Rural Fires Amendment (Penalty Notice Offences) Regulation 2014 (NSW)

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New South Wales

Rural Fires Amendment (Penalty Notice

Offences) Regulation 2014

under the

Rural Fires Act 1997

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following

Regulation under the Rural Fires Act 1997.

STUART AYRES, MP

Minister for Police and Emergency Services

Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to increase the amount of the penalty for prescribed offences in relation to which an authorised officer may serve a penalty notice on a person if it appears to the officer that the person has committed the offence. This Regulation also prescribes section 99A of the Act as a prescribed offence in relation to which an authorised officer may serve a penalty notice, and prescribes a penalty amount for the offence.

This Regulation is made under the Rural Fires Act 1997, including sections 131 (6) and 135 (the general regulation-making power).

Rural Fires Amendment (Penalty Notice Offences) Regulation

2014

under the

Rural Fires Act 1997

1 Name of Regulation
This Regulation is the Rural Fires Amendment (Penalty Notice Offences) Regulation
2014.

2 Commencement
This Regulation commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website.

Schedule 1

Amendment of Rural Fires Regulation 2013

Schedule 2 Penalty notice offences
Omit Parts 1 and 2. Insert instead:

Part 1 Offences under Rural Fires Act 1997

Column 1 Column 2
Provision Penalty $
Section 64 440
Section 66 (8) 2,200
Section 86 (1) or (1A) 1,100
Section 87 (1) 1,100
Section 88 (1) 1,100
Section 92 (2) 1,100
Section 99 (6) 2,200

Section 99A

660 or, for an offence committed during a total fire ban under Division 6 of Part 4 of the Act in the part of the State concerned, 1,320
Section 100 (2) 2,200
Section 132 (3) 440

Part 2 Offences under Rural Fires Regulation 2013

Column 1 Column 2
Provision Penalty $
Clause 19 660
Clause 20 (1) or (2) 660
Clause 21 (1) 660
Clause 22 (1) or (2) 660
Clause 25 660
Clause 26 (1) or (2) 660
Clause 27 (1) or (2) 660
Clause 28 (1) 660

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Part 1	Offences under Rural Fires Act 1997
Column 1	Column 2
Provision	Penalty $
Section 64	440
Section 66 (8)	2,200
Section 86 (1) or (1A)	1,100
Section 87 (1)	1,100
Section 88 (1)	1,100
Section 92 (2)	1,100
Section 99 (6)	2,200
Section 99A	660 or, for an offence committed during a total fire ban under Division 6 of Part 4 of the Act in the part of the State concerned, 1,320
Section 100 (2)	2,200
Section 132 (3)	440
Part 2	Offences under Rural Fires Regulation 2013
Column 1	Column 2
Provision	Penalty $
Clause 19	660
Clause 20 (1) or (2)	660
Clause 21 (1)	660
Clause 22 (1) or (2)	660
Clause 25	660
Clause 26 (1) or (2)	660
Clause 27 (1) or (2)	660
Clause 28 (1)	660