Victorian Current Acts

COUNTRY FIRE AUTHORITY ACT 1958 - SECT 39

In an area of Victoria (other than a fire protected area) during a fire danger period in respect of the area—

        (a)     a person who has lit a fire in the open air or who has been left in charge of a fire in the open air shall not leave the place of the fire unless—

S. 39(a)(i) amended by No. 5/2012
s. 27(1).

              (i)     he leaves another person who has the capacity and the means to extinguish the fire in charge of the fire; or

              (ii)     he completely extinguishes the fire before leaving;

        (b)     a person shall not in the open air throw down or drop any lighted tobacco, cigarette, cigar or match or any other burning material or thing;

        (c)     a person shall not knowingly put or place any blow lamp or gas torch or any match or any phosphorus or any substance containing phosphorus or any explosive or any combustible substance or matter in such a position that—

              (i)     it may be directly or indirectly ignited exploded or set on fire by the action of the sun's rays or by friction or by any other natural cause; or

              (ii)     a fire is likely to be caused—

whether or not any fire or explosion is actually caused thereby; and

S. 39(d) amended by Nos 5/2012
s. 27(2), 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 33.4).

        (d)     a person who finds any fire burning unattended shall as soon as practicable inform or cause to be informed the nearest available officer or member of a brigade or a person to whom section 30A applies or a police officer of the existence and locality of the fire.

Penalty:     120 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months or both.

S. 39A inserted by No. 9928 s. 4.