Wildlife Regulations 2013 (Vic)
Version No. 007
Wildlife Regulations 2013
S.R. No. 64/2013
Version incorporating amendments as at
14 June 2023
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Regulation Page
Part 1—Preliminary
1Objectives
2Authorising provision
3Commencement
4Revocation
5Definitions
Part 2—General
Division 1—Licences
6Prescribed categories of wildlife licences for the purposes of section 22
7Wildlife Basic Licence
8Wildlife Advanced Licence
9Wildlife Specimen Licence
10Dingo Licence
11Wildlife Controller Licence
12Wildlife Dealer Licence
13Wildlife Demonstrator Licence
14Wildlife Displayer Licence
15Game Bird Farmer Licence
16Wildlife Processor Licence
17Wildlife Farmer Licence
18Wildlife Taxidermist Licence
19Licence fees
20Application for a wildlife licence
21Notification of change of natural person responsible for managing premises specified in licence
22Advertisement to include licence number
23Employees of Commercial Wildlife Licence holders
Division 2—Forms, permits and authorisations
24Application for authorisation under section 28A
25Application for import and export permits
26Location of forms
Division 3—Record keeping requirements
27Record books
28Return forms
29Inspections of record books and return forms
30Fees for lost or damaged record book
31Storage of record books and return forms
32Return of record books and return forms
33Theft, loss and damage
34Electronic recording of information
35Approvals by the relevant body
Division 4—Miscellaneous
36Notification of change of name or address
37Marking of individual wildlife
38Prescribed poisons under section 54
39Wildlife to be bought, sold or disposed of only at specified premises
39AApproval of wildlife events
40Prescribed area of public land
Part 3—Protection of wildlife
41Taking of wildlife
42Person not to damage, disturb or destroy any wildlife habitat
43Housing wildlife other than specified birds
43AHousing specified birds
44Transport of wildlife
45Wildlife that is not self-sufficient
46Inter-breeding of wildlife
Part 4—Exemptions
47Exemptions for registered veterinary practitioners from offences in the Act relating to the destruction of wildlife
48Exemptions from offences in the Act relating to the destruction of protected wildlife
49Exemptions from offences in the Act relating to protected wildlife
50Exemptions from offences in the Act for the purpose of treating sick, injured or abandoned wildlife
51Exemptions from offences relating to threatened and protected wildlife for the Zoological Parks and Gardens Board
51AExemptions from offence in the Act relating to the sale etc. of wildlife
52Exemptions from offences relating to possessing threatened and protected wildlife for the purposes of conveying and transporting the wildlife
52AExemptions from offences relating to possessing deer for the purposes of transporting the deer
53Exemptions from offences relating to possessing threatened and protected wildlife for persons possessing cast, shed or sloughed products of wildlife
54Exemptions from import and export permit requirements in the Act
Part 5—Private wildlife licences
55Conditions of any Wildlife Basic Licence and any Wildlife Advanced Licence
56Conditions of any Wildlife Specimen Licence
57Conditions of any Dingo Licence
Part 6—Commercial Wildlife Licences
Division 1—General
58Conditions applying to all Commercial Wildlife Licences
59Commercial Wildlife Licence to apply to single premises
60Display of signs for certain Commercial Wildlife Licences
61Employees of certain Commercial Wildlife Licence holders must carry copy of licence
62Specified premises
Division 2—Conditions of Wildlife Controller Licences
63Conditions of any Wildlife Controller Licence
64Conditions of a Wildlife Controller Licence which authorises the taking of certain birds from the wild
Division 3—Conditions of Wildlife Dealer Licences
65Conditions of any Wildlife Dealer Licence
Division 4—Conditions of Wildlife Demonstrator Licences
66Conditions of any Wildlife Demonstrator Licence
Division 5—Conditions of Wildlife Displayer Licences
67Conditions of any Wildlife Displayer Licence
Division 6—Conditions of Game Bird Farmer Licences, Wildlife Processor Licences and Wildlife Farmer Licences
68Condition of any Game Bird Farmer Licence, Wildlife Processor Licence and Wildlife Farmer Licence
69Conditions of any Game Bird Farmer Licence and Wildlife Processor Licence
70Conditions of any Game Bird Farmer Licence
71Conditions of any Wildlife Processor Licence
72Conditions of any Wildlife Farmer Licence
Division 7—Conditions of Wildlife Taxidermist Licences
73Conditions of any Wildlife Taxidermist Licence
Part 7—Royalties
74Royalties
Schedules
Schedule 1—Fees
Schedule 2—Taxa of wildlife that may be held by holders of the appropriate licence for private or certain commercial purposes
Schedule 3—Taxa of wildlife that may be held by holders of the appropriate licence for private or certain commercial purposes
Schedule 4—Taxa of wildlife that may be held for private purposes without a licence or for commercial purposes by the holder of an appropriate licence
Schedule 5—Taxa of wildlife that are exempt from requirement to hold a licence in certain circumstances
Schedule 6—Taxa of wildlife that may be controlled by the holder of an appropriate Wildlife Controller's Licence
Schedule 7—Taxa of wildlife that may be held by the holder of a Wildlife Farmer Licence
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Endnotes
1 General information
2 Table of Amendments
3 Explanatory details
Version No. 007
Wildlife Regulations 2013
S.R. No. 64/2013
Version incorporating amendments as at
14 June 2023
PART 1—PRELIMINARY
1Objectives
The objectives of these Regulations are—
(a)to provide for the management and conservation of wildlife and wildlife habitat; and
(b)to provide for humane use of and access to wildlife; and
(c)to make further provision in relation to the licensing system established by section 22 of the Wildlife Act 1975; and
(d)to prescribe fees, offences, royalties and various other matters for the purposes of the Wildlife Act 1975; and
(e)to provide for exemptions from certain provisions of the Wildlife Act 1975.
2Authorising provision
These Regulations are made under section 87 of the Wildlife Act 1975.
3Commencement
These Regulations come into operation on 23 June 2013.
4Revocation
The following Regulations are revoked—
(a)the Wildlife Regulations 2002[1];
(b)the Wildlife (Amendment) Regulations 2004[2];
(c)the Wildlife Amendment Regulations 2009[3].
5Definitions
In these Regulations—
commercial film includes, but is not limited to, commercial films, theatrical productions, television productions, and advertisements;
Commercial Wildlife Licence means any one of the following licences¾
(a)Wildlife Controller Licence;
(b)Wildlife Dealer Licence;
(c)Wildlife Demonstrator Licence;
(d)Wildlife Displayer Licence;
(e)Game Bird Farmer Licence;
(f)Wildlife Processor Licence;
(g)Wildlife Farmer Licence;
(h)Wildlife Taxidermist Licence;
dangerous or venomous wildlife includes, but is not limited to, elapid snakes whether or not the individual specimen is capable of a venomous bite;
dingomeans Canis lupus dingo;
exempt person means a person who is, by the operation of regulation 49, exempted from section 47 of the Act;
Phillip Island Nature Park has the same meaning as in the Crown Land (Reserves) (Phillip Island Nature Park) Regulations 2010, made under section 13 of the Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978;
Private Wildlife Licence means any one of the following licences—
(a)Wildlife Basic Licence;
(b)Wildlife Advanced Licence;
(c)Wildlife Specimen Licence;
(d)Dingo Licence;
registered veterinary practitioner has the same meaning as in the Veterinary Practice Act 1997;
relevant body means—
(a)in the case of a Game Bird Farmer Licence or specified birds, the Game Management Authority;
(b)in the case of any other licence, permit or authority issued under the Act, or wildlife other than specified birds, the Secretary;
take includes to gain possession or control of wildlife by any means and also includes causing, permitting or assisting in taking wildlife;
the Act means the Wildlife Act 1975;
trap includes a trap, net, snare, pitfall or any other device used for, or capable of being used for, taking wildlife;
wildlife event means an event approved by the Secretary in accordance with regulation 39A.
PART 2—GENERAL
Division 1—Licences
6Prescribed categories of wildlife licences for the purposes of section 22
For the purposes of section 22 of the Act, the prescribed categories of wildlife licences are—
(a)Wildlife Basic Licence;
(b)Wildlife Advanced Licence;
(c)Wildlife Specimen Licence;
(d)Dingo Licence;
(e)Wildlife Controller Licence;
(f)Wildlife Dealer Licence;
(g)Wildlife Demonstrator Licence;
(h)Wildlife Displayer Licence;
(i)Game Bird Farmer Licence;
(j)Wildlife Processor Licence;
(k)Wildlife Farmer Licence;
(l)Wildlife Taxidermist Licence.
7Wildlife Basic Licence
A Wildlife Basic Licence authorises the licence holder to possess, keep, breed, display, buy, sell and dispose of any wildlife listed in Schedules 2 and 7 and specified in the licence for non-commercial purposes.
8Wildlife Advanced Licence
A Wildlife Advanced Licence authorises the licence holder to possess, keep, breed, display, buy, sell and dispose of any wildlife listed in Schedules 2, 3 and 7 and specified in the licence for non-commercial purposes.
9Wildlife Specimen Licence
A Wildlife Specimen Licence authorises the licence holder to possess, keep, display, buy, sell and dispose of prepared or mounted specimens of any dead wildlife specified in the licence for non-commercial purposes.
10Dingo Licence
A Dingo Licence authorises the licence holder to—
(a)possess, keep, breed, buy, sell and dispose of any dingo for non-commercial purposes; and
(b)possess any dingo at other sites for the non‑commercial purposes of exercising, obedience training, education, or display at shows conducted by a canine association.
11Wildlife Controller Licence
A Wildlife Controller Licence authorises the licence holder to take any wildlife listed in Schedule 6 and specified in the licence from the wild and to destroy, dispose of or sell the wildlife, in circumstances where the wildlife is damaging property or is a danger to persons.
12Wildlife Dealer Licence
A Wildlife Dealer Licence authorises the licence holder to—
(a)possess, keep, breed, display, buy, sell and dispose of any living wildlife listed in Schedule 2, Part A of Schedule 3, Part B of Schedule 4 and Schedule 7 and specified in the licence, for the commercial purpose of dealing in wildlife; and
(b)dispose of dead wildlife listed in Schedules 2, Part A of Schedule 3, Part B of Schedule 4 and Schedule 7 and specified in the licence.
13Wildlife Demonstrator Licence
A Wildlife Demonstrator Licence authorises the licence holder to—
(a)possess and display any taxon of wildlife listed in Schedule 2, 3 or 4 and specified in the licence to the public in travelling displays or demonstrations or other temporary displays or demonstrations at any location within Victoria, for the purpose of promoting an understanding of the ecology and conservation of wildlife;
(b)possess, keep, breed, buy, sell or dispose of wildlife listed in Schedule 2, 3 or 4 and specified in the licence at the premises specified in the licence for the purpose of promoting an understanding of the ecology and conservation of wildlife;
(c)possess, keep, breed, buy, sell or dispose of any taxon of wildlife listed in Schedule 2, 3 or 4 and specified in the licence at the premises specified in the licence, for the purpose of providing the wildlife for use in commercial films;
(d)possess, keep, breed, buy, sell, display or dispose of any taxon of wildlife that is not listed in Schedule 2, 3 or 4 and specified in the licence.
