Victorian Numbered Acts

GAME MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY ACT 2014 (NO. 24 OF 2014) - SECT 6

The functions of the Authority are—

        (a)     to perform the regulatory, investigative and disciplinary functions conferred on the Authority by or under this Act or any relevant law; and

        (b)     to administer the scheme for issuing game licences under the Wildlife Act 1975 in relation to hunting, taking or destroying game; and

        (c)     to promote and monitor compliance with this Act or any relevant law in relation to game hunting; and

        (d)     to investigate compliance with this Act and any relevant law in relation to game hunting; and

        (e)     to develop operational plans and procedures addressing—

              (i)     the sustainable hunting of game animals; and

              (ii)     the humane treatment of animals that are hunted or used in hunting; and

              (iii)     strategies to minimise any negative impact on non-game wildlife, including protected and threatened wildlife; and

              (iv)     the conservation of wildlife habitats; and

        (f)     to work with public land managers to improve the management of public land and facilities on public land where hunting is permitted; and

        (g)     to promote sustainability and responsibility in game hunting; and

        (h)     to monitor, conduct research and analyse the environmental, social and economic impacts of game hunting and game management; and

              (i)     to make recommendations to relevant Ministers in relation to—

              (i)     game hunting and game management; and

              (ii)     the control of pest animals; and

              (iii)     declaring public land open or closed to game hunting, open and closed seasons and bag limits; and

              (iv)     the management of public and private land as it relates to game and their habitat.