Migratory Birds (Amendment) Ordinance 1982 (HIMI)

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TERRITORY OF HEARD ISLAND AND McDONALD ISLANDS

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Migratory Birds (Amendment) Ordinance 1982

 

No. 1 of 1982

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Ordinance under the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Act 1953.

 Dated 25 June 1982.

 

 ZELMAN COWEN

 Governor-General

 By His Excellency’s Command,

 

 

D. T. McVEIGH

Minister of State for Home Affairs and Environment

for and on behalf of the

Minister of State for Science and Technology

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An Ordinance to amend the Migratory Birds Ordinance 1980

 

Short title

 1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Migratory Birds (Amendment) Ordinance 1982.1

Principal Ordinance

 2. In this Ordinance, “Principal Ordinance” means the Migratory Birds Ordinance 1980.2

Permits to take birds

 3. Section 4 of the Principal Ordinance is amended-

 (a) by omitting from sub-section (1) “to him”;

 (b) by omitting from paragraphs (2) (a) and (b) “purpose of one of the prescribed kinds of purpose specified in paragraphs (5) (a) to (e) inclusive” and substituting “prescribed purpose referred to in sub-section (5)”; and

 (c) by omitting from sub-section (5) “kinds of purpose is a prescribed kind of” and substituting “purposes is a prescribed”.

 

Permits for the sale of birds

 4. Section 7 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by omitting from sub-section (1) “to him”.

 

Permit to sell birds to be issued subject to conditions

5. Section 8 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by omitting “10” and substituting “9”.

 

Permits for purchase of birds

6. Section 10 of the Principal Ordinance is amended-

(a) by omitting from paragraphs (2) (a) and (b) “purpose of one of the prescribed kinds of purpose specified in paragraphs (5) (a) to (d) inclusive” and substituting “prescribed purpose referred to in sub-section (5)”; and

(b) by omitting from sub-section (5) “kinds of purpose is a prescribed kind of” and substituting “purposes is a prescribed”.

 

Inspector may require production of permit, &c.

 7. Section 16 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by omitting from sub-section (3) all the words from and including “Where an inspector” to and including “demand by that person” and substituting “An inspector (other than a member of the police force who is in uniform) who makes a requirement of a person under sub-section (1) shall”.

 

Restriction on issue of permit, &c.

 8. Section 18 of the Principal Ordinance is amended-

(a) by omitting from paragraph (1) (b) “that species or sub-species” and substituting “that species or subspecies”; and

(b) by omitting from paragraph (1) (c) “number of”.

 

Appeal

 9. Section 22 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by omitting paragraph (1) (c) and substituting the following paragraph:

  “(c) to cancel a permit under paragraph 17 (2) (a),”.

 

Regulations

 10. Section 25 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:

 “(2) The regulations shall not prescribe a purpose in respect of any provisions of this Ordinance that is not consistent with the Agreement.”.

 

Additional amendments

 11. The Principal Ordinance is amended as set out in the Schedule.

 

Schedule 1

 12. Schedule 1 to the Principal Ordinance is repealed and the following Schedule substituted:

 

 

 

 

 


SCHEDULE 1 Section 3

BIRDS OF SPECIES OR SUBSPECIES IN DANGER OF EXTINCTION

Column 1

Item

Column 2

Common name

Column 3

Scientific name (species or subspecies)

1

Gould’s petrel

Pterodroma leucoptera leucoptera

2

Providence petrel

Pterodroma solandri

3

Lord Howe Island flesh-footed shearwater

Puffinus carneipes hullianus

4

Short-tailed albatross (Japan)

Diomedea albatrus

5

Abbott’s booby

Sula abbotti

6

Christmas Island frigatebird

Fregata andrewsi

7

Oriental white stork (Japan)

Ciconia ciconia boyciana

8

Japanese crested ibis (Japan)

Nipponia nippon

9

Aleutian Canada goose (Japan)

Branta canadensis leucopareia

10

Red goshawk

Accipiter radiatus

11

Bonin buzzard (Japan)

Buteo buteo toyoshimae

12

Ryukyu serpent eagle (Japan)

Haematornis cheela perplexus

13

Japanese golden eagle (Japan)

Aquila chrysaetos japonica

14

Volcano Islands peregrine falcon (Japan)

Falco peregrinus fruitii

15

Japanese ptarmigan (Japan)

Lagopus mutus japonicus

16

Plains-wanderer

Pedionomus torquatus

17

Lord Howe Island woodhen

Tricholimnas sylvestris

18

Japanese crane (Japan)

Grus japonicus

19

Nordmann’s greenshank (Japan)

Tringa guttifer

20

Lesser noddy

Anous tenuirostris

21

Stejneger’s wood pigeon (Japan)

Columba janthina stejnegeri

22

Red-headed wood pigeon (Japan)

Columba janthina nitens

23

Norfolk Island parrot

Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae cookii

24

Coxen’s fig-parrot

Cyclopsitta diophthalma coxeni

25

Night parrot

Geopsittacus occidentalis

26

Orange-bellied parrot

Neophema chrysogaster


SCHEDULE 1 – continued

 

Column 1

Item

Column 2

Common name

Column 3

Scientific name (species or subspecies)

27

Ground parrot

Pezoporus wallicus

28

Princess parrot

Polytelis alexandrae

29

Golden-shouldered parrot

Psephotus chrysopterygius

30

Hooded parrot

Psephotus dissimilis

31

Paradise parrot

Psephotus pulcherrimus

32

Norfolk Island boobook owl

Ninox novaeseelandiae royana

33

Christmas Island owl

Ninox squamipila natalis

34

Blakiston’s eagle-owl (Japan)

