28Lighting fires to produce charcoal or distill oils

28 Lighting fires to produce charcoal or distill oils

28 Lighting fires to produce charcoal or distill oils

(1) A person must not light a fire in connection with—

(a) charcoal production, or

(b) the distillation of eucalyptus or other oils.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if 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.

(3) A person must not light a fire to burn waste products resulting from the activities referred to in subsection (1) unless—

(a) the fire is lit in accordance with the conditions set out in a fire permit issued by the appropriate authority, and

(b) the fire is lit at least 30 metres from the site of another other fire lit in connection with the distillation of eucalyptus or other oils.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(4) In this section—

combustible matter does not include a reference to the following—

(a) timber to be reduced to charcoal,

(b) charcoal,

(c) material used for the distillation of eucalyptus or other oils,

(d) a building or fence.