Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) For the purposes
of section 27A(1)(a)(ii) of the Act, the use of fireworks on land and in
the open air is a process likely to create a bush fire danger.
(2) A person shall not
use fireworks on land and in the open air unless —
(a) all
inflammable material on the ground within a radius of 3 m of any lit fuse or
lit firework has been removed; and
(b) at
least one fire extinguisher is provided at the place where the fireworks are
being used; and
(c) if
the fireworks are being used during prohibited burning times or restricted
burning times, that person has given not less than 24 hours’ prior
notice of the intention to do so —
(i)
to the bush fire control officer for the district in
which the place where the fireworks are being used is situated; and
(ii)
where the place where the fireworks are being used is
within 3 km of forest land, to the forest officer in charge of that forest
land.
(3) A bush fire
control officer may, subject to the directions, if any, of the local
government by which he was appointed, issue to a person using fireworks upon
land referred to in subregulation (2), or the owner or occupier of that
land, such directions as the officer considers necessary for the prevention of
fire on that land and the person, owner or occupier, as the case may be, shall
comply with those directions.
[(4) deleted]
[Regulation 39E inserted: Gazette
18 Jul 2000 p. 3862‑3; amended: 5 Nov 2019
p. 3898; SL 2021/10 r. 24.]
[ 40. Deleted: SL 2024/131 r. 4.]