14Wildlife Displayer Licence
A Wildlife Displayer Licence authorises the licence holder to—
(a)possess and display any taxon of wildlife specified in the licence for the purpose of promoting the conservation of or providing education about wildlife—
(i)in permanent and fixed facilities at the premises specified in the licence where—
(A)the enclosure is an integral part of the display; and
(B)the display of wildlife has a clear conservation theme and is designed to present information on the ecological role of the wildlife being displayed; and
(ii)at other sites in Victoria not specified in the licence; and
(b)possess, keep, breed, sell, buy or dispose of any taxon of wildlife specified in the licence for the purpose of providing wildlife for use in commercial films; and
(c)possess, keep, breed, sell, buy or dispose of any taxon of wildlife specified in the licence on the premises specified in the licence for the purpose of promoting the conservation of or providing education about wildlife.
15Game Bird Farmer Licence
A Game Bird Farmer Licence authorises the licence holder to possess, keep, breed, buy, sell, destroy and dispose of any specified birds that have been bred in captivity for the purpose of hunting.
16Wildlife Processor Licence
A Wildlife Processor Licence authorises the licence holder to possess, keep, buy, sell, process and dispose of dead wildlife for the purpose of providing wildlife products for sale, if the wildlife is of—
(a)any taxa listed in Part B of Schedule 5 and specified in the licence that has been obtained from a source approved in writing for the purpose by the Secretary; or
(b)any taxa listed in Schedule 7 and specified in the licence that has been obtained from the holder of a Wildlife Farmer Licence.
17Wildlife Farmer Licence
A Wildlife Farmer Licence authorises the licence holder, for the purpose of farming wildlife to—
(a)possess, keep, breed, buy, sell, display, destroy, process and dispose of any wildlife that is of the taxa listed in Schedule 7 and specified in the licence and that has been bred in captivity or obtained from a source approved in writing by the Secretary; and
(b)dispose of infertile eggs of any wildlife that is of the taxa listed in Schedule 7 and specified in the licence to any person; and
(c)possess and display any wildlife that is of the taxa listed in Schedule 7 and specified in the licence at sites other than the premises specified in the licence.
18Wildlife Taxidermist Licence
A Wildlife Taxidermist Licence authorises the licence holder to—
(a)possess, keep, display, buy, sell, process and dispose of wildlife—
(i)that is of the taxa listed in Schedules 2, 3 and 4, or of the taxa listed in Schedule 7 and specified in the licence that are obtained from the holder of a Wildlife Farmer Licence for the purpose of preserving, preparing and mounting, and restoring, parts or complete specimens of dead wildlife; or
(ii)approved in writing by the Secretary for the purpose of preserving, preparing and mounting, and restoring, parts or complete specimens of dead wildlife; and
(b)keep, possess or dispose of wildlife—
(i)that is of the taxa listed in Schedules 2, 3 and 4 and specified in the licence for the purpose of providing parts or complete specimens of dead wildlife for use in commercial films; or
(ii)of the taxa listed in Schedule 7 and specified in the licence that are obtained from the holder of a Wildlife Farmer Licence or approved in writing by the Secretary for the purpose of providing parts or complete specimens of dead wildlife for use in commercial films.
19Licence fees
(1)For the purposes of section 22(4) of the Act, the prescribed annual fee for a category of wildlife licence listed in Column 2 of Schedule 1 is the fee listed opposite the category of licence in Column 3 of Schedule 1.
(2)If a licence is issued for less than 12 months, the prescribed fee for a category of wildlife licence listed in Column 2 of Schedule 1 is the fee listed opposite the category of licence in Column 3 of Schedule 1 divided by 12 and multiplied by the number of months for which the licence is issued.
(3)If a licence is issued for—
(a)more than 12 months, but less than 18 months, the prescribed fee for a category of wildlife licence listed in Column 2 of Schedule 1 is the fee listed opposite the category of licence in Column 3 of Schedule 1 divided by 12 and multiplied by the number of months for which the licence is issued; or
(b)more than 18 months, the prescribed fee for a category of wildlife licence set out in Column 2 in Schedule 1 is the fee set out in Column 3 in Schedule 1 divided by 15 and multiplied by the number of months the licence will remain valid.
(4)The prescribed fee for an application for the replacement of a lost or damaged licence is 1 fee unit.
(5)The prescribed fee for an application for the variation of a licence is 2 fee units.
(6)If the Secretary is satisfied that an applicant for a licence is an eligible person within the meaning of the State Concessions Act 2004, the prescribed fee to be paid for a Private Wildlife Licence is half the amount payable under this regulation.
20Application for a wildlife licence
(1)An application for the issue or variation of a wildlife licence must—
(a)be in a form approved by the relevant body; and
(b)contain the following information together with any other information required by the relevant body—
(i)in the case of a person who is less than 18 years of age and who applies for a Wildlife Basic Licence or a Wildlife Advanced Licence, the written and signed consent of that person's parent or legal guardian;
(ii)in the case of a person who is less than 18 years of age and who applies for a Wildlife Advanced Licence in respect to the possession of the venomous snakes listed in Part B of Schedule 3, documentation that demonstrates that the applicant understands the handling of those venomous snakes;
(iii)in the case of a person who applies for a Dingo Licence, evidence that the person is over 18 years of age;
(iv)details of any findings of guilt for offences under the Act or the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 or a corresponding law of another State or Territory or of the Commonwealth with respect to wildlife during the 10 years preceding the application;
(v)in the case of a person who is not a natural person, the name, residential address, telephone number and date of birth of the natural person who will be responsible for managing the premises to which the licence application relates;
(vi)the following details of any person who is currently employed by the holder of a Commercial Wildlife Licence to work at the premises to which that licence relates and who is engaging in conduct on behalf of the licence holder under that licence—
(A)the name, sex, date of birth, contact telephone number and residential address of the person employed; and
(B)the capacity in which the person is employed; and
(C)the date on which the person commenced employment with the licence holder.
(2)For the purposes of subregulation (1)(b), the Secretary may require the following information—
(a)a plan of the area applied for showing all buildings, fences, yards, shelters, watering and feeding facilities;
(b)enclosure design and specifications, materials to be used in construction of facilities, enclosure layout, holding pens, shelters, watering and feeding facilities and any other relevant matter;
(c)in the case of the holder of a Wildlife Demonstrator Licence or Wildlife Displayer Licence, the design, specifications and materials to be used in the construction of a pit for displaying or demonstrating dangerous or venomous wildlife during travelling displays or demonstrations that it is an open topped enclosure designed, constructed and maintained to—
(i)allow the safe display or demonstration of dangerous or venomous wildlife from within the enclosure by the holder of that licence; and
(ii)prevent the escape of any dangerous or venomous wildlife from within the enclosure; and
(iii)ensure the walls of the enclosure are a minimum height of 1×1 metres; and
(iv)ensure the walls of the enclosure are constructed from solid and sturdy materials with no gaps or holes that may allow a person outside the enclosure to protrude any part of their body through the walls.
(3)For the purposes of subregulation (1)(b), the Game Management Authority may require the following information in relation to an application regarding a Game Bird Farmer Licence—
(a)a plan of the area applied for showing all buildings, fences, yards, shelters, watering and feeding facilities;
(b)enclosure design and specifications, materials to be used in construction of facilities, enclosure layout, holding pens, shelters, watering and feeding facilities and any other relevant matter.
21Notification of change of natural person responsible for managing premises specified in licence
(1)A licence holder that is not a natural person must notify the relevant body in writing within 10 business days of a change of the natural person responsible for managing the premises specified in the licence.
Penalty:10 penalty units.
(2)A notification under subregulation (1) must include the name, residential address, telephone number and date of birth of the natural person who is responsible for managing the premises specified in the licence.
22Advertisement to include licence number
The holder of a wildlife licence must not advertise wildlife for sale unless the advertisement states the wildlife licence number that authorises the sale.
Penalty:In the case of a natural person, 20 penalty units;
In the case of a body corporate, 30 penalty units.
23Employees of Commercial Wildlife Licence holders
(1)Within 10 business days of the holder of a Commercial Wildlife Licence employing any person to engage in conduct on behalf of the licence holder under that licence, the holder of the Commercial Wildlife Licence must notify the relevant body in writing of the following detail—
(a)the name, sex, date of birth, contact telephone number and residential address of the person employed; and
(b)the capacity in which the person is employed; and
(c)the date on which the person commenced employment with the licence holder.
Penalty:In the case of a natural person, 5 penalty units;
In the case of a body corporate, 10 penalty units.
(2)If a person who is employed to engage in conduct on behalf of the licence holder under that licence ceases to be an employee of the holder of a Commercial Wildlife Licence, the licence holder must notify the relevant body in writing within 10 business days after the person so ceases.
Penalty:In the case of a natural person, 5 penalty units;
In the case of a body corporate, 10 penalty units.
Division 2—Forms, permits and authorisations
24Application for authorisation under section 28A
For the purposes of section 28A of the Act, an application for an authorisation must be in a form approved by—
(a)in the case of specified birds, the Game Management Authority;
(b)in the case of any other wildlife, the Secretary.
25Application for import and export permits
(1)For the purposes of section 50(3) of the Act, an application for a permit under section 50 of the Act must be in a form approved by the Secretary.
(2)Within 10 business days of the day of expiry of a permit issued under section 50 of the Act, the holder of the permit must notify the Secretary of the outcome of the transaction to import or export wildlife to which the permit relates in a form approved by the Secretary.
Penalty:In the case of a natural person, 20 penalty units;
In the case of a body corporate, 30 penalty units.
26Location of forms
(1)If the Secretary approves a form under these Regulations, the Secretary must cause a copy of that form to be available on the Department's website.
(2)If the Game Management Authority approves a form under these Regulations, the Game Management Authority must cause a copy of that form to be available on its website.
Division 3—Record keeping requirements
27Record books
(1)All record books and return forms supplied by the relevant body remain the property of the relevant body.
(2)The holder of a wildlife licence must maintain complete, permanent and legible entries of all transactions made by the holder of a wildlife licence in the record book supplied by the relevant body.
Penalty:In the case of a natural person, 20 penalty units;
In the case of a body corporate, 30 penalty units.
(3)The holder of a wildlife licence must make each entry in the record book by the close of the same business day after any occurrence of an event that is required by the relevant body to be entered in the record book.
Penalty:In the case of a natural person, 20 penalty units;
In the case of a body corporate, 30 penalty units.
(4)The holder of a Wildlife Demonstrator Licence must maintain a bound book which records the date, time and venue of all demonstrations conducted by the holder of the Wildlife Demonstrator Licence.
Penalty:In the case of a natural person, 20 penalty units;
In the case of a body corporate, 30 penalty units.
28Return forms
(1)The holder of a wildlife licence must ensure that return forms are completed fully, legibly and permanently using a return form supplied by the relevant body.
Penalty:In the case of a natural person, 20 penalty units;
In the case of a body corporate, 30 penalty units.
(2)The holder of a wildlife licence must provide the relevant body with a return form at the time specified in the licence.
Penalty:In the case of a natural person, 20 penalty units;
In the case of a body corporate, 30 penalty units.
(3)The holder of a wildlife licence must ensure that a legible copy of each return form is kept by the licence holder.
Penalty:In the case of a natural person, 20 penalty units;
In the case of a body corporate, 30 penalty units.
29Inspections of record books and return forms
The holder of a wildlife licence must produce all or any record books or copies of return forms for inspection when requested by an authorised officer.
Penalty:In the case of a natural person, 20 penalty units;
In the case of a body corporate, 30 penalty units.
30Fees for lost or damaged record book
If a record book has been lost or damaged, the holder of a wildlife licence must pay a maximum fee of 1 fee unit for each replacement record book.
31Storage of record books and return forms
(1)Subject to subregulation (2), the holder of a wildlife licence must ensure that the record book and copies of return forms are kept in a safe and secure place at the premises specified in the licence.
