South Australian Numbered Acts

FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES ACT 2005 (NO 40 OF 2005) - SECT 139

139—Onus of proof

In any proceedings for an offence against this Act in which it is established that the defendant lit or maintained a fire during the fire danger season or on a day on which a total fire ban was imposed, the onus lies on the defendant to prove some lawful authorisation to light or maintain the fire.