Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Regulations 2023 (WA)

Western Australia

Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016

Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Regulations 2023

Western Australia

Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Regulations 2023 Contents Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016

Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016

Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Regulations 2023

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.Citation

These regulations are the Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Regulations 2023.

2.Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

• (a)

  regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these regulations are published on the WA legislation website;

• (b)

  the rest of the regulations — on 4 November 2023.

3.Regulations amended

These regulations amend the Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2018.

4.Regulation 153 replaced

Delete regulation 153 and insert:

153. Officer liability for corporate offences involving sandalwood

The Criminal Code section 39 (which provides for the criminal liability of officers of a body corporate) applies to an offence under any of the following —

• (a)

  regulation 68(3), 96(1) or (2), 136(1), (2), (3), (4) or (5), 137(1), (3), (4) or (5), 138(2), (3) or (4) or 139(1);

• (b)

  regulation 84, 85(2) or (3), 86(2), 90(2), 98, or 101(2), but only if the offence involves a licence that relates to sandalwood;

• (c)

  regulation 142, but only if the offence involves sandalwood.

   

N. HAGLEY, Clerk of the Executive Council