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Rural Fires Act 1997
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#### 92 Conditions of permit
92 Conditions of permit
> > (1) A fire permit is subject to—
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> > > (a) the condition that it be carried by the holder of the fire permit at the time a fire authorised by the permit is lit, and
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> > > (a1) any condition imposed by a bush fire hazard reduction certificate or as a condition of any approval, consent or other authority given by or under any other Act that is required to be obtained in relation to the lighting of a fire, and
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> > > (b) such conditions as are prescribed by the regulations or specified in the permit.
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> > Note.
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> > A fire permit might, for example, include a condition that any fire lit in a rural fire district or fire district be lit under the supervision of the rural fire brigade or fire brigade for the district or an officer of the brigade or a fire control officer.
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> > (2) A person who, being the holder of a fire permit, contravenes any condition of the fire permit is guilty of an offence.
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> > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
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> **s 92:** Am 2002 No 67, Sch 3 \[10\].