Wildlife Conservation Amendment Regulations 2001 (WA)

14 August 2001 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 4237

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CONSERVATION

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Wildlife Conservation Act 1950

Wildlife Conservation Amendment

Regulations 2001

Made by the Lieutenant-Governor and deputy of the Governor in
Executive Council.

1.            Citation

These regulations may be cited as the Wildlife Conservation
Amendment Regulations 2001.

2.            Regulation 63 replaced

Regulation 63 of the Wildlife Conservation Regulations 1970* is repealed and the following regulation is inserted instead —

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63.          Suspension of section 23

(1) The operation of section 23(1) of the Act is indefinitely
suspended in all parts of the State with respect to the
taking of any fauna declared under section 14(2)(ba) of
the Act to be fauna which is likely to become extinct,
or is rare, or otherwise in need of special protection,
other than —

johnstoni).
(a)	dugong (Dugong dugon);
(b)	loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta);
(c)	leathery turtle (Dermochelys coriacea);
(d)	olive ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea);
(e)	flatback turtle (Natator depressus);
(0	green turtle (Chelonia mydas);
(g)	hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata);
(h)	saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porusus); and

(i)     Australian freshwater crocodile (Crocodylus

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(2) The operation of section 23(1) of the Act is indefinitely

suspended in all parts of the State with respect to the
taking of flora declared under section 23F of the Act to

be rare flora.

[* Reprinted as at 30 January 1992.

For amendments to 22 June 2001 see 2000 Index to

Legislation of Western Australia, Table 4, p. 412-14.]

By Command of the Lieutenant-Governor and deputy of the Governor,

ROD SPENCER, Clerk of the Executive Council.