Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

NATURE CONSERVATION ACT 2014 - SECT 128

    (1)     A person commits an offence if the person—

        (a)     interferes with—

              (i)     the nest of an animal; or

              (ii)     something in the immediate environment of the nest of an animal; and

        (b)     the animal is a native animal.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

Note     Interfere with an item—see s 127.
"Nest", of an animal—see s 127.

    (2)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person interferes with—

              (i)     the nest of an animal; or

              (ii)     something in the immediate environment of the nest of an animal; and

        (b)     the animal—

              (i)     is a native animal; and

              (ii)     has special protection status.

Maximum penalty: 30 penalty units.

Note     Special protection status —see s 109.

    (3)     A person has the benefit of the chapter 6 exceptions for an offence against this section.

Note     The chapter 6 exceptions are set out in s 153.