Threatened Species Conservation Amendment Regulation 2010 (NSW)

2010 No 348

New South Wales

Threatened Species Conservation

Amendment Regulation 2010

under the

Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995.

FRANK SARTOR, MP

Minister for Climate Change and the Environment

Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to amend the Threatened Species Conservation Regulation
2002:

(a)	to increase the maximum penalty in relation to a number of offences under that Regulation from 50 penalty units (currently $5,500) to 200 penalty units (currently $22,000), and
(b)	to update certain references to the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water.

This Regulation is made under the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995, including section 150 (the general regulation-making power).

Published LW 2 July 2010	Page 1
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Clause 1	Threatened Species Conservation Amendment Regulation 2010

Threatened Species Conservation Amendment

Regulation 2010

under the

Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Threatened Species Conservation Amendment
Regulation 2010.

2      Commencement

This Regulation commences on 2 July 2010 and is required to be published on the NSW legislation website.

2010 No 348

Threatened Species Conservation Amendment Regulation 2010

Amendment of Threatened Species Conservation Regulation 2002	Schedule 1
Schedule 1	Amendment of Threatened Species Conservation Regulation 2002

[1]      Clauses 3 (1), paragraph (a) of the definition of “designated officer”, 12 (e) (i), 12G (d) (i) and 34 (3) (b)

Omit “Department of Environment and Conservation” wherever occurring.
Insert instead “Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water”.

[2]      Clauses 7 (1) and (2), 7A (1), 8 (1), 9, 10 (1) and (2), 11 (2), 12C (3) and 12E (3)

Omit “50 penalty units” wherever occurring.
Insert instead “200 penalty units”.