Bubo blakistoni blakistoni

35

Plumed frogmouth

Podargus ocellatus plumiferus

36

Noisy scrub bird

Atrichornis clamosus

37

Pryer’s woodpecker (Japan)

Sapheopipe noguchii

38

Owston’s white-backed woodpecker (Japan)

Dendrocopos leucotos owstoni

39

Ezo three-toed woodpecker (Japan)

Picoides tridactylus inouei

40

Purple-crowned wren

Malurus coronatus

41

Dorothy grass-wren

Amytornis dorotheae

42

Thick-billed grass-wren

Amytornis textilis textilis

43

Western bristlebird

Dasyornis longirostris

44

Eastern bristlebird

Dasyornis brachypterus

45

Rufous bristlebird

Dasyornis broadbenti littoralis

46

Lord Howe Island currawong

Strepera graculina crissalis

47

Western whipbird

Psophodes nigrogularis

48

Forty-spotted pardalote

Pardalotus quadragintus

49

Norfolk Island silvereye

Zosterops albogularis

50

Helmeted honeyeater

Lichenostomus melanops cassidix

51

Black-eared miner

Manorina melanotis

52

Hahajima honey-eater (Japan)

Apalopteron familiare hahasima

53

Bonin greenfinch (Japan)

Chloris sinica kittlitzi

54

Lidth’s jay (Japan)

Garrulus lidthi

55

Torishima bush-warbler (Japan)

Cettia diphone panafidinicus

56

Japanese swamp-warbler (Japan)

Bradypterus pryeri pryeri

57

Lesser Chinese bulbul (Japan)

Pycnonotus sinensis orii


SCHEDULE 1 – continued

 

Column 1

Item

Column 2

Common name

Column 3

Scientific name (species or subspecies)

58

Borodino wren (Japan)

Troglodytes troglodytes orii

59

Ryukyu robin or Temminck’s (Japan)

Erithacus komadori komadori

60

Stejneger’s robin (Japan)

Erithacus komadori namiyei

61

Yaeyama robin (Japan)

Erithacus komadori subrufa

62

Amami tiger thrush (Japan)

Turdus dauma amami

63

Northern scrub-robin

Drymodes superciliaris colcloughi

Schedule 2

 13. Schedule 2 to the Principal Ordinance is amended by omitting the table headings and substituting the following headings:

 

MIGRATORY BIRDS

Column 1

Item

Column 2

Common name

Column 3

Scientific name (species or subspecies)

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SCHEDULE     Section 11

ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS OF PRINCIPAL ORDINANCE

 The following provisions of the Prinicpal Ordinance are amended by omitting “sub-species” (wherever occurring) and substituting “subspecies”;

 Sub-section 3 (1), paragraphs 4 (1) (a) and (b), sub-sections 4 (2), (3) and (4), paragraph 5 (a), paragraphs 7 (1) (a) and (b), sub-section 7 (2), paragraphs 10 (1) (a) and (b), sub-sections 10 (2), (3) and (4), paragraph 11 (a) and paragraph 18 (1) (b).

 

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 23 July 1982.

2. No. 2, 1980.

 

Overview

The Migratory Birds (Amendment) Ordinance 1982, enacted by the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, was introduced to amend the Migratory Birds Ordinance 1980, aiming to enhance the regulation and protection of migratory birds on the Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands. This legislative instrument addresses the need to streamline the permitting processes for taking, selling, and purchasing migratory birds, as well as to update the terminology to reflect current scientific understanding. The amendments also aim to ensure the regulations align with international agreements concerning endangered species. The objective of the amendments is to provide clearer guidelines and conditions for the issuance and control of permits, ultimately contributing to the conservation of vulnerable bird species in the region.

Scope and Application

The Migratory Birds (Amendment) Ordinance 1982 applies to the Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands and amends the Migratory Birds Ordinance 1980. The Act regulates the taking, selling, and purchasing of migratory birds, and it mandates that permits for these activities be issued according to prescribed purposes. Inspectors are empowered to require the production of permits and to make requirements of persons under certain conditions. The Act specifies restrictions on the issuance of permits and outlines the appeal process. Regulations cannot prescribe purposes inconsistent with the Agreement. The amended Schedules list bird species and subspecies in danger of extinction, detailing specific names and scientific classifications. The scope of the Act extends to ensuring compliance with international agreements regarding endangered species, and it may be further extended or restricted through subordinate instruments as necessary.

Key Provisions

The Migratory Birds (Amendment) Ordinance 1982 primarily modifies the Migratory Birds Ordinance 1980. Section 3 amends the permits to take birds, while section 4 removes specific language about permits to sell birds. Section 6 revises the permits for the purchase of birds. Section 7 modifies the inspector's ability to demand the production of permits, while section 8 updates the language regarding the restriction on the issuance of permits. Section 9 includes an appeal provision for permit cancellation, and section 10 mandates that regulations must be consistent with an agreement. The schedule lists species or subspecies of birds that are in danger of extinction. The Migratory Birds (Amendment) Ordinance 1982 imposes several obligations on parties and entities it governs. It requires permits for taking, selling, or purchasing migratory birds, subject to specific conditions. Inspectors are authorised to demand the production of these permits. The amendment also updates the language used in the legislation to reflect the correct terminology, such as replacing "sub-species" with "subspecies." The Migratory Birds (Amendment) Ordinance 1982 does not explicitly state any specific offences, penalties, or consequences for breach. However, under the Migratory Birds Ordinance 1980, which this amendment modifies, there are provisions for penalties in the event of a breach. For example, taking, selling, or purchasing birds without the necessary permits can result in fines or imprisonment. The specific penalties would depend on the severity of the breach and the relevant state or territory laws.

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