South Australian Numbered Acts South Australian Numbered Acts (1) The Chief Officer
may at any time of the year impose a ban (a
"total fire ban") on the lighting or maintaining of fires in the open air for
any purpose on a specified day or days, or during any specified part or parts
of a day or days, throughout the whole State, or any specified part of the
State.
(2) The Chief Officer
must arrange to have a warning of the imposition of a total fire ban under
this section broadcast from a radio station in the State.
(3) Subject to
subsection (4), a person must not light or maintain a fire in the open
air contrary to the terms of a warning broadcast under this section.
Maximum penalty:
(a) for
a first offence—$10 000 or imprisonment for 2 years;
(b) for
a second or subsequent offence—$20 000 or imprisonment for 4 years.
(4) This section does
not prevent the lighting or maintaining of a fire—
(a) in
circumstances permitted by the regulations; or
(b) if
the lighting or maintaining of the fire is authorised by a permit issued under
this Act.
(5) The Chief Officer
may, by further broadcast from a radio station in the State, vary or revoke a
warning broadcast under this section.
(6) In any proceedings
for an offence against this section, a document apparently signed by the
Chief Officer, and certifying that a warning in the terms specified in the
certificate was broadcast from a broadcasting station in this State on a date
and at a time specified in the certificate, is, unless the contrary is proved,
to be accepted as proof of the matters so certified.