lighting a fire in a place that is more than 2m from flammable material. A person must not deposit non-combustible material in a fire in a protected area. bottle, brick, can, piece of steel Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. This section does not apply in relation to a nature refuge. (sec.231-ssec.1) A person must not deposit any of the following things in a protected area— a cigar, cigarette, match, pipe or tobacco that is lit; hot ashes; a burning or smouldering substance; a substance or device that ignites on impact or by spontaneous combustion. Maximum penalty—165 penalty units. (sec.231-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person placing a thing mentioned in subsection (1) for the purpose of— lighting or using a specified cooking or heating appliance; or lighting a barbecue or fireplace provided by the chief executive; or if no barbecue or fireplace is provided by the chief executive for the area—lighting a fire in a place that is more than 2m from flammable material. (sec.231-ssec.3) A person must not deposit non-combustible material in a fire in a protected area. bottle, brick, can, piece of steel Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. (sec.231-ssec.4) This section does not apply in relation to a nature refuge.
- (a) a cigar, cigarette, match, pipe or tobacco that is lit;
- (b) hot ashes;
- (c) a burning or smouldering substance;
- (d) a substance or device that ignites on impact or by spontaneous combustion.
- (a) lighting or using a specified cooking or heating appliance; or
- (b) lighting a barbecue or fireplace provided by the chief executive; or
- (c) if no barbecue or fireplace is provided by the chief executive for the area—lighting a fire in a place that is more than 2m from flammable material.