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TASMANIA
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THREATENED SPECIES PROTECTION
AMENDMENT BILL 2017
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CONTENTS
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Principal Act
4. Section 51 amended (Offences relating to listed taxa)
5. Section 61 amended (Regulations)
6. Repeal of Act
[Bill 67]-VI
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THREATENED SPECIES PROTECTION
AMENDMENT BILL 2017
(Brought in by the Minister for Environment and Parks, the
Honourable Elise Nicole Archer)
A BILL FOR
An Act to amend the Threatened Species Protection Act
1995
Be it enacted by Her Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by
and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and
House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Threatened Species
Protection Amendment Act 2017.
2. Commencement
This Act commences on the day on which this
Act receives the Royal Assent.
3. Principal Act
In this Act, the Threatened Species Protection
Act 1995* is referred to as the Principal Act.
*No. 83 of 1995
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Threatened Species Protection Amendment Act 2017
Act No. of 2017
s. 4
4. Section 51 amended (Offences relating to listed
taxa)
Section 51(1) of the Principal Act is amended by
omitting the penalty and substituting the
following penalty:
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 629 penalty units or
imprisonment for a term not exceeding
12 months, or both, and a further fine not
exceeding 126 penalty units for each day
during which the offence continues after
conviction.
5. Section 61 amended (Regulations)
Section 61(3) of the Principal Act is amended by
omitting paragraph (b) and substituting the
following paragraph:
(b) in respect of such an offence, provide for
the imposition of either or both of the
following:
(i) imprisonment for a term not
exceeding 12 months;
(ii) a fine not exceeding 629 penalty
units and, in the case of a
continuing offence, a further fine
not exceeding 126 penalty units
for each day during which the
offence continues after
conviction.
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Threatened Species Protection Amendment Act 2017
Act No. of 2017
s. 6
6. Repeal of Act
This Act is repealed on the three hundred and
sixty fifth day from the day on which it
commences.
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