Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations(1) A person must not light, maintain or use a fire in a park or reserve except in an area designated under by-law 51 as an area where fires are permitted (a designated area ).
Maximum penalty: 15 penalty units.
(2) A person who has lit or used a fire in a designated area must not:
(a) leave the fire unattended; or
(b) fail to extinguish the fire before leaving the site of the fire.
Maximum penalty: 8 penalty units.
(3) It is a defence to a charge of an offence against clause (2) if, before leaving the site of fire, the defendant arranged with a person apparently over the age of 18 years to remain at the place where the fire was and not leave until that person either:
(a) extinguished the fire; or
(b) made a similar arrangement with another person apparently over the age of 18 years.