Nature Conservation Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1995 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1995 No. 406 Nature Conservation Act 1992 NATURE CONSERVATION LEGISLATION AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 2) 1995 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 PART 2—AMENDMENT OF NATURE CONSERVATION REGULATION 1994 2 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 Replacement of s 92 (Application of Chapter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 92 Application of chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 Amendment of s 100 (Restriction on grant of wildlife harvesting licence) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5 Insertion of new s 105A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 105A When wildlife harvesting licence not needed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 6 Amendment of s 107 (Permits) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7 Insertion of new s 109A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 109A When clearing permit is not needed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 8 Insertion of new s 118A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 118A Restrictions on grant of clearing permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 9 Amendment of s 121 (Duration of permit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 10 Insertion of new s 167A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 167A Restriction on taking or using common plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 11 Amendment of s 171 (When commercial wildlife licence is not needed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2 Nature Conservation Legislation Amendment (No. 2) No. 406, 1995 12 Amendment of sch 4 (When wildlife movement permit is not needed to move protected wildlife) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 13 Amendment of sch 6 (Fees) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 14 Amendment of sch 12 (Restricted wildlife) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 15 Amendment of sch 14 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 PART 3—AMENDMENT OF NATURE CONSERVATION (WILDLIFE) REGULATION 1994 16 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 17 Amendment of sch 5 (Common wildlife) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

s1 3 s4 Nature Conservation Legislation Amendment (No. 2) No. 406, 1995 PART 1—PRELIMINARY ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Nature Conservation Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1995 . PART 2—AMENDMENT OF NATURE CONSERVATION REGULATION 1994 ˙ Regulation amended 2. This part amends the Nature Conservation Regulation 1994 . ˙ Replacement of s 92 (Application of Chapter) 3. Section 92— omit, insert— ˙ ‘ Application of chapter ‘ 92. This chapter applies to wildlife (including protected wildlife) outside protected areas.’. ˙ Amendment of s 100 (Restriction on grant of wildlife harvesting licence) 4.(1) Section 100, heading— omit, insert— ‘ Restrictions on grant of wildlife harvesting licence ’. (2) Section 100(2)— insert— ‘(d) Family Liliaceae—

s4 4 s4 Nature Conservation Legislation Amendment (No. 2) No. 406, 1995 • Blandfordia grandiflora (Christmas bells).’. (3) Section 100— insert— ‘ (4) The chief executive must not grant a commercial wildlife harvesting licence to take a whole protected plant for commercial timber production. ‘ (5) The chief executive may grant a wildlife harvesting licence to take a whole protected plant only if— (a) the applicant has the knowledge and experience to successfully transplant the plant and— (i) the plant would otherwise have been lawfully destroyed; or (ii) the taking is part of a conservation program, approved by the chief executive, to conserve the species in cultivation and reintroduce it into the wild; or (b) the applicant is a land-holder and the protected plant is a common plant growing on the land-holder’s freehold land. Example of paragraph (a)(i)— The land is being cleared under a tree clearing permit issued under the Land Act 1962 , section 250. ‘ (6) The chief executive may grant a recreational wildlife harvesting licence for a protected plant only if— (a) the applicant is a member of a recreational plant society; and (b) if the licence is to take Aponogeton bullosus , Aponogeton elongatus or Aponogeton queenslandicus —the chief executive is satisfied the applicant has the knowledge and experience to successfully cultivate and propagate the species. ‘ (7) In this section— “protected plant” means an endangered, vulnerable, rare or common plant in the wild.’.

s5 5 s7 Nature Conservation Legislation Amendment (No. 2) No. 406, 1995 ˙ Insertion of new s 105A 5. After section 105— insert— ˙ ‘ When wildlife harvesting licence not needed ‘ 105A. A wildlife harvesting licence is not needed to take from the wild— (a) the seed of— (i) a grasstree ( Xanthorrhoea spp.); or (ii) an orchid (family Orchidaceae); or (b) the spores of a fern (order Pteridophyta); or (c) the seeds or other propagating material of a vulnerable, rare or common plant, if the seeds or material are taken by a land-holder for use in a revegetation program, approved by the chief executive, on the land-holder’s land.’. ˙ Amendment of s 107 (Permits) 6. Section 107— insert— ‘(h) clearing permit.’. ˙ Insertion of new s 109A 7. After section 109— insert— ˙ ‘ When clearing permit is not needed ‘ 109A.(1) A person does not need a clearing permit to take a protected plant if— (a) the taking happens in the course of an activity under an authority made, issued or given— (i) under another Act by—

