Notes for Information of Permittee

Under the Forest and Rural Fires Act 1977, the Forest and Rural Fires Regulations 1979, and the Fire Prevention Bylaw, there are

compulsory conditions to the under mentioned effect. For their full legal form, please see the Act and Regulations and Fire Prevention Bylaw.

1. OPEN AIR means not in a fireplace, incinerator, barbeque or other place, duly approved in each case.

2. WIND etc. Do not light up in a strong wind or in conditions likely to spread the fire or to present a fire hazard (including adverse

long-range weather forecast). Check the weather forecast.

3. CAMPING etc. If camping or cooking, or needing comfort or warmth, keep fire at least 3m clear of any tree, log, stump or dry

vegetation. Remove all combustible material within 3m of the fire site.

4. PATROL the fire until completely out or cannot spread.

5. NOTICE Before lighting a controlled burn, notify neighbours as directed.

6. EXTREME HAZARD Permits are suspended by fire hazard emergency warnings or orders prohibiting all open fires. Check by radio or

ring the Fire Authority. If fire is essential for emergency (e.g. stock disease) at such times seek a “special permit”.

7. SHOWING PERMIT This written permit must be produced on demand by a member of Police or Fire Officer.

8. DAMAGE A permit is not a legal defence against claims for damage caused by the fire.

9. PARKS etc. Except where officially signposted otherwise, permits are needed at all times for open air fires in National or Maritime

Parks, in specially protected sites, and in (including their fire safety margins of usually 1 kilometre) other State areas or forest areas.

10. ESCAPE If the fire gets out of hand, try to extinguish it. Urgently notify a Fire Officer.

11. OFFENCES It is an offence to light an open air fire without the appropriate permit, or to break permit conditions, or to let a fire spread to

and injure a State area, forest area, or specially protected property, or to leave it unprotected against such spread.

12. JOINT PERMITS Obtain further permits from Soil Conservation, Crown, or other statutory fire authorities whose approval is required, if

this is not a joint permit signed on their behalf.

13. LANDHOLDER Separate consent by the landholder may be needed.

14. REVOCATION THIS PERMIT IS REVOCABLE UPON NOTICE AT ANY TIME