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wood fires at Arapiles 22-May-2014 At 1:59:46 PM Snacks

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On 22/05/2014 Climboholic wrote:
>On 22/05/2014 Snacks wrote:
>>On 22/05/2014 Climboholic wrote:
>>>On 21/05/2014 kieranl wrote:
>>>>It's illegal to leave a camp-fire unattended, whether it's in a proper
>>>>fireplace or not.
>>>
>>>Show me a link to this law and I'll stop leaving fires unattended like
>>>I have without incident on a weekly basis for the last 30 years.
>>
>>National Parks and Wildlife Regulation 2002 Section 14
>>
>>Lighting a fire in a national park other than in a fireplace, when a
>total
>>fire ban is in place; leaving a fire unattended,;
>>failing to report or extinguish a fire; handle any flammable substance
>>in a way likely to cause a fire
>>
>>30 penalty units
>>
>>http://www.aic.gov.au/crime_types/property%20crime/arson/arson%20legislation/summary.htm
>
>>>
>
>That's NSW not VIC, but thanks for the link. As I vaguely recalled, there
>is no Victorian law against leaving a fire unattended unless it's during
>a fire danger period.
>
>Country Fire Authority Act 1958 39 Prohibited actions near fires
>During a fire danger period: leaving a burning fire without leaving
>another in charge or extinguishing it; being in the open air and throwing
>down or dropping a lighted cigarette, match or other burning material;
>undertaking certain other fire hazardous acts; failing to report a burning
>fire
>
>Forests Act 1958 63 Restrictions as to lighting etc. fires in certain
>areas
>Lighting - intentionally or negligently and where authority should have
>been obtained - or maintaining a fire in the open air in a state forest
>or national park; failing to prevent the spread of a fire; leaving a fire
>without taking reasonable precautions to prevent it spreading or
>causing injury.
>
>You could argue that having the fire in a fireplace and clearing leaf
>litter around it are reasonable precautions. Again, it depends on the conditions.
>
>I don't doubt that it's very dry down there and having fires probably
>isn't a good idea. I'm sure Fiona thought she was doing the right thing
>and from the description of the conditions she's probably right.

I gave the NSW reference as I'm fairly sure it is as it stated in that link. But, the new Emergency Services legislation for Victoria (which may have come into effect by now?) will supercede or amend various parts of those 1950s Acts...

So I didn't want to quote them.

Cheers