Penalty:In the case of a natural person, 20 penalty units;
In the case of a body corporate, 30 penalty units.
(2)The holder of a wildlife licence may remove the record book from the premises specified in the licence for the purposes of undertaking a transaction in circumstances set out in regulation 39(a), (b) or (ba).
32Return of record books and return forms
(1)Within 10 business days of a person ceasing to hold a wildlife licence, the person must return all record books and copies of return forms to the relevant body.
Penalty:In the case of a natural person, 20 penalty units;
In the case of a body corporate, 30 penalty units.
(2)The holder of a wildlife licence must surrender to the relevant body all record books or return forms at the written direction of the relevant body within the time specified in that direction.
Penalty:In the case of a natural person, 20 penalty units;
In the case of a body corporate, 30 penalty units.
33Theft, loss and damage
(1)The holder of a wildlife licence must—
(a)report any theft of wildlife relating to the licence to a member of the police force within 2 business days of the licence holder becoming aware of the theft; and
(b)record the theft in the record book; and
(c)retain a copy of the police report.
Penalty:In the case of a natural person, 20 penalty units;
In the case of a body corporate, 30 penalty units.
(2)The holder of a wildlife licence must notify the relevant body of the theft or loss of any wildlife in a form approved by the relevant body within 2 business days of becoming aware of the theft or loss.
Penalty:In the case of a natural person, 20 penalty units;
In the case of a body corporate, 30 penalty units.
(3)The holder of a wildlife licence must produce a copy of the police report referred to in subregulation (1) upon request by an authorised officer.
Penalty:In the case of a natural person, 20 penalty units;
In the case of a body corporate, 30 penalty units.
(4)The holder of a wildlife licence must notify the relevant body of the theft, loss of or damage to any record book or return form, or copy of a return form in a form approved by the relevant body within 2 business days upon becoming aware of the theft, loss or damage.
Penalty:In the case of a natural person, 20 penalty units;
In the case of a body corporate, 30 penalty units.
(5)The holder of a wildlife licence must not tamper with, or permit to be tampered with, any entry in a record book or return form.
Penalty:50 penalty units.
(6)The holder of a wildlife licence must not be in possession or control of a record book, return form or copy of a return form that has been tampered with.
Penalty:50 penalty units.
(7)For the purpose of subregulations (5) and (6), tamper includes to damage, destroy, deface, erase, delete or remove.
(8)The holder of a Dingo Licence must, in the event of the escape of any dingoes, notify the Secretary of the escape and the micro-chip of each escaped dingo, within 2 business days of becoming aware of the escape.
Penalty:In the case of a natural person, 20 penalty units;
In the case of a body corporate, 30 penalty units.
34Electronic recording of information
(1)Where these Regulations require a person to record or keep information for any purpose, the relevant body may require the information to be recorded or kept in an electronic form.
(2)Where these Regulations require a person to provide or submit information for any purpose, the relevant body may require the information to be provided or submitted to the relevant body by means of an electronic communication.
(3)Where the relevant body has issued a requirement under this regulation, a reference in these Regulations to a record book, return form, notification or application includes a reference to the record book, return form, notification or application in that electronic form.
35Approvals by the relevant body
(1)The relevant body may approve any form for the purposes of these Regulations.
(2)A form approved by the relevant body may require or permit the form to be given on a specified kind of data processing device or by specified electronic transmission, in accordance with specified software or other requirements.
(3)A form approved by the relevant body may include a form of record book, return form, application or notification.
(4)The relevant body may approve a source of wildlife for the purposes of these Regulations.
Division 4—Miscellaneous
36Notification of change of name or address
The holder of a wildlife licence, permit or authority issued under the Act must notify the relevant body within 10 business days of any change of name or address provided to the relevant body in relation to the licence, permit or authority.
Penalty:In the case of a natural person, 5 penalty units;
In the case of a body corporate, 10 penalty units.
37Marking of individual wildlife
(1)The Secretary may direct, in writing, the holder of a wildlife licence, other than a Game Bird Farmer Licence, to mark wildlife in that licence holder's possession—
(a)if the wildlife is diseased; or
(b)if the Secretary believes, on reasonable grounds, that the wildlife is held or was held, acquired or disposed of in contravention of the Act or a corresponding law of another State or of a Territory of the Commonwealth with respect to wildlife; or
(c)for any other reason as determined by the Secretary.
(1A)The Game Management Authority may direct, in writing, the holder of a Game Bird Farmer Licence to mark any specified birds in the holder's possession—
(a)if the specified birds are diseased; or
(b)if the Game Management Authority believes, on reasonable grounds, that the specified birds are held, acquired or disposed of in contravention of the Act or a corresponding law of another State or of a Territory of the Commonwealth with respect to the specified birds; or
(c)for any other reason as determined by the Game Management Authority.
(2)A direction under subregulation (1) or (1A) may specify—
(a)the type of mark to be used;
(b)method of marking to be used;
(c)whether the mark is to be permanent or the duration of time for which the wildlife must remain marked.
(3)A person who has been directed to mark wildlife under this regulation must comply with the direction.
Penalty:50 penalty units.
38Prescribed poisons under section 54
For the purposes of section 54 of the Act, the following substances are prescribed—
(a)any poison or controlled substance within the meaning of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981; or
(b)any agricultural chemical product within the meaning of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994 of the Commonwealth.
39Wildlife to be bought, sold or disposed of only at specified premises
The holder of a wildlife licence must not buy, sell or enter into a transaction to dispose of wildlife unless—
(a)the transaction occurs at the premises specified in the wildlife licence of one of the parties to the transaction; or
(b)the transaction and the place of the transaction have been specifically approved in writing by the relevant body; or
(ba)the transaction occurs at a wildlife event and is in accordance with any conditions imposed under regulation 39A(2)(c); or
(c)the transaction is with an exempt person.
Penalty:In the case of a natural person, 20 penalty units;
In the case of a body corporate, 30 penalty units.
39AApproval of wildlife events
(1)The Secretary, by notice published in the Government Gazette, may approve a wildlife event at which the holder of any class of wildlife licence specified in the notice may display, buy, sell, acquire, receive, keep or possess wildlife in accordance with that licence.
(2)A notice under subregulation (1)—
(a)must specify the date and place of the wildlife event; and
(b)must specify the categories of wildlife licence to which the event applies, being one or more of the following—
(i)Wildlife Basic Licence;
(ii)Wildlife Advanced Licence;
(iii)Wildlife Specimen Licence;
(iv)Wildlife Dealer Licence;
(v)Wildlife Demonstrator Licence;
(vi)Wildlife Displayer Licence;
(vii)Wildlife Taxidermist Licence; and
(c)may specify any conditions that apply to the displaying, buying, selling, acquiring, receiving, keeping or possessing of wildlife at the wildlife event.
40Prescribed area of public land
For the purposes of section 48A(1)(c) of the Act, Phillip Island Nature Park is a prescribed area of public land.
PART 3—PROTECTION OF WILDLIFE
41Taking of wildlife
(1)A person other than a person referred to in subregulation (6) or (6A) must not use a trap, bait, lure, poison, decoy, or live animal to attract wildlife for the purpose of taking that wildlife unless the person is licensed or authorised to do so under the Act.
Penalty:50 penalty units.
(2)A person other than a person referred to in subregulation (6B) must not use a firearm from an aircraft, motor vehicle, boat or any other vehicle to take wildlife unless the person is licensed or authorised to do so under the Act.
Penalty:50 penalty units.
(3)A person must not use an aircraft, motor vehicle, boat, or any other vehicle to pursue, chase, or harass wildlife unless the person is licensed or authorised to do so under the Act.
Penalty:50 penalty units.
(4)A person other than a person referred to in subregulation (6C) must not use an artificial light, electronic device, or recorded sound to hunt or take wildlife, unless the person is licensed or authorised to do so under the Act.
Penalty:50 penalty units.
(5)A person other than a person referred to in subregulation (6D) must not use a gun, bow or other weapon, for the purpose of taking wildlife, unless the person is licensed or authorised to do so under the Act.
Penalty:50 penalty units.
(6)A person does not commit an offence under subregulation (1) in circumstances where the person is attempting to capture any specified birds or any wildlife of the taxa listed in Part C of Schedule 5 or Schedule 7 which was legally in the possession of the person and which has escaped.
(6A)A person does not commit an offence under subregulation (1) in circumstances where—
(a)the person is using a trap, non-poisonous bait, lure or decoy to attract wildlife for the purpose of taking that wildlife; and
(b)the person is acting under an authorisation order given under section 83 of the Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010; and
(c)the use of that trap, non-poisonous bait, lure or decoy is not prohibited under that authorisation order.
(6B)A person does not commit an offence under subregulation (2) in circumstances where—
(a)the person is using a firearm from a boat that is operating at a speed of 5 knots or less to take wildlife; and
(b)the person is acting under an authorisation order given under section 83 of the Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010; and
(c)the use of that firearm is not prohibited under that authorisation order.
(6C)A person does not commit an offence under subregulation (4) in circumstances where—
(a)the person is using an artificial light, electronic device or recorded sound to hunt or take wildlife; and
(b)the person is acting under an authorisation order given under section 83 of the Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010; and
(c)the use of that artificial light, electronic device or recorded sound is not prohibited under that authorisation order.
(6D)A person does not commit an offence under subregulation (5) in circumstances where—
(a)the person is using a gun, bow or other weapon for the purpose of taking wildlife; and
(b)the person is acting under an authorisation order given under section 83 of the Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010; and
(c)the use of that gun, bow or other weapon is not prohibited under that authorisation order.
(7)In this regulation—
non-poisonous bait means bait that is not impregnated with any poison;
wildlife does not include game.
42Person not to damage, disturb or destroy any wildlife habitat
(1)A person other than a person referred to in subregulation (2) must not damage, disturb or destroy any wildlife habitat.
Penalty:50 penalty units.
(2)A person does not commit an offence under subregulation (1) if the person is—
(a)authorised to damage, disturb or destroy wildlife habitat under any Act; or
(b)the holder of a licence granted under the Forests Act 1958 to harvest timber or other forest produce; or
(c)undertaking timber harvesting operations that are authorised operations referred to in section 45(2)(a) and (b)(i) of the Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004.
(3)In this regulation, disturb in relation to wildlife habitat includes but is not limited to the removal or relocation of wildlife habitat or a part of wildlife habitat.
43Housing wildlife other than specified birds
(1)A person other than a person referred to in subregulation (3) who possesses living wildlife, other than specified birds, must keep the wildlife in cages or enclosures that—
(a)are designed, constructed and maintained to provide for the adequate shelter for the wildlife; and
(b)prevent the escape or injury of the wildlife; and
(c)protect the wildlife from predators; and
(d)resist access by persons not authorised by the person who possesses the wildlife; and
(e)provide for the good health and welfare of the animal in accordance with any applicable code of practice made under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 or the Domestic Animals Act 1994.
Penalty:50 penalty units.
(2)If a cage or enclosure is not designed, constructed and maintained to comply with subregulation (1), the Secretary may direct in writing that the person possessing the wildlife make specific changes or alterations to the enclosure within the period specified in the direction.
(3)A person does not commit an offence under subregulation (1) if the person has obtained prior written approval of the Secretary under subregulation (4) and is acting in accordance with that approval.
(4)The Secretary may—
(a)give written approval for a person to keep wildlife in an enclosure which does not comply with any or all of the requirements of subregulation (1); and
(b)impose conditions on an approval given under paragraph (a).
