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BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION REGULATIONS 2018


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Citation  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Terms used  
   4.      Cultivated flora: excluded classes of flora  
   5.      Process in relation to flora  
   6.      Prohibited devices  
   7.      Prohibited methods

   PART 2 -- Listing of native species, ecological communities and threatening processes  

   8.      Nominations in respect of certain listings

   PART 3 -- Critical habitat  

   9.      Register of critical habitats

   PART 4 -- Licensing scheme

           Division 1 -- Preliminary  

   10.     CEO guidelines  
   11.     Categories of pets for licensing purposes  
   12.     Nature of licences

           Division 2 -- Fauna licences

              Subdivision 1 -- Licence classes and specific terms and conditions  

   13.     Licence classes  
   14.     Provisions relating to taking  
   15.     Provisions relating to disturbing  
   16.     Provisions relating to possessing or keeping  
   17.     Provisions relating to processing  
   18.     Provisions relating to dealing  
   19.     Provisions relating to importing  
   20.     Provisions relating to exporting  
   21.     Provisions relating to relocation  
   22.     Related disturbing and possessing

              Subdivision 2 -- Provisions relating to specific licence classes  

   23.     Fauna taking (commercial products) licence  
   24.     Fauna taking (commercial purposes) licence  
   25.     Fauna taking (scientific or other purposes) licence  
   26.     Fauna taking (dangerous fauna) licence  
   27.     Fauna taking (biological assessment) licence  
   28.     Fauna taking (relocation) licence  
   29.     Fauna causing damage licence  
   30.     Fauna disturbing (commercial interaction) licence  
   31.     Fauna disturbing (other purposes) licence  
   32.     Fauna disturbing (feeding) licence  
   33.     Fauna possessing (display) licence  
   34.     Fauna possessing (breeding) licence  
   35.     Fauna possessing (other purposes) licence  
   36.     Fauna possessing (pet keeper’s) licence  
   37.     Fauna processing licence  
   38.     Fauna dealing (general dealer’s) licence  
   39.     Fauna dealing (pet dealer’s) licence  
   40.     Fauna importing licence  
   41.     Fauna exporting licence

              Subdivision 3 -- Related provisions  

   42.     Fauna transfer authority  
   43.     Temporary care of fauna  
   44.     Releasing fauna  
   45.     Zoological Parks Authority  
   46.     Category A pets  
   47.     Taking reptiles in certain situations without licence  
   48.     Dangerous snakes  
   49.     Invertebrate fauna  
   50.     Disturbing fauna  
   51.     Authorised feeding  
   52.     Possession of dead fauna  
   53.     Possession of naturally discarded parts of fauna

           Division 3 -- Flora licences

              Subdivision 1 -- Licence classes and specific terms or conditions  

   54.     Licence classes  
   55.     Provisions relating to taking  
   56.     Provisions relating to supply  
   57.     Provisions relating to dealing  
   58.     Provisions relating to processing  
   59.     Provisions relating to exporting sandalwood

              Subdivision 2 -- Provisions relating to specific licence classes  

   60.     Flora taking (commercial purposes) Crown land licence  
   61.     Flora taking (other purposes) Crown land licence  
   62.     Flora taking (biological assessment) licence  
   63.     Private land supplier’s licence  
   64.     Crown land supplier’s licence  
   65.     Flora dealing licence  
   66.     Flora processing licence  
   67.     Flora taking (sandalwood) licence  
   68.     Flora supplying (sandalwood) licence  
   69.     Flora dealing (sandalwood) licence  
   70.     Flora processing (sandalwood) licence  
   71.     Flora exporting (sandalwood) licence

           Division 4 -- Bioprospecting licence  

   72.     Bioprospecting licence

           Division 5 -- Common provisions for licences

              Subdivision 1 -- Applications  

   73.     Application for licence or renewal of licence  
   74.     Further information  
   75.     Timing of application for renewal of licence  
   76.     Consideration of application for licence or renewal of licence  
   77.     Licence fees  
   78.     Notice of decision to refuse application  
   79.     Form of licence  
   80.     Duration of licence  
   81.     Licence not transferable  
   82.     Amendment of licence

              Subdivision 2 -- Conditions  

   83.     CEO may impose conditions  
   84.     Contravention of condition of licence

              Subdivision 3 -- Information and records  

   85.     Keeping of information and records  
   86.     Returns

              Subdivision 4 -- Cancellation or suspension of licence  

   87.     Cancellation or suspension of licence  
   88.     Notice of proposed cancellation or suspension

              Subdivision 5 -- Review of licensing decisions  

   89.     Review of decisions

              Subdivision 6 -- Other licensing matters  

   90.     Licence document to be returned  
   91.     Surrender of licence  
   92.     Exclusive rights under licence  
   93.     CALM Act licence or permit

           Division 6 -- Other provisions  

   94.     Importing fauna  
   95.     Exporting fauna  
   96.     Exporting sandalwood  
   97.     Licence holder to provide specimens  
   98.     False or misleading statements  
   99.     Coordination of activities  
   100.    Identifiers  
   101.    Access to land (licensees)

