causing a bushfire
![](https://www.andersonboemi.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/firefighter.jpg)
21
Sep
2020
The criminal law in New South Wales contains a rage of offences which prohibits lighting fires without lawful authority. The offence of “causing a bushfire” is contained in section 203E of the Crimes Act 1900, which carries a maximum penalty of 21 years in prison. To establish an offence, the prosecution must prove beyond reasonable […]