1958 or any direction or authority given thereunder) is burning on any land in the country area of Victoria at any time during a fire danger period the owner or the occupier or the person in charge of that land whether or not he has lighted the fire or caused the fire to be lighted shall— (a) immediately upon becoming aware of the S. 34(1)(a) amended by fire, take all reasonable steps to extinguish No. 5/2012 the fire; and s. 21(1). (b) in the event of it appearing that with the S. 34(1)(b) amended by resources at his disposal he will be unable to Nos 5/2012 extinguish the fire, if practicable means of s. 21(2), 37/2014 communication are available, immediately s. 10(Sch. inform or cause to be informed the nearest item 33.4). available officer or member of a brigade or a person to whom section 30A applies or a police officer of the existence and location of the fire. Penalty: 120 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months or both. S. 34(2) (2) Notwithstanding that a person has complied with amended by subsection (1) with respect to giving information Nos 10235 s. 11(a), as to the existence and location of a fire, he shall 5/2012 continue to take all reasonable steps to extinguish s. 21(4)(5). the fire. Penalty: 120 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months or both. Division 3—Fire prevention 34A Meaning of in the open air S. 34A inserted by (1) For the purposes of this Division, a fire is in the No. 10149 s. 9. open air if it is in any place other than within a permanent structure. (2) In this section permanent structure—
1958 or any direction or authority given thereunder) is burning on any land in the country area of Victoria at any time during a fire danger period the owner or the occupier or the person in charge of that land whether or not he has lighted the fire or caused the fire to be lighted shall— S. 34(1)(a) amended by No. 5/2012 s. 21(1). (a) immediately upon becoming aware of the fire, take all reasonable steps to extinguish the fire; and S. 34(1)(b) amended by Nos 5/2012 s. 21(2), 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 33.4). (b) in the event of it appearing that with the resources at his disposal he will be unable to extinguish the fire, if practicable means of communication are available, immediately 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 location of the fire. Penalty: 120 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months or both. S. 34(2) amended by Nos 10235 s. 11(a), 5/2012 s. 21(4)(5). (2) Notwithstanding that a person has complied with subsection (1) with respect to giving information as to the existence and location of a fire, he shall continue to take all reasonable steps to extinguish the fire. Penalty: 120 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months or both. Division 3—Fire prevention S. 34A inserted by No. 10149 s. 9. 34A Meaning of in the open air (1) For the purposes of this Division, a fire is in the open air if it is in any place other than within a permanent structure. (2) In this section permanent structure—
58-6228a151.docx