Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

CONSERVATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS 2002 - REG 39

39 .         Unlawful lighting of campfires etc.

        (1)         A person must not, without lawful authority, light, kindle, maintain or use, or assist another person in lighting, kindling or maintaining, a campfire, barbecue or portable stove on CALM land — 

        [(a)         deleted]

            (b)         in a restricted area where that activity —

                  (i)         is prohibited under regulation 5; or

                  (ii)         contravenes a restriction imposed on that activity under regulation 5;

                or

            (c)         where flora and forest produce is in danger of being burnt or injured.

        Penalty: a fine of $2 000.

        (2)         A person must not, without lawful authority — 

            (a)         light, kindle, maintain or use, or assist another person in lighting, kindling or maintaining, any fire within the boundaries or within 20 metres of any boundary of CALM land; or

            (b)         leave a fire described in paragraph (a) without taking due precaution against its spreading or causing injury,

                if in either case any flora or forest produce is in danger of being burnt or injured.

        Penalty: a fine of $2 000.

        (3)         Subregulation (2) does not apply to a campfire, barbecue or portable stove on CALM land.

        (4)         Nothing in this regulation affects the application of section 104 of the Act or regulation 29(2), or section 25 of the Bush Fires Act 1954 .

        [Regulation 39 amended in Gazette 29 Sep 2006 p. 4309‑10; 3 Dec 2010 p. 6052‑3.]