Fauna (Open Season) Order 1991 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1991 No. 171 Fauna Conservation Act 1974 FAUNA (OPEN SEASON) ORDER 1991 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1. Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2. Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3. Open season declared . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4. Where Eastern Grey Kangaroo open season applies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5. Where Wallaroo open season applies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 6. Where Whiptail Wallaby open season applies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7. Where Red Kangaroo open season applies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 8. Terms, conditions etc. for taking fauna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Short title 1. This order in council may be cited as the Fauna (Open Season) Order 1991 . Application 2. This order applies to— (a) Eastern Grey Kangaroo ( Macropus giganteus ); and (b) Wallaroo ( Macropus robustus ); and (c) Whiptail Wallaby ( Macropus parryi ); and

2 Fauna (Open Season) Order 1991 (d) Red Kangaroo ( Macropus rufus). Open season declared 3. An open season is declared under section 29 of the Act for the period starting— (a) in the case of Eastern Grey Kangaroo, Wallaroo and Whiptail Wallaby—on 1 January; and (b) in the case of Red Kangaroo—on 1 March; and ending on 31 December 1992. Where Eastern Grey Kangaroo open season applies 4. The open season with respect to Eastern Grey Kangaroo applies in all districts other than the districts of Albert, Atherton, Aurukun, Brisbane City, Cairns City, Caloundra City, Charters Towers City, Cook, Dalby Town, Douglas, Eacham, Gladstone City, Gold Coast City, Goondiwindi Town, Gympie City, Herberton, Hervey Bay City, Hinchinbrook, Ipswich City, Johnstone, Landsborough, Logan City, Mackay City, Mareeba, Maroochy, Maryborough City, Mornington, Mulgrave, Nebo, Noosa, Pine Rivers, Redcliffe City, Redland, Rockhampton, Roma Town, Thuringowa City, Toowoomba City, Torres, Townsville City, Warwick City, Whitsunday, Widgee and Woongarra. Where Wallaroo open season applies 5. The open season with respect to Wallaroo applies in all districts other than the districts of Albert, Atherton, Aurukun, Brisbane City, Bundaberg City, Cairns City, Caloundra City, Charters Towers City, Cook, Dalby Town, Douglas, Eacham, Gladstone City, Gold Coast City, Goondiwindi Town, Gympie City, Herberton, Hervey Bay City, Ipswich City, Johnstone, Landsborough, Logan City, Mackay City, Mareeba, Maroochy, Maryborough City, Mornington, Mulgrave, Noosa, Pine Rivers, Redcliffe City, Redland, Rockhampton, Roma Town, Thuringowa City, Toowoomba City, Torres, Townsville City, Warwick City, Whitsunday, Widgee and Woongarra.

3 Fauna (Open Season) Order 1991 Where Whiptail Wallaby open season applies 6. The open season with respect to Whiptail Wallaby applies in all districts other than the districts of Albert, Atherton, Aurukun, Balonne, Barcaldine, Barcoo, Boulia, Brisbane City, Bulloo, Bundaberg City, Burdekin, Burke, Cairns City, Caloundra City, Cardwell, Carpentaria, Charters Towers City, Cloncurry, Cook, Croydon, Dalby Town, Dalrymple, Diamantina, Douglas, Eacham, Etheridge, Flinders, Gold Coast City, Goondiwindi Town, Gympie City, Herberton, Hervey Bay City, Hinchinbrook, Ilfracombe, Ipswich City, Isisford, Johnstone, Landsborough, Logan City, Longreach, Mackay City, Mareeba, Maroochy, Maryborough City, McKinlay, Mirani, Mornington, Mount Isa City, Mulgrave, Noosa, Paroo, Pine Rivers, Pioneer, Quilpie, Redcliffe City, Redland, Richmond, Rockhampton, Roma Town, Sarina, Thuringowa City, Toowoomba City, Torres, Townsville City, Warwick City, Whitsunday, Widgee, Winton and Woongarra. Where Red Kangaroo open season applies 7. The open season with respect to Red Kangaroo applies in all districts other than the districts of Albert, Allora, Atherton, Aurukun, Banana, Beaudesert, Biggenden, Boonah, Bowen, Brisbane City, Broadsound, Bundaberg City, Burdekin, Caboolture, Cairns City, Calliope, Caloundra City, Cambooya, Cardwell, Charters Towers City, Clifton, Cook, Crows Nest, Dalby Town, Douglas, Duaringa, Eacham, Eidsvold, Esk, Fitzroy, Gatton, Gayndah, Gladstone City, Glengallan, Gold Coast City, Gooburrum, Goondiwindi Town, Gympie City, Herberton, Hervey Bay City, Hinchinbrook, Ipswich City, Isis, Johnstone, Jondaryan, Kilcoy, Kilkivan, Kingaroy, Kolan, Laidley, Landsborough, Livingstone, Logan City, Mackay City, Mareeba, Maroochy, Maryborough City, Mirani, Miriam Vale, Monto, Moreton, Mornington, Mount Morgan, Mulgrave, Mundubbera, Murgon, Nanango, Nebo, Noosa, Perry, Pine Rivers, Pioneer, Pittsworth, Redcliffe City, Redland, Rockhampton, Roma Town, Rosalie, Sarina, Stanthorpe, Thuringowa City, Tiaro, Toowoomba City, Torres, Townsville City, Wambo, Warwick City, Whitsunday, Widgee, Wondai, Woocoo and Woongarra. Terms, conditions etc. for taking fauna 8. The terms, conditions and restrictions that apply to the taking of

