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BUSHFIRES MANAGEMENT ACT 2016 (NO 14 OF 2016) - SECT 80

Prohibition etc. by notice

    (1)     The Minister may, by public notice, if satisfied that the prohibition or requirement is necessary for the protection from bushfire of land within a fire management zone, prohibit or require the doing of an act on the land, and within the period, as specified in the notice .

    (2)     A person commits an offence if:

    (a)     a notice has been issued under subsection (1); and

    (b)     the person intentionally engages in conduct; and

    (c)     the conduct results in a contravention of the notice and the person is reckless in relation to the result.

Maximum penalty:     200 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years.

    (3)     Strict liability applies to subsection (2)(a).



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