43AHousing specified birds
(1)A holder of a Game Bird Farmer Licence other than a person referred to in subregulation (3) who possesses living specified birds must keep those birds in cages or enclosures that—
(a)are designed, constructed and maintained to provide for the adequate shelter for the specified birds; and
(b)prevent the escape or injury of the specified birds; and
(c)protect the specified birds from predators; and
(d)resist access by persons not authorised by the person who possesses the specified birds; and
(e)provide for the good health and welfare of the animal in accordance with any applicable code of practice made under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 or the Domestic Animals Act 1994.
Penalty:50 penalty units.
(2)If a cage or enclosure is not designed, constructed and maintained to comply with subregulation (1), the Game Management Authority may direct in writing that the holder of a Game Bird Farmer Licence possessing the specified birds make specific changes or alterations to the enclosure within the period specified in the direction.
(3)A holder of a Game Bird Farmer Licence does not commit an offence under subregulation (1) if the person has obtained prior written approval of the Game Management Authority under subregulation (4) and is acting in accordance with that approval.
(4)The Game Management Authority may—
(a)give written approval for a holder of a Game Bird Farmer Licence to keep specified birds in an enclosure which does not comply with any or all of the requirements of subregulation (1); and
(b)impose conditions on an approval given under paragraph (a).
44Transport of wildlife
(1)A person other than a person referred to in subregulation (4) who consigns or transports wildlife must ensure that any container used to consign or transport the wildlife is designed, constructed and maintained to—
(a)withstand transportation; and
(b)prevent the escape or injury of the wildlife contained within; and
(c)protect against predators; and
(d)resist interference; and
(e)provide for the good health and welfare of the animal during transport in accordance with any applicable code of practice made under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 or the Domestic Animals Act 1994.
Penalty:50 penalty units.
(2)A person other than a person referred to in subregulation (4) who consigns a specimen of wildlife for transport must ensure that the container in which the specimen is placed has securely attached to it a label clearly displaying the following information—
(a)the person's name and address and wildlife licence number (if any); and
(b)the name and address and wildlife licence number (if any) of the person to whom the specimen is being consigned; and
(c)the common name (where provided in the relevant Schedule to these Regulations, if any) of the taxon of the specimen that is being consigned; and
(d)the number of specimens of each taxon of wildlife in the container in which the specimen is placed.
Penalty:In the case of a natural person, 20 penalty units;
In the case of a body corporate, 30 penalty units.
(3)A person other than a person referred to in subregulation (4) who transports a specimen of wildlife must ensure that the container in which the specimen is placed has securely attached to it a label clearly displaying information that the person reasonably believes is the following information¾
(a)the name and address and wildlife licence number (if any) of the owner of the specimen; and
(b)the name and address and wildlife licence number (if any) of the person to whom the specimen is being consigned; and
(c)the common name (where provided in the relevant Schedule to these Regulations, if any) of the taxon of the specimen that is being consigned; and
(d)the number of specimens of each taxon of wildlife in the container or receptacle in which the specimen is placed.
Penalty:In the case of a natural person, 20 penalty units;
In the case of a body corporate, 30 penalty units.
(4)A person does not commit an offence under this regulation if the person possesses sick, injured or abandoned wildlife for the purpose of transporting the wildlife to a registered veterinary practitioner or the holder of an authorisation under section 28A(1)(f) of the Act.
45Wildlife that is not self-sufficient
(1)A person other than a person referred to in subregulation (2) must not, without the prior written approval of the relevant body buy, sell, dispose of, consign, or transport any wildlife that—
(a)if a flighted bird, is too young to fly, or if a flightless bird, is less than 4 weeks old; or
(b)if a mammal, is not fully weaned; or
(c)is obviously diseased, sick or injured; or
(d)is an egg.
Penalty:50 penalty units.
(2)A person does not commit an offence under subregulation (1) if the person—
(a)possesses sick, injured or abandoned wildlife for the purpose of transporting the wildlife to a registered veterinary practitioner or to the holder of an authorisation under section 28A(1)(f) of the Act; or
(b)is buying, selling, disposing of, consigning, conveying or transporting the eggs of any specified birds; or
(c)is buying, selling, disposing of, consigning, conveying or transporting any wildlife listed in Part C of Schedule 5 that is not fully weaned if that wildlife is being bought, sold, disposed of, consigned or transported with its mother; or
(d)is the holder of a Wildlife Farmer Licence who is buying, selling, disposing of, consigning, conveying or transporting the eggs of any wildlife listed in Schedule 7.
46Inter-breeding of wildlife
(1)A person must not, without the prior written approval of the Secretary—
(a)permit different taxa of wildlife to inter-breed unless those taxa of wildlife are known to inter-breed in the wild;
(b)permit taxa of wildlife to inter-breed with another taxa of animal that is not wildlife;
Example
A dingo may not be bred with a dog (Canis lupis familiaris) or dingo-dog hybrid.
(c)sell or dispose of cross-breeds of wildlife unless those cross-breeds are known to occur in the wild.
Penalty:50 penalty units.
(2)Subregulation (1) does not apply to a person who inter-breeds the taxa of specified bird or of wildlife listed in Part C of Schedule 5 with any other taxa of specified bird or any other wildlife listed in Part C of Schedule 5 and who sells or disposes of the resultant cross-breeds.
PART 4—EXEMPTIONS
47Exemptions for registered veterinary practitioners from offences in the Act relating to the destruction of wildlife
A registered veterinary practitioner who destroys wildlife in accordance with the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 is exempt from the operation of sections 41, 43 and 44 of the Act, to the extent that those sections relate to the destruction of wildlife.
48Exemptions from offences in the Act relating to the destruction of protected wildlife
(1)A person who is a licensee, manager or operator of, or is employed in a licensed meat processing facility under the Meat Industry Act 1993 is exempt from the operation of section 43 of the Act to the extent that section 43 relates to the destruction of protected wildlife in the circumstances set out in subregulation (2).
(2)For the purposes of subregulation (1), the circumstances are that the wildlife is a specified bird or is wildlife listed in Part C of Schedule 5 or in Schedule 7 and—
(a)the person destroys wildlife in a licensed meat processing facility under the Meat Industry Act 1993; and
(b)the wildlife has been bred in captivity; or
(c)is from a source approved by the relevant body.
49Exemptions from offences in the Act relating to protected wildlife
(1)A person who keeps, possesses, buys, sells, acquires, receives, displays or disposes of—
(a)wildlife listed in Part A of Schedule 4; or
(ab)specified birds; or
(b)infertile eggs of wildlife listed in Schedule 7—
is exempt from the operation of sections 45 and 47 of the Act, to the extent that sections 45 and 47 relate to the keeping, possessing, buying, selling, acquiring, receiving, displaying or disposing of that wildlife by the person in the circumstances set out in subregulation (2).
(2)For the purposes of subregulation (1), the circumstances are that the keeping, possessing, buying, selling, acquiring, receiving, displaying or disposing of that wildlife is not for the purposes of hunting and the wildlife—
(a)has been bred in captivity; or
(b)is from a source approved by the relevant body.
(3)A person who breeds—
(a)wildlife listed in Part A of Schedule 4; or
(ab)specified birds; or
(b)infertile eggs of wildlife listed in Schedule 7—
is exempt from the operation of sections 45 and 47 of the Act, to the extent that sections 45 and 47 relate to the breeding of that wildlife by the person in the circumstances set out in subregulation (4).
(4)For the purposes of subregulation (3), the circumstances are that the breeding of the wildlife is not for the purposes of hunting, and the wildlife is bred from specimens that—
(a)have been bred in captivity; or
(b)are from a source approved by the relevant body.
(5)A person who keeps or possesses wildlife listed in Part B of Schedule 4 is exempt from the operation of section 47 of the Act, to the extent that section 47 relates to the keeping or possessing of that wildlife by the person, if the wildlife has been bred in captivity or is from a source approved by the Secretary.
(6)A person who breeds wildlife listed in Part B of Schedule 4 is exempt from the operation of section 47 of the Act, to the extent that section 47 relates to the breeding of that wildlife by the person, if the wildlife is bred from specimens that have been bred in captivity or that are from a source approved by the Secretary.
(7)A person who buys, acquires, sells or disposes of wildlife listed in Part B of Schedule 4 for non-commercial purposes and does not sell the wildlife from a shop or business premises is exempt from the operation of section 47 of the Act, to the extent that section 47 relates to the buying, acquiring, selling or disposing of that wildlife by the person, if the wildlife has been bred in captivity or is from a source approved by the Secretary.
(8)A person who sells or disposes of wildlife listed in Part B of Schedule 4 is exempt from the operation of section 47 of the Act, to the extent that section 47 relates to the sale or disposal of that wildlife if¾
(a)the wildlife is sold to the holder of a Wildlife Dealer Licence; and
(b)the person selling the wildlife has been provided by the person acquiring the wildlife with evidence of the acquirer's identity and of the acquirer's Wildlife Dealer Licence; and
(c)the wildlife has been bred in captivity; or
(d)is from a source approved by the Secretary.
(9)A person who acquires, receives, possesses, buys, sells, displays, disposes of or processes specified birds or wildlife listed in Part C of Schedule 5 is exempt from the operation of section 47 of the Act, to the extent that section 47 relates to the acquiring, receiving, possessing, buying, selling, displaying, disposing of or processing (other than for the purposes of taxidermy) of that wildlife by the person, if—
(a)the wildlife has been bred in captivity or is from a source approved by the relevant body; or
(b)the person is the operator of a meat processing facility licensed under the Meat Industry Act 1993 and the wildlife has been obtained legally from—
(i)the holder of a licence under section 22 or 22A of the Act or an authority under section 28A of the Act who is acting in accordance with that licence or authority; or
(ii)a person acting in accordance with an authorisation order made under section 28G of the Act.
(9A)A person who acquires, receives, possesses or disposes of wildlife listed in Part C of Schedule 5 and who is the operator of a landfill licensed under the Environment Protection Act 1970 is exempt from the operation of section 47 of the Act, to the extent that section 47 relates to the acquiring, receiving, possessing or disposing of that wildlife by that person, if the dead wildlife has been obtained legally from—
(a)a person acting in accordance with an Order made under section 7A of the Act; or
(b)the holder of a licence under section 22 or 22A of the Act or an authority under section 28A of the Act who is acting in accordance with that licence or authority; or
(c)a person acting in accordance with an authorisation order made under section 28G of the Act.
(9B)A person who acquires, receives, possesses or processes wildlife listed in Part C of Schedule 5 is exempt from the operation of section 47 of the Act, to the extent that section 47 relates to the acquiring, receiving, possessing or processing of that wildlife by that person, if that person processes that wildlife on behalf of and for personal consumption by—
(a)a person acting in accordance with an Order made under section 7A of the Act; or
(b)the holder of a licence under section 22 or 22A of the Act or an authority under section 28A of the Act who is acting in accordance with that licence or authority; or
(c)a person acting in accordance with an authorisation order made under section 28G of the Act.
(9C)A person who is—
(a)acting in accordance with an Order made under section 7A of the Act; or
(b)the holder of a licence under section 22 or 22A of the Act or an authority under section 28A of the Act who is acting in accordance with that licence or authority; or
(c)acting in accordance with an authorisation order made under section 28G of the Act—
is exempt from the operation of section 47 of the Act, to the extent that section 47 relates to the disposing of wildlife listed in Part C of Schedule 5, if that person disposes of the wildlife to a person operating under subregulation (9), (9A) or (9B), as the case applies.
