Bush Fires Act 1954

Bush Fires (Infringements) Regulations 1978

 

Bush Fires (Infringements) Regulations 1978

Contents

1.Citation1

2.Interpretation1

3.Offences and penalties1

4.Prescribed officers1

5.Forms2

First Schedule

Second Schedule

Notes

Compilation table10

Defined terms

 

Bush Fires Act 1954

Bush Fires (Infringements) Regulations 1978

1.Citation

These regulations may be cited as the Bush Fires (Infringements) Regulations 1978 1.

[Regulation 1 inserted in Gazette 22 December 1998 p.6860.]

2.Interpretation

In these regulations — 

infringement notice means a notice served pursuant to section 59A(2) of the Act;

the Act means the Bush Fires Act 1954.

3.Offences and penalties

The offences described in the First Schedule to these regulations are those prescribed for the purposes of section 59A of the Act and the amount appearing in the final column of that Schedule, directly opposite an offence, is the prescribed penalty in respect of that offence if dealt with under that section.

4.Prescribed officers

For the purposes of section 59A(5) of the Act a prescribed officer is — 

(a)in the case of an infringement notice issued by a local government, or at the request of a local government, or by a person acting pursuant to a delegation made by a local government pursuant to section 59(3) of the Act —the chief executive officer, mayor or president of the local government;

(b)in the case of an infringement notice issued by a person authorised by the Minister or the chief executive officer or board of management of the Authority — the chief executive officer of the Authority or an officer of the Authority authorised by the chief executive officer of the Authority;

(c)in the case of an infringement notice issued by a member of the police force — any commissioned officer of Police;

(d)in the case of an infringement notice issued by a forest officer — the Executive Director of the Department of Conservation and Land Management.

[Regulation 4 amended in Gazette 11 August 1978 p.2902; 22 December 1998 pp.6855 and 6860.]

5.Forms

The forms set out in the Second Schedule to these regulations are prescribed for the respective purposes for which forms are required by section 59A of the Act.

 

First Schedule

Item

Regulation or Section

Nature of offence

Penalty

Bush Fires Act 1954

$

1

Section 17(12)

Setting fire to bush during prohibited burning times

250

2

Section 18

Offences relating to burning of bush

250

3

Section 22(3)(a)

Failure to notify and obtain approval of local government before setting fire to bush on land adjoining exempt land

250

4

Section 22(3)(b)

Failure to prepare a fire break in accordance with section 22(3)(b) before setting fire to bush on land adjoining exempt land

250

5

Section 24B(3)(a)

Failure to produce permit to burn

100

6

Section 24B(3)(b)

Failure or refusal to identify person who issued permit to burn

100

6A

Section 24D

Burning garden refuse when fire danger is extreme or very high

250

6B

Section 24E

Burning garden refuse at rubbish tip contrary to notice

1 000

6C

Section 24F

Burning garden refuse during limited burning times

250

6D

Section 24G

Burning garden refuse contrary to Ministerial or local government prohibition or restriction

250

7

Section 25

Offences relating to lighting of fires in the open air

250

8

Section 25A(4)

Failure to observe and carry out the conditions of an exemption from section 25

250

9

Section 25A(7)

Lighting a fire contrary to a notice issued under section 25A(5) by a local government

250

[10

deleted]

 

 

11

Section 26

Failure to carry out burning of proclaimed plants or refuse thereof in accordance with the regulations

250

12

Section 26A

Failure to carry out burning of declared plants or refuse thereof in accordance with the regulations

250

$

13

Section 27(1)

Offences relating to the operation of tractors, or self‑propelled harvesters, engines, machinery and vehicles during the prohibited and restricted burning times

250

14

Section 27(5)

Operation of a tractor or self‑propelled harvester without a fire extinguisher contrary to a notice issued by a local government

250

15

Section 27B(1)

Giving a false alarm of fire

250

16

Section 27C(1)

Vandalism

250

17

Section 27D(2)

Offence related to the carriage of incendiary material in a motor vehicle

250

18

Section 27D(3)

Offence relating to the depositing of incendiary material

250

19

Section 28(1)

Failure of occupier of land to extinguish a bush fire burning on that land

250

20

Section 30

Offences relating to the disposal of cigarettes, cigars and matches

100

21

Section 33(3)

Failure of owner or occupier of land to comply with a notice requiring him to take action to plough or clear firebreaks or take other action to prevent the outbreak or spread of bush fires

250

22

Section 46(2)

Lighting fire contrary to section 46 or failing to carry out directions of bush fire control officer, local government or forest officer

250

23

Section 47

Lighting a firebreak without direction while bush fire burning

250

24

Section 56(3)

Refusal to state name and abode or stating false name and abode

100

25

Section 57

Obstruction

250

Bush Fires Regulations 1954

$

26

Regulation 15(2)

Applying to another bush fire control officer for permit where permit already refused or granted subject to special conditions

250

27

Regulation 15B(1)

Failure to comply with conditions in regulation 15B in relation to the burning of the bush

250

28

Regulation 19A(1)

Failure to deliver prescribed notice of intention to burn clover

250

29

Regulation 19A(2)

Burning clover in an area or at a time other than that specified in a permit

250

30

Regulation 19A(3)

Failure to have 3 men in attendance during the burning of clover

250

31

Regulation 21

Burning clover contrary to conditions or requisitions specified in a permit

250

32

Regulation 21B(2)

Burning clover contrary to a direction given by a bush fire control officer

250

33

Regulation 22

Failure to notify or report the escape of a fire lit under permit

250

34

Regulation 22B(1)

