s. 67 67 Duty to prevent spread of fire etc. No. 6073 s. 67. (1) Every person who finds any fire burning in any S. 67(1) amended by State forest protected public land or national park Nos 6976 s. 13, 8587 or in any fire protected area during any period s. 8, 41/1987 when there is danger of the spread of fire shall do s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.73). everything that is reasonably within his power to prevent such fire from spreading and shall as soon as practicable report the existence of such fire to the nearest authorised officer or member of the police force. S. 67(2) (2) When any fire is unlawfully burning on any land amended by in any fire protected area during the prohibited No. 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 period the occupier of such land shall take all item 24.73). reasonable measures at his own expense to extinguish such fire and shall as soon as practicable report the existence of such fire to the nearest authorised officer or member of the police force. (3) Every person who holds a lease licence permit or S. 67(3) amended by authority under this Act or is employed by any Nos 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 person holding any such lease licence permit or item 24.73), authority or is employed by the State of Victoria 48/2004 s. 115(1). or who is a timber harvester shall furnish as soon as practicable to the nearest authorised officer or member of the police force any information he may possess regarding any outbreak of fire during the prohibited period in any fire protected area. S. 67(4) (4) In subsection (3) means a timber harvester inserted by person— No. 48/2004 s. 115(2). (a) who has entered into an agreement with VicForests under the Sustainable Forests for the harvesting and (Timber) Act 2004 sale of timber resources or the harvesting or sale of timber resources within the meaning of that Act; or
No. 6073 s. 67. 67 Duty to prevent spread of fire etc. S. 67(1) amended by Nos 6976 s. 13, 8587 s. 8, 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.73). s. 67 (1) Every person who finds any fire burning in any State forest protected public land or national park or in any fire protected area during any period when there is danger of the spread of fire shall do everything that is reasonably within his power to prevent such fire from spreading and shall as soon as practicable report the existence of such fire to the nearest authorised officer or member of the police force. S. 67(2) amended by No. 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.73). (2) When any fire is unlawfully burning on any land in any fire protected area during the prohibited period the occupier of such land shall take all reasonable measures at his own expense to extinguish such fire and shall as soon as practicable report the existence of such fire to the nearest authorised officer or member of the police force. S. 67(3) amended by Nos 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.73), 48/2004 s. 115(1). (3) Every person who holds a lease licence permit or authority under this Act or is employed by any person holding any such lease licence permit or authority or is employed by the State of Victoria or who is a timber harvester shall furnish as soon as practicable to the nearest authorised officer or member of the police force any information he may possess regarding any outbreak of fire during the prohibited period in any fire protected area. S. 67(4) inserted by No. 48/2004 s. 115(2). (4) In subsection (3) timber harvester means a person— (a) who has entered into an agreement with VicForests under the Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004 for the harvesting and sale of timber resources or the harvesting or sale of timber resources within the meaning of that Act; or
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