(10)A person who breeds specified birds or wildlife listed in Part C of Schedule 5 is exempt from the operation of section 47 of the Act, to the extent that section 47 relates to the breeding (other than for the purposes of taxidermy) of that wildlife by the person, if the wildlife is bred from specimens that have been bred in captivity or that are from a source approved by the relevant body.
(11)A person who possesses, buys or sells—
(a)parts of wildlife listed in Part B of Schedule 5 in any form; or
(b)the shells of the eggs of emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae)¾
that have been processed (but not taxidermied) in accordance with the Act or the corresponding law of another State or a Territory of the Commonwealth is exempt from the operation of section 47 of the Act, to the extent that section 47 relates to the possessing, buying or selling of that wildlife by the person if that wildlife has, or the shells of the eggs are from emus that have, been bred in captivity or are from a source approved by the Secretary.
50Exemptions from offences in the Act for the purpose of treating sick, injured or abandoned wildlife
(1)A person who temporarily possesses a specimen of sick, injured or abandoned wildlife for the purpose of transporting it to—
(a)a registered veterinary practitioner; or
(b)a person who is the holder of an authorisation under section 28A(1)(f) of the Act—
is exempt from the operation of sections 45 and 47 of the Act to the extent that sections 45 and 47 relate to the possession of that wildlife for that purpose.
(2)A registered veterinary practitioner who temporarily possesses sick, injured or abandoned wildlife for the purpose of administering veterinary treatment to the wildlife is exempt from the operation of sections 45 and 47 of the Act, to the extent that sections 45 and 47 relate to the possession of that wildlife for that purpose by the practitioner.
51Exemptions from offences relating to threatened and protected wildlife for the Zoological Parks and Gardens Board
The Zoological Parks and Gardens Board established under the Zoological Parks and Gardens Act 1995 is exempt from the operation of sections 45 and 47 of the Act.
51AExemptions from offence in the Act relating to the sale etc. of wildlife
(1)A person who displays, buys, sells, acquires, receives, keeps or possesses wildlife at a wildlife event is exempt from the operation of section 47 of the Act to the extent that section 47 relates to the displaying, buying, selling, acquiring, receiving, keeping or possessing of that wildlife by the person, in the circumstances set out in subregulation (2).
(2)For the purposes of subregulation (1), the circumstances are that—
(a)the person holds a wildlife licence specified in the notice under regulation 39A(2)(b) in relation to the wildlife event; and
(b)the person complies with any conditions imposed under regulation 39A(2)(c) in relation to the wildlife event.
52Exemptions from offences relating to possessing threatened and protected wildlife for the purposes of conveying and transporting the wildlife
(1)A person who possesses wildlife (except wildlife listed in Part C of Schedule 5) for the purposes of transporting it on behalf of, or at the request of, a holder of a wildlife licence is exempt from the operation of sections 45 and 47, to the extent that sections 45 and 47 relate to the possession of wildlife, in the circumstances set out in subregulation (2).
(2)For the purposes of subregulation (1), the circumstances are that the person has a letter of authorisation or delivery docket that has been provided by the licence holder which the person reasonably believes states—
(a)the name and address and wildlife licence number (if any) of the owner of the wildlife; and
(b)the name and address and wildlife licence number (if any) of the person to whom the wildlife is being consigned; and
(c)the common name (where provided in the relevant Schedule to these Regulations, if any) of each taxon of wildlife that is being consigned; and
(d)the number of specimens of each taxon of wildlife being conveyed or transported; and
(e)the date on which the wildlife is being conveyed or transported.
52AExemptions from offences relating to possessing deer for the purposes of transporting the deer
(1)A person acting in accordance with an Order made under section 7A of the Act who possesses wildlife listed in Part C of Schedule 5 and is transporting the wildlife on Crown land is exempt from the operation of section 47 of the Act, to the extent that section 47 relates to the possession of wildlife.
(2)A person who possesses wildlife listed in Part C of Schedule 5 for the purposes of transporting it on behalf of, or at the request of—
(a)a person acting in accordance with an Order made under section 7A of the Act (where the wildlife is being transported on Crown land); or
(b)the holder of a licence under section 22 or 22A of the Act or an authority under section 28A of the Act who is acting in accordance with that licence or authority; or
(c)a person acting in accordance with an authorisation order made under section 28G of the Act—
is exempt from the operation of section 47 of the Act, to the extent that section 47 relates to the possession of wildlife, in the circumstances set out in subregulation (3).
(3)For the purposes of subregulation (2), the circumstances are that the person has a letter of authorisation or delivery docket that has been provided by the licence or authority holder which the person reasonably believes states—
(a)the name and address of the licence or authority holder from whom the wildlife was sourced; and
(b)the address of the property or location from which the wildlife was sourced; and
(c)the name and address of the person to whom the wildlife is being consigned; and
(d)the date on which the wildlife is being transported.
53Exemptions from offences relating to possessing threatened and protected wildlife for persons possessing cast, shed or sloughed products of wildlife
A person who possesses cast or shed wildlife feathers, sloughed skins of reptiles or cast antlers of deer is exempt from the operation of sections 45 and 47 of the Act to the extent that sections 45 and 47 relate to the possession of that product by the person.
54Exemptions from import and export permit requirements in the Act
For the purposes of section 50(1A) of the Act, the following wildlife and wildlife products are prescribed—
(a)wildlife listed in Part A of Schedule 4; and
(ab)any taxon of specified birds; and
(b)cast or shed wildlife feathers, sloughed skins of reptiles or cast antlers of deer; and
(c)any of the following that have been processed (but not taxidermied) in accordance with the Act or with a corresponding law of another State or of a Territory of the Commonwealth—
(i)parts of wildlife listed in Part B of Schedule 5 in any form;
(ii)the shells of eggs of emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae);
(iii)dead game that has been obtained in a legal manner from a legal source.
PART 5—PRIVATE WILDLIFE LICENCES
55Conditions of any Wildlife Basic Licence and any Wildlife Advanced Licence
(1)It is a condition of any Wildlife Basic Licence and of any Wildlife Advanced Licence that the licence holder must not—
(a)sell or dispose of any wildlife which the licence holder bought or acquired that has not been in the possession of the licence holder for at least six months, without the prior written approval of the Secretary; or
(b)sell or dispose of wildlife from a shop or business premises, other than at a wildlife event; or
(ba)display wildlife, other than at a wildlife event; or
(bb)charge a fee for the display of wildlife at a wildlife event; or
(c)sell or dispose of wildlife for commercial purposes from the premises specified on the licence; or
(d)buy or acquire wildlife from a person unless that person—
(i)holds a wildlife licence that authorises that person to sell or dispose of that wildlife; or
(ii)is an exempt person for the purposes of selling or disposing of any such wildlife; or
(iii)has obtained the prior written approval of the Secretary; or
(e)sell or dispose of wildlife to a person unless that person—
(i)holds a wildlife licence that authorises that person to buy or acquire that wildlife; or
(ii)is an exempt person for the purposes of selling or disposing of any such wildlife; or
(iii)has obtained the prior written approval of the Secretary; or
(f)in the case of wildlife listed in Schedule 7, sell or dispose of that wildlife to any person unless that person—
(i)is the holder of a Wildlife Basic Licence; or
(ii)is the holder of a Wildlife Advanced Licence; or
(iii)has obtained the prior written approval of the Secretary; or
(g)possess or keep more than 10 specimens of wildlife listed in Schedule 7, other than specimens of those wildlife that are less than four weeks old or the eggs of those wildlife.
(2)It is a condition of any Wildlife Basic Licence and of any Wildlife Advanced Licence that the licence holder must act in accordance with any conditions imposed under regulation 39A(2)(c) while participating in a wildlife event.
56Conditions of any Wildlife Specimen Licence
(1)It is a condition of any Wildlife Specimen Licence that the licence holder must not enter into a transaction with a person to buy, acquire, sell or dispose of wildlife unless the person—
(a)holds a wildlife licence that authorises that person to buy, acquire, sell or dispose of that wildlife; or
(b)is an exempt person for the purposes of buying, acquiring, selling or disposing of such wildlife; or
(c)has obtained the prior written approval of the Secretary.
(2)It is a condition of any Wildlife Specimen Licence that the licence holder must not—
(a)display wildlife, other than at a wildlife event; or
(b)charge a fee for the display of wildlife at a wildlife event.
(3)It is a condition of any Wildlife Specimen Licence that the licence holder must act in accordance with any conditions imposed under regulation 39A(2)(c) while participating in a wildlife event.
57Conditions of any Dingo Licence
(1)It is a condition of any Dingo Licence that the licence holder must not—
(a)sell or dispose of any dingo from a shop or business premises; or
(b)sell or dispose of any dingo for commercial purposes from the premises specified on the licence; or
(c)buy, acquire, sell or dispose of any dingo from a person unless that person—
(i)is the holder of a Dingo Licence that authorises that person to buy, acquire, sell or dispose of that dingo; or
(ii)is the holder of a Wildlife Displayer Licence; or
(iii)has obtained the prior written approval of the Secretary; or
(d)sell, lend, trade, consign or dispose of any dingo pups less than seven weeks of age.
(2)It is a condition of any Dingo Licence that the licence holder must—
(a)not keep dingoes at an address not specified in the licence, other than—
(i)for the purposes of exercising or obedience training; or
(ii)for educational purposes; or
(iii)for the purposes of displaying dingoes at a show conducted by a canine association; or
(iv)for any other purpose as approved in writing by the Secretary;
(b)only keep dingoes in permanent and fixed enclosures that are—
(i)child-proof; and
(ii)of sufficiently secure design and construction to prevent escape of dingoes and prevent unauthorised access to dingoes;
(c)ensure the dingo enclosures are constructed prior to application for the Dingo Licence and the acquiring of dingoes under the licence;
(d)if a person other than the licence holder interacts with a dingo, ensure the interaction is done in a manner which minimises the risk of injury to any person or the dingo;
(e)ensure that all dingoes 7 weeks of age or older are durably marked for identification purposes with a microchip or any other permanent identification device by an authorised implanter in accordance with the Domestic Animals Act 1994;
(f)ensure that, when outside the premises specified in the licence, any dingo must wear a collar around its neck with an identification disc attached to the collar which clearly states the name and phone number of the licence holder and the licence number;
(g)ensure that dingoes are effectively confined to an enclosure, or when outside an enclosure, are effectively controlled at all times by a physical means of restraint including through use of a chain, cord, leash or harness, even within a designated "off‑lead" area;
(h)ensure that persons under 16 years of age are not allowed unsupervised access to dingoes at any time;
(i)in the event of the escape of any dingoes, make all reasonable efforts to recapture, humanely destroy or otherwise determine the fate of the escaped dingo.
(3)If a dingo is being displayed for educational purposes or at a show conducted by a canine organisation, it is a condition of any Dingo Licence that the licence holder must—
(a)ensure that the licence holder, or a person permitted by the licence holder, is always in attendance to protect the dingo from abuse or harassment by any person;
(b)ensure that the licence holder, or a person permitted by the licence holder, has direct control of the dingo at all times;
(c)ensure that every precaution is taken to prevent the risk of injury to any person and to ensure the health and well being of the dingo;
(f)ensure that only dingoes that are fully conditioned to handling are used for these purposes.
