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NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE (BAN ON HUNTING PROTECTED ANIMALS) AMENDMENT BILL 2009

South Australia

National Parks and Wildlife (Ban On Hunting Protected Animals) Amendment Bill 2009

A BILL FOR

An Act to amend the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972.


Contents

Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Amendment provisions

Part 2—Amendment of National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972
4 Amendment of section 19E—Establishment of advisory committees
5 Repeal of section 52
6 Amendment of section 68A—Hunting permits
7 Substitution of section 68E
68E Exemption from Act
8 Amendment of section 69—Permits

Schedule 1—Transitional provisions
1 Hunting permits


The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

This Act may be cited as the National Parks and Wildlife (Ban On Hunting Protected Animals) Amendment Act 2009.

2—Commencement

(1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act comes into operation on the day on which it is assented to by the Governor.

(2) Sections 5 to 8 (inclusive) and Schedule 1 of this Act will come into operation 2 months after the day on which the Act is assented to by the Governor.

3—Amendment provisions

In this Act, a provision under a heading referring to the amendment of a specified Act amends the Act so specified.

Part 2—Amendment of National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972

4—Amendment of section 19E—Establishment of advisory committees

Section 19E(4)(iv)—delete paragraph (iv)

5—Repeal of section 52

Section 52—delete the section

6—Amendment of section 68A—Hunting permits

Section 68A(3)—delete subsection (3) and substitute:

(3) A permit under this section cannot authorise—

(a) the hunting of a protected animal; or

(b) hunting within the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary; or

(c) the possession, while in that Sanctuary, of a firearm or other device for the purpose of hunting.

7—Substitution of section 68E

Section 68E—delete section 68E and substitute:

68E—Exemption from Act

Nothing in this Act prevents an Aboriginal person from hunting a protected animal, or hunting an animal other than a protected animal without a permit, if the animal hunted will be used—

(a) as food for the hunter or for his or her dependants; or

(b) solely for cultural purposes of Aboriginal origin.

8—Amendment of section 69—Permits

Section 69(7)—delete subsection (7)

Schedule 1—Transitional provisions

1—Hunting permits

(1) A permit authorising the hunting of a protected animal issued under section 68A of the principal Act as in force immediately before the commencement of this clause will, despite any term specified in the permit, expire on the commencement of this clause.

(2) The Minister must refund to the holder of each permit expiring by virtue of subclause (1) the amount determined by the Minister to represent the balance of the term of the permit had it not so expired.

 


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