Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations(1) A person commits an offence if the person lights, uses or maintains a fire in a place other than in the open air.
Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if—
(a) the person takes all steps that are practicable and reasonable to prevent any environmental harm caused, or likely to be caused, by the emission of pollutants into the air from the fire; or
(b) if prevention is not reasonably practicable—the person takes all steps that are practicable and reasonable to minimise any environmental harm caused, or likely to be caused, by the emission of pollutants into the air from the fire.
(3) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.