PART 6—COMMERCIAL WILDLIFE LICENCES
Division 1—General
58Conditions applying to all Commercial Wildlife Licences
It is a condition of all Commercial Wildlife Licences that the licence holder must—
(a)ensure that all employees of the licence holder who are employed to engage in conduct on behalf of the licence holder under that licence are aware of, and competent in, the scope of activities which may be undertaken on behalf of the licence holder under the wildlife licence;
(b)provide a copy of the wildlife licence to an employee before that employee can undertake any activity on behalf of the licence holder under that licence.
59Commercial Wildlife Licence to apply to single premises
A Commercial Wildlife Licence only applies to a single premises listed on that licence.
60Display of signs for certain Commercial Wildlife Licences
It is a condition of any Commercial Wildlife Licence, except a Wildlife Controller Licence, that the licence holder must—
(a)at all times display a sign or signs stating the following words—
(i)"The wildlife on these premises are possessed under a licence issued under the Wildlife Act 1975"; and
(ii)"Wildlife must not be taken from the wild without a licence, permit or authority issued under the Wildlife Act 1975";
(b)ensure that signs which are required by paragraph (a)—
(i)are positioned at the main entrance to the premises specified in the licence; and
(ii)are in a position that is obvious and easily readable for all visitors to the premises or wildlife display or wildlife demonstration; and
(iii)have a white background, with the lettering on such signs in black block type of not less than 30 millimetres in height; and
(iv)are maintained in good condition so that they are easily readable at all times.
61Employees of certain Commercial Wildlife Licence holders must carry copy of licence
An employee of a holder of any Wildlife Demonstrator Licence or of any Wildlife Controller Licence must carry a legible copy of his or her employer's licence when undertaking any activity under that licence.
Penalty:5 penalty units.
62Specified premises
(1)It is a condition of each category of wildlife licence specified in subregulation (2) that the holder of the licence must keep the wildlife at premises specified in the licence unless—
(a)the holder of the licence has the prior written approval of the relevant body to keep the wildlife at a different premises; or
(b)if applicable, the holder of the licence is participating in a wildlife event.
(2)The following wildlife licences are specified for the purposes of subregulation (1)—
(a)Wildlife Basic Licence;
(b)Wildlife Advanced Licence;
(c)Wildlife Specimen Licence;
(d)Dingo Licence;
(e)Wildlife Dealer Licence;
(f)Wildlife Taxidermist Licence;
(g)Game Bird Farmer Licence;
(h)Wildlife Processor Licence.
Division 2—Conditions of Wildlife Controller Licences
63Conditions of any Wildlife Controller Licence
(1)It is a condition of any Wildlife Controller Licence that the licence holder must—
(a)not take or destroy wildlife on land without the prior written approval of the owner or occupier of that land;
(b)not use equipment that is not specified in the licence for taking or destroying wildlife;
(c)attach a clear label to all equipment specified in the licence to be used in connection with the licence, specifying the appropriate wildlife licence number;
(d)not sell or dispose of wildlife to persons or organisations not specified in the licence unless with the prior written approval of the Secretary;
(e)ensure that the owner or occupier of the land who employs the licence holder to take or destroy wildlife listed in Schedule 6 holds an authorisation issued under Part IIIA of the Act unless—
(i)the wildlife is declared by the Governor in Council to be unprotected in that area; or
(ii)the licence holder is taking or destroying reptiles;
(f)not display to the public the wildlife or the operations undertaken in accordance with the licence.
(2)It is a condition of any Wildlife Controller Licence that—
(a)in the case of a licence holder that is a natural person, the licence holder is present when an employee of the licence holder takes wildlife from the wild; or
(b)in the case of a licence holder that is not a natural person, the natural person referred to under regulation 20(1)(b)(v) or regulation 21(2) is present when an employee of the licence holder takes wildlife from the wild.
64Conditions of a Wildlife Controller Licence which authorises the taking of certain birds from the wild
(1)In the case of a Wildlife Controller Licence that authorises the taking of birds from the wild for sale or disposal, it is a condition of the licence that the licence holder must—
(a)place a mark, in a form approved by the Secretary, on any bird taken from the wild before the bird is moved from the place at which it was taken;
(b)pay to the Secretary the appropriate royalty specified in regulation 74 for each bird taken.
(2)In this regulation, bird means Sulphur-crested Cockatoos, Galahs or Long-billed Corellas.
Division 3—Conditions of Wildlife Dealer Licences
65Conditions of any Wildlife Dealer Licence
(1)It is a condition of any Wildlife Dealer Licence that the licence holder must—
(a)display at all times on each enclosure which contains wildlife at the premises specified in the licence, a sign which gives the following details—
(i)the common name as used in the Schedules of all the taxa of wildlife contained in that enclosure;
(ii)the details of the category of licence that must be held by any purchaser of that wildlife;
(b)provide, to each person who buys or accepts wildlife from the licence holder, printed information in a form approved by the Secretary that outlines the requirements for the proper feeding, care, housing and welfare of the taxa of wildlife bought or accepted;
(c)not charge a fee for the display of wildlife to the public;
(d)not buy or acquire wildlife listed in Part B of Schedule 4 from a person unless the person produces evidence of the person's identity;
(da)act in accordance with any conditions imposed under regulation 39A(2)(c) while participating in a wildlife event;
(e)if buying or acquiring wildlife listed in Part B of Schedule 4, enter all details of the transaction in the record book supplied by the Secretary;
(f)comply with any applicable code of practice made under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 or the Domestic Animals Act 1994.
(2)It is a condition of any Wildlife Dealer Licence that the licence holder must not enter into a transaction with a person to buy, acquire, sell or dispose of wildlife unless the person—
(a)holds a wildlife licence that authorises that person to buy, acquire, sell or dispose of that wildlife; or
(b)is an exempt person for the purposes of buying, acquiring, selling or disposing of any such wildlife; or
(c)has obtained the prior written approval of the Secretary.
(3)It is a condition of any Wildlife Dealer Licence that the licence holder must, in the case of wildlife which dies while in the possession of the licence holder—
(a)sell or dispose of the dead wildlife to the holder of a Wildlife Taxidermist Licence; or
(b)dispose of the dead wildlife by incineration or burial.
(4)A person who is not an employee of the holder of a wildlife licence but who cares for wildlife on behalf of the licence holder does not commit an offence under the Act or these Regulations if the person is acting under the immediate supervision of the licence holder or an employee of the licence holder.
| Column 1 Item Number | Column 2
| ||
| 87 | Jacky Lizard Amphibolurus muricatus | ||
| 88 | Central Bearded Dragon Pogona vitticeps | ||
| 89 | Eastern Water Dragon Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii | ||
| 90 | Gippsland Water Dragon Intellagama lesueurii howittii | ||
| 91 | Crested Dragon Ctenophorus cristatus | ||
| 92 | Tawny Dragon Ctenophorus decresii | ||
| 93 | Peninsula Dragon Ctenophorus fionni | ||
| 94 | Western Netted Dragon Ctenophorus reticulatus | ||
| 95 | Red-barred Dragon Ctenophorus vadnappa | ||
| 96 | Central Military Dragon Ctenophorus isolepis | ||
| 97 | Central Netted Dragon Ctenophorus nuchalis | ||
| 98 | Mallee Military Dragon Ctenophorus fordi | ||
| 99 | Painted Dragon Ctenophorus pictus | ||
| 100 | Gilbert's Dragon Amphibolurus gilberti | ||
| 101 | Long-nosed Water Dragon Amphibolurus longirostris | ||
| 102 | Eyrean Earless Dragon Tympanocryptis tetraporophora | ||
| 103 | Southern Angle-headed Dragon Hypsilurus spinipes | ||
| 104 | Eastern Three-lined Skink Acritoscincus duperreyi | ||
| 105 | Land Mullet Bellatorias major | ||
| 106 | Garden Skink Lampropholis delicata | ||
| 107 | Grass Skink Lampropholis guichenoti | ||
| 108 | Southern Grass Skink Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii | ||
| 109 | Red-throated Skink Acritoscincus platynotus | ||
| 110 | Eastern Water Skink Eulamprus quoyii | ||
| 111 | Southern Water Skink Eulamprus tympanum tympanum subspecies only subspecies only | ||
| 112 | Black Rock Skink Egernia saxatilis | ||
| 113 | Gidgee Skink Egernia stokesii | ||
| 114 | Bougainville's Skink Lerista bougainvillii | ||
| 115 | Burrowing Skink Lerista picturata | ||
| 116 | Boulenger's Skink Morethia boulengeri | ||
| 117 | Spencer's Skink Pseudemoia spenceri | ||
| 118 | Ocellated Skink Ctenotus pantherinus | ||
| 119 | Regal Striped Skink Ctenotus regius | ||
| 120 | Major Skink Bellatorias frerei | ||
| 121 | Hosmer's Skink Egernia hosmeri | ||
| Column 1 Item Number | Column 2
| ||
| 122 | King's Skink Egernia kingii | ||
| 123 | Centralian Ranges Rock-skink Liopholis margaretae | ||
| 124 | Tree Skink Egernia striolata | ||
| 125 | Narrow-banded Sand Swimmer Eremiascincus fasciolatus | ||
| 126 | Ridge-tailed Monitor Varanus acanthurus | ||
| 127 | Pygmy Mulga Monitor Varanus gilleni | ||
| 128 | Mangrove Monitor Varanus indicus | ||
| 129 | Merten's Water Monitor Varanus mertensi | ||
| 130 | Storr's Monitor Varanus storri | ||
| 131 | Black-headed Monitor Varanus tristis | ||
| 132 | Lace Monitor Varanus varius | ||
| 133 | Sand Monitor Varanus gouldii | ||
| 134 | Burton's Snake-Lizard Lialis burtonis | ||
| 135 | Common Scaly-foot Pygopus lepidopodus | ||
| 136 | Eastern Hooded Scaly-foot Pygopus schraderi | ||
| 137 | Western Hooded Scaly-foot Pygopus nigriceps | ||
| 138 | Pink-tongued Lizard Cyclodomorphus gerrardii | ||
| 139 | Centralian Blue-tongued Lizard Tiliqua multifasciata | ||
| 140 | Western Blue-tongued Lizard Tiliqua occipitalis | ||
| 141 | Shingle-Back Lizard Tiliqua rugosa | ||
| 142 | Children's Python Antaresia childreni | ||
| 143 | Spotted Python Antaresia maculosus | ||
| 144 | Stimson's Python Antaresia stimsoni | ||
| 145 | Water Python Liasis mackloti | ||
| 146 | Olive Python Liasis olivaceus | ||
| 147 | Black-headed Python Aspidites melanocephalus | ||
| 148 | Australian Scrub Python Morelia kinghorni | ||
| 149 | Carpet or Diamond Python Morelia spilota including Diamond Python M. s. spilota Top End Carpet Python M. s. variegata Eastern Carpet Python M. s. mcdowelli Jungle Carpet Python M. s. cheynei Murray/Darling Carpet Python M. s.metcalfei Western Carpet Python M. s. imbricata | ||
