Victorian Numbered Regulations Victorian Numbered RegulationsA person who has lit, kindled or maintained a fire, or who has been left in charge of a fire, in the open air in a fire protected area during the prohibited period must, before leaving the place of the fire—
(a) completely extinguish the fire; or
(b) ensure that a person who has the capacity and means to extinguish the fire is in charge of the fire.
Note: Under section 63(1) of the Act, a penalty of not more than 100 penalty units, imprisonment for not more than 2 years or both may apply to a contravention of this regulation if the fire is in a State forest, protected public land or national park.
Under section 63(2) of the Act, a penalty of not more than 50 penalty units, imprisonment for not more than 1 year or both may apply to a contravention of this regulation if the fire is in a fire protected area which is not State forest, protected public land or national park.