4 Fauna (Open Season) Order 1991 Eastern Grey Kangaroo, Wallaroo, Whiptail Wallaby and Red Kangaroo during the open season are that— (a) the taking must be carried out in accordance with the Code of Practice for the Humane Shooting of Kangaroos, as approved by the Council of Nature Conservation Ministers; and (b) each open season fauna permit holder must attach tags supplied by the Director to fauna taken; and (c) a tag supplied by the Director— (i) remains the property of the Crown; and (ii) is not transferable without the written permission of the Director; and (iii) may be recalled by the Director at any time; and (iv) if recalled, must be delivered to the person named in the notice recalling the tag on or before the time, and at the place, specified by the Director; and (v) must not be attached to fauna by a person who is not an open season fauna permit holder without the prior written permission of the Director; and (vi) must not be removed from fauna to which it is attached without the prior written permission of the Director; and (d) an open season fauna permit holder must not have possession of tags that have not been allocated to that holder; and (e) on the completion of each night’s shooting or, as appropriate, before leaving the holding on which fauna was taken, an open season fauna permit holder must attach a plastic tag to the fauna taken— (i) by threading the arrow-tip of the tag through a strip of the skin of the fauna; and (ii) by inserting the arrow-tip of the tag into the socket at the other end of the tag and pressing the arrow-tip into the socket until it is securely locked in the socket so that the tag is securely locked into the skin of the fauna; and (iii) in increasing numerical order, with fauna of each sex and species being tagged with consecutive numbers; and

5 Fauna (Open Season) Order 1991 (f) if the tag is attached to the carcass of— (i) a male animal—the tag must be attached either beside the animal’s penile sheath or through the animal’s scrotal stalk; or (ii) a female animal—the tag must be attached in the animal’s neck or butt; and (g) if the tag is attached to the skin of— (i) a male animal—the tag must be attached either beside the animal’s penile sheath or through the animal’s scrotal stalk; or (ii) a female animal— the tag must be attached in the animal’s neck; and (h) an open season fauna permit holder who takes open season fauna for sale must ensure that sufficient of— (i) the penile sheath or scrotal stalk of male fauna; and (ii) the urogenital opening of female fauna; to enable the fauna to be sexed, remains securely attached to the tagged skin or carcass of the fauna; and (i) an open season fauna permit holder who takes open season fauna for sale and deals with the fauna under the Act may move the fauna— (i) to the holder’s usual place of residence or another authorised place, for the purpose of storing the fauna, if storage of the fauna at that place does not contravene the Act; or (ii) to the registered premises of the holder of a fauna dealer’s licence Class A, for the purpose of sale; or (iii) to the depot of a person permitted under the State TransportAct1960 to carry goods, for consignment to the registered premises of the holder of a fauna dealer’s licence Class A; but for no other purpose; and (j) an open season fauna permit holder who takes fauna for sale must not store tagged fauna at a place other than the holder’s usual place of residence without the prior written permission of the Director; and (k) all fauna taken by an open season fauna permit holder for sale must be sold or otherwise disposed of before 31 December 1992; and

6 Fauna (Open Season) Order 1991 (l) all skins and carcasses taken by an open season fauna permit holder for sale must be sold in sequentially tagged lots to a licensed fauna dealer Class A, and must not be used for any other purpose without the prior written permission of the Director; and (m) all skins and carcasses taken by an open season fauna permit holder for personal use must be used by the holder for personal use and must not be disposed of for any other purpose. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 12 December 1991. 2. Published in the Gazette on 14 December 1991. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Environment and Heritage. The State of Queensland 1991