South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts24A—Lighting of fires prohibited unless authorised
(1) A person must not,
except as authorised under this section, light or maintain a fire on any land
vested in, or placed under the control of, the Board.
Penalty: Division 6 fine or division 6 imprisonment.
Expiation fee: Division 7 fee.
(2)
Subsection (1) does not apply to—
(a) the
Director or any other staff appointed or assigned to assist in the
administration of this Act under section 20 when acting in the course of
official functions or duties; or
(b) a
person employed or engaged to perform services on behalf of the Board when
performing those services; or
(c) a
person carrying out functions in accordance with a lease or licence issued by
the Board.
(3) The Director may,
by signs placed from time to time on any prescribed land, authorise the
lighting of fires in a barbecue, stove or other receptacle on the land,
subject to any conditions specified in the sign.
(4) The Director may,
on application made by a person in such manner as the Director may require,
authorise the lighting of a fire by the person on prescribed land in
circumstances not authorised by the Director under subsection (3).
(5) An authorisation
under subsection (4)—
(a) may
be subject to such conditions as the Director thinks fit; and
(b) may
be varied or revoked by the Director at any time.
(6) In this
section—
"prescribed land" means any of the following land vested in, or placed under
the control of, the Board:
(a) the
land known as Wittunga Botanic Gardens in Blackwood;
(b) the
land known as Botanic Park in Adelaide;
(c) any
other land prescribed by regulation.