Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

NATURE CONSERVATION (AMENDMENT) ACT (NO. 110 OF 1994) - SECT 6

6. Section 17 of the Principal Act is amended—

    (a)     by omitting from subsection (1) “the members of a species of”;

    (b)     by omitting from paragraph (1) (a) “invertebrate” and substituting “invertebrates of a particular kind”;

    (c)     by omitting from paragraph (1) (b) “animal” and substituting “animals of a particular kind”;

    (d)     by omitting paragraphs (1) (c) and (d) and substituting the following paragraphs:

    “(c)     native plants of a particular kind to be protected native plants; or

        (d)     native animals of a particular kind to be protected native animals.”; and

    (e)     by omitting from subsection (2) all the words after “take into” and substituting:

“consideration—

        (a)     the need to protect native animals and native plants generally in the Territory;

        (b)     the need to conserve the significant ecosystems of the Territory, New South Wales and Australia; and

        (c)     in relation to a declaration under paragraph (1) (a), (c) or (d)—the specialised welfare and security requirements of the animal, plant, fish or invertebrate.”.