s8 6 s8 Nature Conservation Legislation Amendment (No. 2) No. 406, 1995 (A) the Governor in Council; or (B) someone else and the chief executive agrees to the taking in the course of the activity; or (ii) by a local government under the LocalGovernment(Planning and Environment) Act 1990 ; or (b) the person is a land-holder and the protected plant is a common plant growing on the land-holder’s freehold land. ‘ (2) A person must not use or keep for commercial or recreational purposes a common plant taken under subsection (1)(b). Maximum penalty—165 penalty units.’. ˙ Insertion of new s 118A 8. After section 118— insert— ˙ ‘ Restrictions on grant of clearing permit ‘ 118A.(1) The chief executive may grant a clearing permit to take a vulnerable or rare plant only if the chief executive is satisfied— (a) the applicant is the land-holder of the land on which the plant is growing; and (b) the land-holder intends to clear the land; and (c) the land-holder has tried, unsuccessfully, to find a commercial or recreational use for the plant; and (d) action under the permit will not adversely affect the survival in the wild of the species of plant. ‘ (2) The chief executive may grant a clearing permit to take native wildlife (other than a plant mentioned in subsection (1)), in an area identified under a conservation plan as a critical habitat or an area of major interest, only if the chief executive is satisfied— (a) the applicant is the land-holder of the area; and (b) the land-holder intends to clear land in the area; and

s 9 7 s 10 Nature Conservation Legislation Amendment (No. 2) No. 406, 1995 (c) the taking of the wildlife will not have a significant impact on a viable population of protected wildlife or a community of native wildlife in the area.’. ˙ Amendment of s 121 (Duration of permit) 9. Section 121(1)— insert— ‘(g) clearing permit—6 months.’. ˙ Insertion of new s 167A 10. After section 167— insert— ˙ ‘ Restriction on taking or using common plants ‘ 167A.(1) Subject to section 93 1 of the Act, a person must not take or use a common plant other than under a licence under this regulation. Maximum penalty—165 penalty units. ‘ (2) It is a defence to a charge of taking a common plant in contravention of subsection (1) to prove that— (a) the taking happened in the course of a lawful activity that was not directed towards the taking; and (b) the taking could not have been reasonably avoided. ‘ (3) A person must not use or keep a common plant that has been taken in contravention of subsection (1). ‘ (4) In this section— “common plant” means a common plant that— (a) is a restricted plant; and (b) is in the wild.’. 1 Section 93 (Aborigines’ and Torres Strait Islanders’ rights to take etc. protected wildlife)

s 11 8 s 12 Nature Conservation Legislation Amendment (No. 2) No. 406, 1995 ˙ Amendment of s 171 (When commercial wildlife licence is not needed) 11.(1) Section 171(b)— omit, insert— ‘(b) to sell, by retail, a restricted plant— (i) obtained from a holder of a commercial wildlife licence for the plant; and (ii) tagged with an official tag; or (c) by a land-holder to sell, to the holder of a commercial wildlife licence, seeds taken from a foxtail palm ( Wodyetia bifurcata ) growing on the land-holder’s land.’. (2) Section 171— insert— ‘ (2) Despite subsection (1)(c), a commercial wildlife licence is needed if— (a) 10 or more palms are grown; or (b) the palms are grown for a commercial purpose. ‘ (3) In this section— “official tag” has the meaning given by the Nature Conservation (Protected Plants in Trade) Conservation Plan 1995 . 2 ’. ˙ Amendment of sch 4 (When wildlife movement permit is not needed to move protected wildlife) 12. Schedule 4, section 10— insert— 2 Nature Conservation (Protected Plants in Trade) Conservation Plan 1995 , section 3— ‘ “official tag” for a protected plant means— (a) a tag supplied by the chief executive for attaching to the plant; or (b) a tag complying with the requirements of a conservation authority of another State for attaching to the plant.’.

