Hunting Regulations 1975 (SA)

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

HUNTING REGULATIONS, 1975

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT, 1972

Hunting Regulations, 1975

being

Gaz. 30 January 1975, p. 3461

as varied by

No. 105 of 1981: Gaz. 25 June 1981, p. 1937

No. 121 of 1982: Gaz. 1 July 1982, p. 22

No. 142 of 1983: Gaz. 15 September 1983, p. 7252

No. 169 of 1984: Gaz. 30 August 1984, p. 7493

No. 213 of 1986: Gaz. 30 October 1986, p. 15424

No. 226 of 1987: Gaz. 14 September 1987, p. 883

No. 4 of 1991: Gaz. 17 January 1991, p. 196

No. 47 of 1994: Gaz. 2 June 1994, p. 15705

No. 92 of 1995: Gaz. 10 May 1995, p. 20876

No. 132 of 1996: Gaz. 30 May 1996, p. 28007

1 Came into operation 1 February 1975: reg. 2.

2 Came into operation 19 September 1983: reg. 3.

3 Came into operation 1 September 1984: reg. 3.

4 Came into operation 3 November 1986: reg. 2.

5 Came into operation 1 July 1994: reg. 2.

6 Came into operation 1 July 1995: reg. 2.

7 Came into operation 1 July 1996: reg. 2.

Note: Asterisks indicate repeal or deletion of text. For further explanation see Appendix.

1. These regulations may be cited as the Hunting Regulations, 1975.

2. These regulations shall come into operation on the first day of February, 1975.

3. In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, the words defined in section 5 of the Act shall have the meanings therein respectively assigned to them.

"the Act" means the National Parks and Wildlife Act, 1972-1974.

"protected game" means any species of protected animal in respect of which an open season

has been declared under the provisions of section 52 of the Act.

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5. Nothing in these regulations shall apply to any Warden appointed under section 20 of the Act whilst exercising his powers and duties under, or by virtue of the Act or these regulations, nor prevent him from carrying out his duties.

6. No person shall, without the written permission of the Director, store the carcass of any protected game other than at the place of residence of the owner of the said carcass, except during an open season declared under section 52 of the Act.

7. No person shall hunt from a boat that is under way or being driven or propelled by an engine or other mechanical means.

8. No person shall without the written permission of the Director use a protected animal for the purpose of hunting.

9. No person shall, without the written permission of the Director use a protected animal as a decoy or to attract or otherwise effect the movement of any animal so as to facilitate the hunting thereof.

10. No person shall hunt with a rifled firearm on or over any lake, lagoon, river, creek, anabranch or other body of water whether connected to the sea or not.

11. Except as is provided by Statute no person shall, without the written permission of the Director, release any mammal or bird from captivity for the purpose of hunting such mammal or bird.

12. No person shall without the written permission of the Director, hunt any Galah (Cacatua roseicapilla) or Little Corella (Cacatua sanguinea) except by means of shooting with a firearm.

13. (1) No person shall without the written permission of the Director fell any tree, or cut, remove or damage any part of a tree to facilitate the hunting of any mammal or bird indigenous to Australia.

(2) No person shall without the written permission of the Director wilfully disturb, damage, destroy or in any way render useless any burrow, nest or nesting hollow used or occupied by any mammal or bird indigenous to Australia.

14. (1) Any aboriginal person living in his traditional way of life may at any time take such numbers of protected animals as are reasonably required for food for himself and his family without a permit granted under section 53 of the Act.

(2) Any aboriginal person living in his traditional way of life may at any time hunt on any land set aside for aboriginal purposes without a permit granted under section 68a of the Act.

(3) Any aboriginal person living in his traditional way of life may at any time hunt by means of traditional weapons without a permit granted under section 68a of the Act.

(4) Nothing in this regulation shall authorise the taking of any animal on a reserve.

15. Any person who commits a breach of or fails to comply with any provision of these regulations shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding $200.

SCHEDULE

Fees

Interpretation

1. In this schedule—

"junior", in relation to a concession for a permit, means a person of or over the age of 15 years but not

over the age of 17 years;

"concession cardholder" means a person who is the holder of—

(a)	a current concession card issued by the Commonwealth Department of Social Security or the State Department of Family and Community Services; or
(b)	a current student identification card issued to a student of a secondary or tertiary educational institution by that institution;

"subjunior", in relation to a concession for a permit, means a person of not more than 14 years of age.

Fees

2. Pursuant to section 69(1)(b) of the Act, the following fees are payable as specified:

$

(a)	for a basic hunting permit. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12.00
(b)	for a basic hunting permit (concession cardholder and junior concession rate) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 6.00
(c)	for a hunting permit with open season endorsement. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33.00
(d)	for a hunting permit with open season endorsement (concession cardholder and junior concession rate). .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13.50
(e)	for a hunting permit with open season endorsement for quail only .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33.00
(f)	for a hunting permit with open season endorsement for quail only (concession cardholder and junior concession rate). .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 13.50
(g)	for a subjunior hunting permit. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3.75
(h)	for a transfer to endorsed permit. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 21.00

(i) for a transfer to endorsed permit (concession cardholder and junior concession rate). .. .. .. .. .. 7.50

APPENDIX

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

Regulation 4:	substituted by 213, 1986, reg. 3; revoked by 92, 1995, reg. 3
Schedule:	substituted by 105, 1981, reg. 2; 121, 1982, reg. 2; 142, 1983, reg. 2; 169, 1984, reg. 2; 213, 1986, reg. 4; varied by 226, 1987, reg. 2; 4, 1991, reg. 2; 47, 1994, reg. 3; substituted by 92, 1995, reg. 4; varied by 132, 1996, reg. 3