Rural Fires Regulation 2022
27Burning garbage and refuse
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27 Burning garbage and refuse
27 Burning garbage and refuse
(1) A person must not light a fire to destroy garbage or refuse at a waste depot unless the fire is lit at a site surrounded by ground that is clear of all combustible matter for a distance of at least 30 metres.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(2) A person must not light a fire to destroy household garbage or refuse or to destroy an animal carcass, otherwise than at a waste depot, unless the fire is lit—
(a) in an incinerator designed to prevent the escape of sparks and burning material, or
(b) in accordance with the conditions set out in a fire permit issued by the appropriate authority, or
(c) at a site surrounded by ground that is clear of all combustible matter for a distance of at least 5 metres.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(3) This section does not affect the operation of a law that prohibits or regulates the lighting of fires.