s. 39A (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 (d) a person who finds any fire burning S. 39(d) amended by unattended shall as soon as practicable Nos 5/2012 inform or cause to be informed the nearest s. 27(2), 37/2014 available officer or member of a brigade or a s. 10(Sch. person to whom section 30A applies or a item 33.4). police officer of the existence and locality of the fire. Penalty: 120 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months or both. 39A Causing fire in country area in extreme conditions S. 39A inserted by of weather etc. an offence No. 9928 s. 4. In addition to and without in any way limiting the generality of any of the provisions of this Division any person who on any land in the country area of Victoria lights a fire in such circumstances of location, atmospheric temperature, wind velocity and flammable vegetation or other combustible substance that it causes or is likely to cause a fire that is a danger to the life or property of others shall be guilty of an offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not less than three months and not more than two years.
(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. 39A Causing fire in country area in extreme conditions of weather etc. an offence s. 39A In addition to and without in any way limiting the generality of any of the provisions of this Division any person who on any land in the country area of Victoria lights a fire in such circumstances of location, atmospheric temperature, wind velocity and flammable vegetation or other combustible substance that it causes or is likely to cause a fire that is a danger to the life or property of others shall be guilty of an offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not less than three months and not more than two years.