s 13 9 s 13 Nature Conservation Legislation Amendment (No. 2) No. 406, 1995 ‘ (3) A person who sells, by retail, live restricted plants (the “retailer” ) does not need a wildlife movement permit to move a restricted plant if— (a) the retailer has obtained the plant from the holder of a commercial wildlife licence (the “wholesaler” ); and (b) the plant has been tagged with an official tag; and (c) the plant is moved from the wholesaler’s premises to the retailer’s premises. ‘ (4) A person does not need a wildlife movement permit to move a restricted plant from retail premises to the place where the plant is to be planted or kept. ‘ (5) In this section— “official tag” has the meaning given by the Nature Conservation (Protected Plants in Trade) Conservation Plan 1995 .’. ˙ Amendment of sch 6 (Fees) 13.(1) Schedule 6, part 1, item 6(b) to (d)— renumber as item 6(c) to (e). (2) Schedule 6, part 1, item 6(a)— omit, insert — ‘(a) if granted to a member of a recreational plant society— (i) to take a protected plant that would otherwise have been lawfully destroyed . . . . . . . . . . . (ii) to take seed or other propagating material of a protected plant for use in a conservation program, approved by the chief executive, to conserve the species in cultivation and re- introduce it into the wild . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (iii) to take the seed or other propagating material of a vulnerable, rare or common plant for use in a revegetation program approved by the chief executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NIL NIL NIL

s 14 10 s 14 Nature Conservation Legislation Amendment (No. 2) No. 406, 1995 (b) protected plants (if paragraph (a) does not apply)—each harvest period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.00’. ˙ Amendment of sch 12 (Restricted wildlife) 14.(1) Schedule 12, part 3, section 5, Family Lycopodiaceae, ‘ Huperzia marsupiiforme ’— omit, insert— ‘ Huperzia marsupiiformis ’. (2) Schedule 12, part 3, section 5, Family Lycopodiaceae, ‘ Huperzia squarrosum ’— omit, insert— ‘ Huperzia squarrosa ’. (3) Schedule 12, part 3, section 5, Family Orchidaceae, ‘ Chilisodrista phyllorhiza ’— omit, insert— ‘ Chiloschista phyllorhiza ’. (4) Schedule 12, part 3, section 5, Family Orchidaceae, ‘ Pabillailabium becklari ’— omit, insert— ‘ Papillilabium beckleri ’. (5) Schedule 12, part 3, section 5, Family Orchidaceae, ‘ Phreatia crassaisaela ’— omit, insert— ‘ Phreatia crassiuscula ’. (6) Schedule 12, part 3, section 5, Family Orchidaceae, ‘All species and naturally occurring hybrids of the following genus—’— omit, insert— ‘All species and naturally occurring hybrids of the following genera—’. (7) Schedule 12, part 3, section 5, Family Proteaceae, ‘ Banksia

s 15 11 s 17 Nature Conservation Legislation Amendment (No. 2) No. 406, 1995 conferta ’— omit, insert— ‘ Banksia carinata var. conferta ’. ˙ Amendment of sch 14 (Dictionary) 15. Schedule 14— insert— ‘ “recreational plant society” means a recreational plant society approved by the chief executive.’. PART 3—AMENDMENT OF NATURE CONSERVATION (WILDLIFE) REGULATION 1994 ˙ Regulation amended 16. This part amends the Nature Conservation (Wildlife) Regulation 1994 . ˙ Amendment of sch 5 (Common wildlife) 17.(1) Schedule 5, part 2, section 7, Family Orchidaceae— insert — ‘no common name Chiloschista phyllorhiza no common name Octarrhena pusilla no common name Phreatia crassiuscula no common name Thelasis cainata ’. (2) Schedule 5, part 2, section 7, Family Orchidaceae, after entry ‘• Sarcochilus ’—

s 17 12 Nature Conservation Legislation Amendment (No. 2) insert— ‘• Taeniophyllum ’. s 17 No. 406, 1995 ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 21 December 1995. 2. Notified in the gazette on 22 December 1995. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Environment and Heritage. © State of Queensland 1995