   PART 5 -- Protection and management of fauna

           Division 1 -- Managed fauna  

   102.    Managed fauna  
   103.    Birds  
   104.    Kangaroos  
   105.    Access to land for management activity  
   106.    Identification of managed fauna  
   107.    Inspection of land  
   108.    Power to give direction

           Division 2 -- Interactions with marine fauna

              Subdivision 1 -- Preliminary  

   109.    Terms used  
   110.    Separation distances: prescribed fauna other than whale sharks  
   111.    Separation distances: whale sharks  
   112.    Authorised activities

              Subdivision 2 -- Enforcement of separation distances  

   113.    Observing separation distances  
   114.    Maintaining separation distances

              Subdivision 3 -- Approach zones and controlled zones: whale sharks  

   115.    Regulation of approach zones and controlled zones  
   116.    Restrictions on speeds  
   117.    Towing

              Subdivision 4 -- Other interactions  

   118.    Touching marine fauna  
   119.    Diving with marine fauna  
   120.    Interfering with natural movement of marine fauna  
   121.    Protection of visibly disturbed marine fauna  
   122.    Seals on land

              Subdivision 5 -- Exception  

   123.    Exception

           Division 3 -- Fauna requiring assistance

              Subdivision 1 -- Injured or abandoned fauna  

   124.    Notification requirements  
   125.    Requirement to surrender  
   126.    Requirements to release or take other action

              Subdivision 2 -- Stranded or distressed fauna  

   127.    Term used: closed area  
   128.    Stranded or distressed fauna  
   129.    Designation of closed areas  
   130.    Control of closed areas

           Division 4 -- Display of fauna  

   131.    Display of fauna

           Division 5 -- Transport of fauna  

   132.    Transport of fauna without causing injury

   PART 6 -- Transportation and storage of sandalwood  

   133.    Sandalwood tracking forms  
   134.    When sandalwood tracking forms required  
   135.    Content of sandalwood tracking forms  
   136.    Completion of sandalwood tracking forms: general requirements  
   137.    Use of sandalwood tracking forms: transportation  
   138.    Sandalwood tracking forms: obligations of licence holders  
   139.    Storage of sandalwood

   PART 7 -- Translocation of flora  

   140.    Approval to translocate flora  
   141.    Amendment of condition of approval  
   142.    Contravention of condition of approval

   PART 8 -- Taking or disturbance by Aboriginal people  

   143.    Exclusion of operation of s. 182(2) and (3) of Act: threatened or specially protected fauna  
   144.    Exclusion of operation of s. 182(2) and (3) of Act: fauna in marine park or marine nature reserve  
   145.    Exclusion of operation of s. 182(2) and (3) of Act: use of firearm other than category A or category B firearm  
   146.    Exclusion of operation of s. 182(2) and (3) of Act: fauna on urban land or in townsite  
   147.    Exclusion of operation of s. 182(2) and (3) of Act: fauna on CALM Act land or near relevant area  
   148.    Exclusion of operation of s. 182(2) of Act: threatened or specially protected flora  
   149.    Permission of CEO  
   150.    Variation, suspension and revocation of permission

   PART 9 -- Authorisations  

   151.    Authorisations from owners or occupiers of land

   PART 10 -- Legal proceedings  

   152.    Additional penalty for offence involving sandalwood  
   153.    Liability of officers of body corporate for offence by body  
   154.    Applications for remediation orders  
   155.    Enforcement of remediation orders

   PART 11 -- Fees and charges

           Division 1 -- Fees  

   156.    Fees

           Division 2 -- Charges  

   157.    Charges for fauna and flora taken for commercial purposes

   PART 12 -- Miscellaneous  

   159.    Money to be credited to Biodiversity Conservation Account  
   160.    Entry warrants  
   161.    Publication of guidelines  
   162.    Giving documents to CEO  
   163.    Giving documents by advertising  
   164.    Information sharing  
   165.    Prescribed offences and modified penalties  
   166.    Authorised officers and approved officers  
   167.    Forms

   PART 13 -- Transitional provisions  

   168.    Terms used  
   169.    Application of s. 279(c) of Act to certain notices  
   170.    Listing of specially protected species  
   171.    Listing of threatened species  
   172.    Listing of extinct species  
   173.    Sandalwood order  
   174.    Amendment or repeal of notice or order  
   175.    Fauna taking licences  
   176.    Corresponding licences
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Prohibited devices  
           SCHEDULE 2 -- Prohibited methods  
           SCHEDULE 3 -- Sandalwood: protected land
           SCHEDULE 4 -- Managed fauna
           SCHEDULE 5 -- Separation distances
           SCHEDULE 6 -- Injured or abandoned fauna
           SCHEDULE 7 -- Fees
           SCHEDULE 8 -- Charges
           SCHEDULE 9 -- Prescribed offences and modified penalties
           SCHEDULE 10 -- Forms
           SCHEDULE 11 -- Corresponding licences


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