| 149A | Centralian Carpet Python Morelia bredli | ||
| 150 | Keelback Tropidonophis mairii | ||
| 151 | Common or Green Tree Snake Dendrelaphis punctulata | ||
| Column 1 Item Number | Column 2
| ||
| 152 | Slatey-grey Snake Stegonotus cucullatus | ||
| 153 | Northern Tree Snake Dendrelaphis calligastra | ||
| 154 | Woma Python Aspidites ramsayi | ||
| 155 | Krefft's River Turtle Emydura krefftii | ||
| 156 | Southern Legless Lizard Delma australis | ||
| 157 | Olive Legless Lizard Delma inornata | ||
| Amphibians | |||
| 158 | Water-holding Frog Cyclorana platycephala | ||
| 159 | Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog Litoria fallax | ||
| 160 | Dainty Green Tree Frog Litoria gracilenta | ||
| 161 | Giant Tree Frog Litoria infrafrenata | ||
| 162 | Whistling Tree Frog Litoria verreauxii | ||
| 163 | Peron's Tree Frog Litoria peronii | ||
| 164 | Green Tree Frog Litoria caerulea | ||
| 165 | Leseur's Frog Litoria lesueuri | ||
| 166 | Blue Mountains Tree Frog Litoria citropa | ||
| 167 | Leaf Green Tree Frog Litoria phyllochroa | ||
| 168 | Leaf Green Tree Frog Litoria nudidigita | ||
| 169 | Brown Striped Frog Limnodynastes peronii | ||
| 170 | Great Barred Frog Mixophyes fasciolatus | ||
| 171 | Giant Barred Frog Mixophyes iteratus | ||
| 172 | Haswell's Frog Paracrinia haswelli | ||
| 173 | Southern Smooth Froglet Geocrinia laevis | ||
| 174 | Common Spadefoot Toad Neobatrachus sudellae | ||
| Mammals | |||
| 175 | Common Brushtail Possum Trichosurus vulpecula | ||
| 176 | Common Ringtail Possum Pseudocheirus peregrinus | ||
| 177 | Sugar Glider Petaurus breviceps | ||
| 178 | Fat-tailed Dunnart Sminthopsis crassicaudata | ||
| 179 | Kowari Dasyuroides byrnei | ||
| 180 | Tammar Wallaby Macropus eugenii | ||
| 181 | Red-necked Wallaby Macropus rufogriseus | ||
| 182 | Black Wallaby Wallabia bicolor | ||
| 183 | Red-necked Pademelon Thylogale thetis | ||
| 184 | Rufous-bellied Pademelon Thylogale billardierii | ||
| Column 1 Item Number | Column 2
| ||
| 185 | Red-legged Pademelon Thylogale stigmatica | ||
| 186 | Rufous Bettong Aepyprymnus rufescens | ||
| 187 | Southern Bettong Bettongia gaimardi | ||
| 188 | Common Wombat Vombatus ursinus | ||
| 189 | Plains Rat Pseudomys australis | ||
SCHEDULE 3—TAXA OF WILDLIFE THAT MAY BE HELD BY HOLDERS OF THE APPROPRIATE LICENCE FOR PRIVATE OR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL PURPOSES
Regulations 8, 12, 13, 18(a)(i) and (b)(i), 20(1)(b)(ii) and 37(1)(b)
Part A
| Column 1 Item Number | Column 2
|
| 1 | Baudin's Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus baudinii |
| 2 | Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus latirostris |
| 3 | Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus funereus (all taxa) (all taxa) |
| 4 | Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus banksii (all taxa except South-eastern) (all taxa except graptogyne) |
| 5 | Gang-gang Cockatoo Callocephalon fimbriatum |
| 6 | Major Mitchell Cockatoo Lophochroa leadbeateri (all taxa) (all taxa) |
| 7 | Glossy Black Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus lathami |
| 8 | Swift Parrot Lathamus discolor |
| 9 | Blue Bonnet Northiella haematogaster (southern Western Australian narethae form narethae) |
Part B
| Column 1 Item Number | Column 2
|
| 1 | Double-eyed Fig-Parrot Cyclopsitta diophthalma |
| 2 | Freckled Duck Stictonetta naevosa |
| 3 | Cotton Pygmy-Goose Nettapus coromandelianus |
| 4 | Green Pygmy-Goose Nettapus pulchellus |
| 5 | Blue-billed Duck Oxyura australis |
| 6 | Musk Duck Biziura lobata |
| 7 | Superb Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus superbus |
| 8 | Wompoo Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus magnificus |
| 9 | Superb Fairy-wren Malurus cyaneus |
| Column 1 Item Number | Column 2
| |
| 10 | Splendid Fairy-wren Malurus splendens | |
| 11 | Variegated Fairy-wren Malurus lamberti | |
| 12 | White-winged Fairy-wren Malurus leucopterus | |
| 13 | Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus | |
| 14 | Beautiful Firetail Stagonopleura bella | |
| 15 | Red-eared Firetail Stagonopleura oculata | |
| 16 | Scarlet Honeyeater Myzomela sanguinolenta | |
| 17 | Crimson Chat Epthianura tricolor | |
| 18 | White-fronted Chat Epthianura albifrons | |
| 19 | White-quilled Rock-Pigeon Petrophassa albipennis | |
| 20 | Chestnut-quilled Rock Pigeon Petrophassa rufipennis | |
| 21 | White-browed Woodswallow Artamus superciliosus | |
| 22 | Inland Dotterel Charadrius australis | |
| 23 | Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus | |
| 23A | Noisy Pitta Pitta versicolor | |
| Reptiles | ||
| 24 | Saltwater Crocodile Crocodylus porosus | |
| 25 | Freshwater Crocodile Crocodylus johnstoni | |
| 26 | Brook's Striped Skink Ctenotus brooksi | |
| 27 | Schomburgk's Skink Ctenotus schomburgkii | |
| 28 | Fat-tailed Gecko Diplodactylus conspicillatus | |
| 29 | Jewelled Gecko Strophurus elderi | |
| 30 | Giant Cave Gecko Pseudothecadactylus lindneri | |
| 31 | Beaked Gecko Rhynchoedura ornata | |
| 32 | Centralian Knob-tailed Gecko Nephrurus amyae | |
| 33 | Prickly Knob-tailed Gecko Nephrurus asper | |
| 34 | Golden-tailed Gecko Strophurus taenicauda | |
| 35 | Rough-throated Leaf- Saltuarius salebrosus | |
| 36 | Southern Leaf-tailed Gecko Saltuarius swaini | |
| 37 | Frilled Lizard Chlamydosaurus kingii | |
| 38 | Boyd's Forest Dragon Hypsilurus boydii | |
| 39 | Downs Bearded Dragon Pogona henrylawsoni | |
| 40 | Short-tailed Pygmy Monitor Varanus brevicauda | |
| 41 | Stripe-tailed Monitor Varanus caudolineatus | |
| 42 | Spotted Tree Monitor Varanus scalaris | |
| Column 1 Item Number | Column 2
| |
| 43 | Spencer's Monitor Varanus spenceri | |
| 44 | Mitchell's Water Monitor Varanus mitchelli | |
| 45 | Green Python Morelia viridis | |
| 46 | Pygmy Python Antaresia perthensis | |
| 47 | Rough-scaled Python Morelia carinata | |
| 48 | Common Death Adder Acanthophis antarcticus | |
| 49 | Northern Death Adder Acanthophis praelongus | |
| 50 | Desert Death Adder Acanthophis pyrrhus | |
| 51 | Lowland Copperhead Austrelaps superbus | |
| 52 | Stephen's Banded Snake Hoplocephalus stephensii | |
| * * * * * | ||
| 54 | Tiger Snake (all taxa) Notechis scutatus (all taxa) | |
| 55 | Taipan Oxyuranus scutellatus | |
| 56 | Fierce Snake Oxyuranus microlepidotus | |
| 57 | Mulga Snake Pseudechis australis | |
| 58 | Collett's Snake Pseudechis colletti | |
| 59 | Spotted Black Snake Pseudechis guttatus | |
| 60 | Red-bellied Black Snake Pseudechis porphyriacus | |
| 61 | Dugite Pseudonaja affinis | |
| 62 | Speckled Brown Snake Pseudonaja guttata | |
| 63 | Western Brown Snake Pseudonaja mengdeni (Gwardar) Pseudonaja aspidorhyncha including southern central Pseudonaja nuchalis Australia variety and tropical northern Australia variety | |
| 64 | Eastern Brown Snake Pseudonaja textilis | |
| 65 | Yellow-faced Whip Snake Demansia psammophis | |
| 66 | Eastern Small-eyed Snake Cryptophis nigrescens | |
| 67 | Curl Snake Suta suta | |
| 68 | White-lipped Snake Drysdalia coronoides | |
| 69 | Little Whip Snake Parasuta flagellum | |
| 70 | Mitchell's Short-tailed Snake Parasuta nigriceps | |
| 71 | Brown Tree Snake Boiga irregularis | |
| 72 | Arafura File Snake Acrochordus arafurae | |
| 73 | Northern Snake-necked Turtle Chelodina rugosa | |
| 74 | Steindachner's Turtle Chelodina steindachneri | |
| 75 | Pig-nosed Turtle Carettochelys insulpta | |
| Column 1 Item Number | Column 2
| |
| 76 | Painted Turtle Emydura subglobosa Jardine River Turtle only subglobosa | |
| 77 | Common Wallaroo (Euro) Macropus robustus | |
| 78 | Western Grey Kangaroo Macropus fuliginosus | |
| 79 | Kangaroo Island Kangaroo Macropus fuliginosus fuliginosus | |
| 80 | Eastern Grey Kangaroo Macropus giganteus | |
| 81 | Red Kangaroo Macropus rufus | |
| 82 | Agile Wallaby Macropus agilis | |
| 83 | Parma Wallaby Macropus parma | |
| 84 | Black-striped Wallaby Macropus dorsalis | |
| 85 | Quokka Setonix brachyurus | |
| 86 | Long-nosed Potoroo Potorous tridactylus | |
| 87 | Brush-tailed Bettong Bettongia pencillata | |
| 88 | Feathertail Glider Acrobates pygmaeus | |
| 89 | Squirrel Glider Petaurus norfolcensis | |
| 90 | Southern Brown Bandicoot Isoodon obesulus | |
| 91 | Eastern Quoll Dasyurus viverrinus | |
| 92 | Spot-tailed Quoll Dasyurus maculatus | |
| Amphibians | ||
| 93 | Green and Golden Bell Frog Litoria aurea | |
| 94 | Growling Grass Frog Litoria raniformis | |
| 95 | Southern Toadlet Pseudophryne semimarmorata | |
| 96 | Giant Burrowing Frog Heleioporus australiacus | |
| 97 | Red-eyed Tree Frog Litoria chloris | |
| 98 | Orange-Thighed Frog Litoria xanthomera | |
| 99 | Roth's Tree Frog Litoria rothii | |
| 100 | Northern Dwarf Tree Frog Litoria bicolor | |
| 101 | Magnificent Tree Frog Litoria splendida | |
SCHEDULE 4—TAXA OF WILDLIFE THAT MAY BE HELD FOR PRIVATE PURPOSES WITHOUT A LICENCE OR FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES BY THE HOLDER OF AN APPROPRIATE LICENCE
Regulations 12, 13, 18(a)(i) and (b)(i),
37(1)(b), 49(1)(a), (3)(a), (5), (6), (7)
and (8), 54(a), and 65(1)(d) and (e)
Part A
| Column 1 Item Number | Column 2
|
| 1 | King Quail Excalfactoria chinensis |
| * * * * * | |
| 5 | Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus |
| 6 | Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata |
| 7 | Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus |
| 8 | Bourke's Parrot Neopsephotus bourkii |
| Mammals | |
| 9 | Fallow Deer Dama dama (including D.d mesopotamica) |
| 10 | Chital Axis axis |
| 11 | Hog Deer Axis porcinus |
| 12 | Rusa Deer Cervus timorensis |
| 13 | Sambar Cervus unicolor |
| 14 | Red Deer Cervus elaphus |
| 15 | Wapiti Deer Cervus canadensis |
Part B
| Column 1 Item Number | Column 2
|
| 1 | Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius |
| 2 | Western Rosella Platycercus icterotis |
| 3 | Scarlet-chested Parrot Neophema splendida |
| 4 | Elegant Parrot Neophema elegans |
| 5 | Turquoise Parrot Neophema pulchella |
| 6 | Alexandra's (Princess) Parrot Polytelis alexandrae |
| 7 | Hooded Parrot Psephotus dissimilis |
| 8 | Australian Ringneck Barnardius zonarius semitorquatus |
| 9 | Gouldian Finch Erythrura gouldiae |
| 10 | Star Finch Neochmia ruficauda |
| 11 | Blue-faced Finch Erythrura trichroa |
| 12 | Long-tailed Finch Poephila acuticauda |
| 13 | Chestnut-breasted Mannikin Lonchura castaneothorax |
| 14 | Plum-headed Finch Neochmia modesta |
| 15 | Double-barred Finch Taeniopygia bichenovii |
| 16 | Stubble Quail Coturnix pectoralis |
| 17 | Red-rumped Parrot Psephotus haematonotus |
| 18 | Rainbow Lorikeet—excluding Trichoglossus haematodus subspecies |
| 19 | Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus |
| 20 | Musk Lorikeet Glossopsitta concinna |
| 21 | Eclectus Parrot Eclectus roratus polychloros |
| 22 | Painted Firetail Emblema pictum |
| 23 | Peaceful Dove Geopelia striata |
| 24 | Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera |
| 25 | Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes |
| 26 | Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica |
| 27 | Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneata |
| 28 | Galah Eolophus roseicapilla |