Offence relating to burning under section 24A of the Act in certain parts of the State

250

35

Regulation 22B(2)

Failure to comply with a requisition of a bush fire control officer relating to burning under section 24A of the Act

250

36

Regulation 23(1) and (3)

Offences relating to charcoal burning

250

37

Regulation 37A

Offences relating to operation of bulldozer or road‑grader

250

$

38

Regulation 38

Operating harvesting machine or header during prohibited burning times or restricted burning times without fire extinguisher

250

39

Regulation 38A(3)

Operating or using engines, vehicles, plant or machinery contrary to notice or direction

500

40

Regulation 38A(4)

Failure to provide plough or other machine or equipment when required by local government

250

41

Regulation 38B(3)(a)

Operating any power saw, bag loader or other plant or equipment activated by an internal combustion engine contrary to harvest ban

500

42

Regulation 38B(3)(b)

Failure to fit spark arrester to power saw, bag loader or other plant or equipment

250

43

Regulation 38C(3)

Operating harvesting machine or header when prohibited

500

44

Regulation 39

Offences relating to operation of chaff cutting plants

250

45

Regulation 39A

Offences relating to operation of motor vehicles

250

46

Regulation 39B

Offences relating to operation of aeroplanes

250

47

Regulation 39C

Offences relating to operation of welding and cutting apparatus

250

47A

Regulation 39CA(3) and (4)

Offences relating to operation of bee smoker devices

250

47B

Regulation 39CA(5)

Failure to comply with directions of bush fire control officer

250

48

Regulation 39D(1)

Offences relating to use of explosives

250

$

49

Regulation 39D(2)

Failure to comply with directions of bush fire control officers as to use of explosives

250

49A

Regulation 39E(2)

Offences relating to the use of fireworks

250

49B

Regulation 39E(3)

Failure to comply with the directions of a bush fire control officer

250

50

Regulation 43(1)

Failure to give prescribed notification to local government regarding the occurrence of a bush fire

100

51

Regulation 44(a)

Failure by owner or occupier of land to give prescribed notice of intention to exercise powers conferred by section 34 of the Act

250

[First Schedule inserted in Gazette 23 November 1990 pp.5779‑82; amended in Gazette 22 December 1998 pp.6856 and 6860; 23 November 1999 p.5851; 18 July 2000 p.3863; 10 January 2003 p. 34-35.]

Second Schedule

Form 1

Western Australia

BUSH FIRES INFRINGEMENT NOTICE

Bush Fires Act 1954, section 59A(2)

No…………..

Date / /

M …………………………………….………………………………………

Surname (Block letters)Other Names (In full)

Address …………………………………………………………………………..

Number and Street

……………………………………….………………………………………........

Town or SuburbPostcode

It is alleged that at ………………………………………………………………..

on the / / you committed the following offence: — 

No.OffencePenalty

$

­­..........………….........................…...... ..........…………....

Name of officer issuing notice …………………………………………………...

You may dispose of this matter — 

(a)by payment of the penalty as shown within 21 days of the date of the notice to ..................................................................................; or

(b)by having it dealt with by a Court.

If the penalty is not paid within 21 days court proceedings may be taken against you.

Form 2

Western Australia

WITHDRAWAL OF BUSH FIRES INFRINGEMENT NOTICE

Bush Fires Act 1954, section 59A(5)

No…………..

Date / /

M …………………………………….………………………………………

Surname (Block letters)Other Names (In full)

Address …………………………………………………………………………..

Number and Street

……………………………………….………………………………………........

Town or SuburbPostcode

Bush Fires Infringement Notice No. ………………….Date //

for the alleged offence of ………………………………………………………...

…………………………………………………Penalty $ ………………….

is hereby withdrawn.

 

Strike out(a)No further action will be taken.

that not(b)It is proposed to institute court proceedings for the applicable.alleged offence.

Signature of

prescribed officer ………………...

 

Notes

1This is a compilation of the Bush Fires (Infringements) Regulations 1978 and includes the amendments referred to in the following Table.

Compilation table

Citation

Gazettal

Commencement

Bush Fires (Infringements) Regulations 1978

10 Mar 1978 p. 702‑4

10 Mar 1978

 

11 Aug 1978 p. 2902

11 Aug 1978

Bush Fires (Infringements) Amendment Regulations 1983

1 Jul 1983 p. 2111‑3

29 Jul 1983 (see r. 2)

Bush Fires (Infringements) Amendment Regulations 1990

23 Nov 1990 p. 5779‑82

21 Dec 1990 (see r. 2)

Bush Fires (Infringements) Amendment Regulations 1998

22 Dec 1998 p. 6860

22 Dec 1998 (see r. 2)

Bush Fires (Fire and Emergency Services Authority) Amendment Regulations 1998,

Part 3

22 Dec 1998 p. 6854-6

1 Jan 1999 (see r.  2 and Gazette 22 Dec 1998 p. 6833)

Bush Fires (Infringements) Amendment Regulations 1999

23 Nov 1999 p. 5851

23 Nov 1999

Bush Fires (Infringements) Amendment Regulations 2000

18 Jul 2000

p. 3863

18 Jul 2000 (see r. 2 and Gazette 18 Jul 2000 p. 3862)

Bush Fires (Infringements) Amendment Regulations 2003

10 Jan 2003 p. 33-35

10 Jan 2003

 

 

Defined terms

 

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined termProvision(s)

infringement notice2

the Act2