New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

FORESTRY REGULATION 2022 - REG 20

20 Conditions on licence holders--the Act, ss 39, 45 and 60

(1) For the Act, sections 39(2), 45(2) and 60(4), it is a condition of a licence, small quantity authorisation or forest permit that the person who holds the licence, small quantity authorisation or forest permit in relation to a forestry area must--

(a) take all reasonable steps to prevent unauthorised damage to the area by fire, and

(b) on becoming aware of a fire in the area, ensure the fire is immediately reported to an employee of the Corporation, and

(c) attempt to extinguish the fire, or, if the fire cannot be extinguished, attempt to prevent the fire from spreading.

: Maximum penalty--20 penalty units.

(2) Subsection (1)(c) does not apply if it would be dangerous for the person to--

(a) extinguish the fire, or

(b) attempt to extinguish the fire.