| 29 | Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita |
| 30 | Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea |
| 31 | Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris |
| Column 1 Item Number | Column 2
|
| 32 | Plains Froglet Crinia parinsignifera |
| 33 | Common Eastern Froglet Crinia signifera |
| 34 | Spotted Grass Frog Limnodynastes tasmaniensis |
| 35 | Eastern Banjo Frog Limnodynastes dumerilii |
| 36 | Southern Brown Tree Frog Litoria ewingii |
| Reptiles | |
| 37 | Common Long-necked Chelodina longicollis Tortoise |
| 38 | Murray Turtle Emydura macquarii |
| 39 | Marbled Gecko Christinus marmoratus |
| 40 | Cunningham's Skink Egernia cunninghami |
| 41 | White's Skink Liopholis whitii |
| 42 | Blotched Blue-tongued Lizard Tiliqua nigrolutea |
| 43 | Eastern Blue-tongued Lizard Tiliqua scincoides |
| Mammals | |
| 44 | Mitchell's Hopping Mouse Notomys mitchelli |
| 45 | Spinifex Hopping Mouse Notomys alexis |
SCHEDULE 5—TAXA OF WILDLIFE THAT ARE EXEMPT FROM REQUIREMENT TO HOLD A LICENCE IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES
Regulations 15, 16(a), 41(6), 45(2)(b)
and (c), 46(2), 48(2), 49(9), (10)
and (11) and 54(c)(i)
* * * * *
Part B
| Column 1 Item Number | Column 2
|
| 1 | Common Brushtail Possum Trichosurus vulpecula |
| 2 | Western Grey Kangaroo Macropus fuliginosus melanops |
| 3 | Eastern Grey Kangaroo Macropus giganteus |
| 4 | Whiptail Wallaby Macropus parryi |
| 5 | Common Wallaroo (Euro) Macropus robustus |
| 6 | Red-necked Wallaby Macropus rufogriseus |
| 7 | Red Kangaroo Macropus rufus |
| 8 | Rufous-bellied Pademelon Thyllogale billardierii |
| Reptiles | |
| 9 | Freshwater Crocodile Crocodylus johnstoni |
| 10 | Saltwater Crocodile Crocodylus porosus |
| Birds | |
| 11 | Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae |
Part C
| Column 1 Item Number | Column 2
|
| 1 | Fallow Deer Dama dama (including D.d mesopotamica) |
| 2 | Chital Axis axis |
| 3 | Hog Deer Axis porcinus |
| 4 | Rusa Deer Cervus timorensis |
| 5 | Sambar Cervus unicolor |
| 6 | Red Deer Cervus elaphus |
| 7 | Wapiti Deer Cervus canadensis |
SCHEDULE 6—TAXA OF WILDLIFE THAT MAY BE CONTROLLED BY THE HOLDER OF AN APPROPRIATE WILDLIFE CONTROLLER'S LICENCE
Regulations 11, 37(1)(b) and 63(1)(e)
| Column 1 Item Number | Column 2
|
| 1 | Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita |
| 2 | Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris |
| 3 | Galah Eolophus roseicapilla |
| 4 | Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans |
| 5 | Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius |
| 6 | Australian Raven Corvus coronoides |
| 7 | Pied Currawong Strepera graculina |
| 8 | Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae |
| 9 | Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides |
| 10 | Maned Duck Chenonetta jubata |
| 11 | Silver Gull Larus novaehollandiae |
| Mammals | |
| 12 | Eastern Grey Kangaroo Macropus giganteus |
| 13 | Western Grey Kangaroo Macropus fuliginosus melanops |
| 14 | Black Wallaby Wallabia bicolor |
| 15 | Common Brushtail Possum Trichosurus vulpecula |
| 16 | Common Wombat Vombatus ursinus |
| 17 | Fallow Deer Dama dama (including D.d mesopotamica) |
| 18 | Chital Axis axis |
| 19 | Hog Deer Axis porcinus |
| 20 | Rusa Deer Cervus timorensis |
| 21 | Sambar Cervus unicolour |
| 22 | Red Deer Cervus elaphus |
| 23 | Wapiti Deer Cervus canadensis |
| Reptiles | |
| 24 | All reptiles |
SCHEDULE 7—TAXA OF WILDLIFE THAT MAY BE HELD BY THE HOLDER OF A WILDLIFE FARMER LICENCE
Regulations 7, 8, 12, 16(b), 17, 18(a)(i) and (b)(ii),
37(1)(b), 41(6), 45(2)(d), 48(2), 49(1)(b)
and (3)(b), 55(f) and (g)
| Column 1 Item Number | Column 2
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| 1 | Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae |
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ENDNOTES
1 General information
See for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.
The Wildlife Regulations 2013, S.R. No. 64/2013 were made on 18 June 2013 by the Governor in Council under section 87 of the Wildlife Act 1975, No. 8699/1975 and came into operation on 23 June 2013: regulation 3.
The Wildlife Regulations 2013 will sunset on 16 June 2024: see Subordinate Legislation (Wildlife Regulations 2013) Extension Regulations 2023, S.R. No. 51/2023.
INTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)
Style changes
Section 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.
References to ILA s. 39B
Sidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided regulation, rule or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subregulations, subrules or subclauses the original regulation, rule or clause becomes subregulation, subrule or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression "(1)" at the beginning of the original regulation, rule or clause.
Interpretation
As from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:
• Headings
All headings included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after
1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any heading inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.
This includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; Orders; Parts into which an Order is divided; clauses; regulations; rules; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms.
See section 36(1A)(2A)(2B).
• Examples, diagrams or notes
All examples, diagrams or notes included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Statutory Rule. See section 36(3A).
• Punctuation
All punctuation included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after
1 January 2001 forms part of that Statutory Rule. Any punctuation inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.
See section 36(3B).
• Provision numbers
All provision numbers included in a Statutory Rule form part of that Statutory Rule, whether inserted in the Statutory Rule before, on or after
1 January 2001. Provision numbers include regulation numbers, rule numbers, subregulation numbers, subrule numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).
• Location of "legislative items"
A "legislative item" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of a Statutory Rule is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.
• Other material
Any explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of a Statutory Rule. See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).
2 Table of Amendments
This publication incorporates amendments made to the Wildlife Regulations 2013 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.
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Wildlife Amendment Regulations 2014, S.R. No. 75/2014
Date of Making: 24.6.14 Date of Commencement: 1.7.14: reg. 3
Wildlife Further Amendment Regulations 2014, S.R. No. 155/2014
Date of Making: 7.10.14 Date of Commencement: 7.10.14
Wildlife Amendment Regulations 2018, S.R. No. 21/2018
Date of Making: 27.2.18 Date of Commencement: 1.3.18: reg. 3
Wildlife Further Amendment Regulations 2018, S.R. No. 164/2018
Date of Making: 16.10.18 Date of Commencement: 16.10.18
Wildlife Amendment (Noisy Pitta) Regulations 2021, S.R. No. 172/2021
Date of Making: 21.12.21 Date of Commencement: 21.12.21
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3 Explanatory details
[1] Reg. 4(a): S.R. No. 50/2002. Reprint No. 1 as at 21 August 2008. Reprinted to S.R. No. 139/2004. Subsequently amended by S.R. No. 103/2009 and extended in operation by S.R. No. 53/2012.
[2] Reg. 4(b): S.R. No. 139/2004.
[3] Reg. 4(c): S.R. No. 103/2009.
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Fee Units
These Regulations provide for fees by reference to fee units within the meaning of the Monetary Units Act 2004.
The amount of the fee is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of that Act, by multiplying the number of fee units applicable by the value of a fee unit.
The value of a fee unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2022 is $15.29 and for the financial year commencing 1 July 2023 is $15.90. The amount of the calculated fee may be rounded to the nearest 10 cents.
The value of a fee unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the Treasurer under section 5 of the Monetary Units Act 2004. The value of a fee unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year.
Penalty Units
These Regulations provide for penalties by reference to penalty units within the meaning of section 110 of the Sentencing Act 1991. The amount of the penalty is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of the Monetary Units Act 2004, by multiplying the number of penalty units applicable by the value of a penalty unit.
The value of a penalty unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2022 is $184.92 and for the financial year commencing 1 July 2023 is $192.31. The amount of the calculated penalty may be rounded to the nearest dollar.
The value of a penalty unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the Treasurer under section 5 of the Monetary Units Act 2004. The value of a penalty unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year.
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Table of Applied, Adopted or Incorporated Matter
The following table of applied, adopted or incorporated matter was included in S.R. No. 64/2013 in accordance with the requirements of regulation 5 of the Subordinate Legislation Regulations 2004.
| Statutory rule provision | Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document | Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document |
| Regulations 43(1)(e) and 44(1)(e) | Code of practice for the keeping of amphibians in captivity published on 7 September 2006, as amended from time to time | The whole |
| Regulations 43(1)(e) and 44(1)(e) | Code of practice for the housing of caged birds published on 6 May 1999, as amended from time to time | The whole |
| Regulations 43(1)(e), 44(1)(e) and 72(1)(f) | Code of Practice for the Husbandry of Captive Emus (Revision 1) published on 19 July 2007, as amended from time to time | The whole |
| Regulations 43(1)(e), 44(1)(e) and 70(1)(c) | Code of practice for the welfare of animals on private game reserves licensed to hunt game birds, published on 9 June 2005, as amended from time to time | The whole |
| Regulations 43(1)(e) and 44(1)(e) | Code of practice for the welfare of animals: Private keeping of reptiles published on 30 October 2003, as amended from time to time | The whole |
| Regulation 65(1)(f) | Code of practice for the operation of pet shops published on 24 August 1995, as amended from time to time | The whole |
| Statutory rule provision | Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document | Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document |
| Regulation 66(1)(e) and 67(1)(f) | Code of practice for the public display and exhibition of animals published on 15 December 1994, as amended from time to time | The whole |
| Regulation 70(1)(c) | Code of practice for the welfare of animals in hunting (revision 1) published on 17 March 2005, as amended from time to time | The whole |
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