Native Flora Protection Act 1912 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

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ANNO TERTIO

GEORGII QUINTI REGIS,

XXIII.

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No. 42 of' 1912.

AN ACT to protect the Native Flora of

Western Australia.

[Assented to 24th December, 1912.]

Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parlia- BE it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and

ment assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :—

1.    This Act may be cited as the Native Flora Protection Act, Short title and

1912, and shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by pro-	Ten	Imeneement	of
clamation not less than three months and not more than six months	•
from the passing of this Act.

2.    All trees, shrubs, plants, or flowers referred to in this Act Definition of

shall be taken to mean trees, shrubs, plants, or flowers indigenous flowers, etc.

to Western Australia and not growing under cultivation.

3. It shall not be lawful for any person on any Crown lands Trees, shrubs, eta., not to be mutilated

or on any lands belonging to or vested in any statutory body to

or destroyed.

destroy or to mutilate so as to eventually destroy any of the trees,

Schedule.

shrubs, or plants mentioned in the Schedule.

Penalty : Fine not exceeding Five pounds.

4.    The Governor may at any time by proclamation add the Alteration of

name of any tree, plant, or shrub to the schedule to this Act, or schedule.

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remove the name of any tree, plant, or shrub therefrom, and such proclamation shall take effect as fully as though the addi- tions or removals therein referred to had been expressed in this Act as originally enacted.

Flowers not to	5.	No person shall sell or expose for sale or have in his posses-
be sold showing

evidence of destruc-

sion for the purpose of sale any flowers which show evidence that

tion of plant

the shrub or plant bearing same has been destroyed or so muti-

bearing same.

lated as to lead to its ultimate destruction in the process of

obtaining such flowers.

Penalty : Fine not exceeding Five pounds.

It shall be lawful for any constable or other officer of the police force of Western Australia to examine any flowers or plants in the possession of any person, and if such flowers or plants appear to have been obtained contrary to the provisions of this Act to detain the same, and to demand the name and address of the person in possession of the same.

Constable may 6.

examine and detain

flowers, etc.

Offenders against	7.	Any person found offending against the provision of this
Act to give name

and address and

Act who shall not give his name and address and shall not deliver

deliver up flowers,

up' any flowers Or plants in his possession to any police officer

etc.

demanding same shall be liable to a penalty not 'exceeding five

pounds.

The Commissioner of Railways may refuse to carry or allow to be conveyed on any Government railway any flowers which show evidence that in the process of obtaining same the plant bearing same has been destroyed or so mutilated as to lead to its ultimate destruction.

Consignment of 8.

flowers, etc.

Regulations. 9. The Governor may make regulations for the purpose of

giving b • to this Act.

Procedure. 10. All complaints for offences against the provisions of this

Act and all penalties, fines, and forfeitures imposed by or under the -provisions of this Act may be heard, determined, recovered, and enforced in a summary way in the mode prescribed by the Justices Act, 1902, the provisions of which Act shall apply.

THE SCHEDULE.

Acacia or Wattle	Hypoealymna
Anigozanthus or Kangaroo-paw	Keunedya
Boronia	Lesehenaultia
Grevillea	Ntaytsia or Christmas Bush
Hoven

By Authority: Tarn. WM. S SON, Government Printer, Perth.