South Australian Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

COUNTRY FIRES REGULATIONS 1989 - REG 39

39—Aircraft

        (1)         Pursuant to section 46 of the Act, an aircraft is prescribed.

        (2)         A person must not, during the fire danger season, land an aircraft on, or take off from, any land in the country unless reasonable steps have been taken (on account of the use of the land by the aircraft)—

            (a)         to prevent the outbreak of fire on the land; and

            (b)         to be able to control and suppress any fire that might break out on the land (whether by the provision of fire-fighting equipment, the clearing of a firebreak, or otherwise).

        (3)         This regulation does not apply in relation to—

            (a)         an aircraft that is landing on, or taking off from, a government or licensed airfield; or

            (b)         an aircraft that is on a mercy flight; or

            (c)         an aircraft that is landing or taking off in any other emergency; or

            (d)         an aircraft that is engaged in a fire-fighting operation under the direction of a C.F.S. officer; or

            (e)         an aircraft that is exempt from the operation of this regulation by the Board.