Nature Conservation Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1996 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1996 No. 129 Nature Conservation Act 1992 NATURE CONSERVATION AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 2) 1996 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Amendment of s 131 (Housing and care of protected animals) . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Insertion of new s 189A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 189A Compliance with harvest period notice conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5 Amendment of s 213 (Display of farm wildlife) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 6 Amendment of sch 3 (Minimum flying height over national parks) . . . . . . 3 7 Amendment of sch 6 (Fees) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

s1 2 s4 Nature Conservation Amendment (No. 2) No. 129, 1996 ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Nature Conservation Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1996 . ˙ Regulation amended 2. This regulation amends the Nature Conservation Regulation 1994 . ˙ Amendment of s 131 (Housing and care of protected animals) 3. Section 131(1)— omit, insert— ‘ (1) A person who keeps a live protected animal must— (a) keep the animal in a secure cage or enclosure that prevents the animal’s escape and protects it from predators; and (b) supply the animal with sufficient shelter, ventilation, water and food; and (c) provide the animal with opportunities for exercise; and (d) restrict access to the cage or enclosure by other persons or animals. ‘ (1A) To remove any doubt, a person may keep another animal in the cage or enclosure with the protected animal.’. ˙ Insertion of new s 189A 4. After section 189— insert— ˙ ‘ Compliance with harvest period notice conditions ‘ 189A.(1) A person who takes protected wildlife under a notice declaring a harvest period under a conservation plan must comply with any conditions for the wildlife stated in the notice. Maximum penalty—120 penalty units. ‘ (2) However, subsection (1) does not apply to the taking of a protected

s5 3 s6 Nature Conservation Amendment (No. 2) No. 129, 1996 plant under the Nature Conservation (Protected Plants in Trade) Conservation Plan 1995 . ‘ (3) This section expires on 31 October 1996.’. ˙ Amendment of s 213 (Display of farm wildlife) 5. Section 213(2)(d)— omit, insert— ‘(d) minimises— (i) the chance of the wildlife’s escape; and (ii) the risk of injury to a person; and (iii) the risk of injury or ill-health to the wildlife.’. ˙ Amendment of sch 3 (Minimum flying height over national parks) 6. Schedule 3, entry for ‘Capricornia Cays National Park’— omit, insert— ‘ CAPRICORNIA CAYS NATIONAL PARK The minimum height for flying over the following islands is 500 ft above sea level— • Erskine Island • Heron Island • Lady Musgrave Island • Masthead Island • North West Island • Tryon Island • Wilson Island’.

s7 4 s7 Nature Conservation Amendment (No. 2) No. 129, 1996 ˙ Amendment of sch 6 (Fees) 7. Schedule 6, part 1, item 9— omit, insert— ‘9. Wildlife farming licence (commercial breeding and use of protected animals)— (a) for butterflies— 3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) for crocodiles— 3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (c) for emus— 3 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (d) for snakes of the Family Elapidae, Hydrophiidae or Laticaudidae— 1 year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300.00 100.00 3 000.00 1 000.00 900.00 300.00 200.00’. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 13 June 1996. 2. Notified in the gazette on 14 June 1996. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Environment. © State of Queensland 1996