This legislation has been repealed.
TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title PART 1--PRELIMINARY 1. Name of Act 2. Dictionary 3. Notes 4. Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc 5. Relationship with Emergencies Act 6. Construction consistent with environment laws PART 2--NATURE CONSERVATION STRATEGIES, DECLARATIONS AND ACTION PLANS Division 2.1--The conservator and the service 7. Conservator of Flora and Fauna 8. Conservation officers 9. Identity cards 10. Exercise of powers 11. Delegation by conservator 12. Australian Capital Territory Parks and Conservation Service Division 2.2--Flora and Fauna Committee Subdivision 2.2.1--Establishment, functions and powers 13. Establishment of Flora and Fauna Committee 14. Functions 15. Directions to committee Subdivision 2.2.2--Constitution and meetings 17. Membership 18. Appointment of chairperson and deputy chairperson 19. Secretary to committee 20. Leave of absence 21. Disclosure of interests 22. Termination of appointment 23. Convening meetings 24. Procedure at meetings 25. Quorum PART 3--NATURE CONSERVATION AND DECLARATIONS Division 3.1--Nature conservation strategy 26. Draft nature conservation strategy 27. Public notification of draft nature conservation strategy 28. Confirmation, revision, deferral or withdrawal of draft nature conservation 29. Submission or resubmission of draft nature conservation strategy to 30. Minister's powers in relation to draft nature conservation strategy 31. Notice of rejection of draft nature conservation strategy 32. Commencement of nature conservation strategy etc Division 3.2--Declarations about special protection status and protected and exempt flora and fauna 33. Special protection status 34. Declaration of protected and exempt flora and fauna Division 3.3--Declaration of species, community or process Subdivision 3.3.1--Criteria and guidelines for declarations 35. Criteria for recommending declaration 36. Guidelines for dealing with applications for declarations 37. Public consultation on preparation of relevant criteria and Subdivision 3.3.2--Making of declarations 38. Declaration of species, community or process 39. Request to committee to recommend making of declaration Division 3.4--Action plans 40. Draft action plan 41. Public notification of draft action plan 42. Preparation of action plan PART 4--PROTECTION OF ANIMALS AND FISH 43. Nests of native animals 44. Killing native animals 45. Taking native animals 46. Keeping animals 47. Selling animals 48. Import and export of animals 49. Release of animals from captivity 50. Escape of native animals PART 5--PROTECTION OF PLANTS 51. Taking plants 52. Preservation of native timber 53. Dealing in protected native plants 54. Plant tags PART 6--PROHIBITED AND CONTROLLED ORGANISMS 55. Declarations 56. Possession of prohibited organisms 57. Controlled organisms PART 7--CONSERVATION DIRECTIONS 58. Meaning of native animal in pt 7 59. Entry onto land for purpose of carrying out examination 60. Conservation directions 61. Diseased native animals and plants 62. Conservation criteria PART 8--RESERVED AREAS Division 8.1--Restriction on activities in reserved areas 63. Access to reserved areas 64. Entry to reserved areas 65. Signs in reserved areas 66. Rubbish and fires in reserved areas 67. Activities in reserved areas 68. Taking animals and plants into reserved areas 69. Powers of conservation officers in reserved areas 70. Offences in wilderness areas 71. Compensation 72. Restoration of excavation sites by permit holders Division 8.2--Clearing native vegetation in reserved areas Subdivision 8.2.1--Interpretation for div 8.2 73. Definitions for div 8.2 74. Meaning of clearing native vegetation 75. Meaning of clearing causing serious harm to reserved area 76. Meaning of clearing causing material harm to reserved area Subdivision 8.2.2--Offences of clearing native vegetation in reserved areas 77. Clearing causing serious harm 78. Clearing causing material harm 79. Clearing generally 80. Lawful clearing 81. Alternative verdicts for offences against s 77 and s 78 82. Order for restoration etc—clearing offences Division 8.3--Damaging land in reserved areas Subdivision 8.3.1--Interpretation for div 8.3 83. Definitions for div 8.3 84. Meaning of damage causing serious harm to reserved area 85. Meaning of damage causing material harm to a reserved area Subdivision 8.3.2--Offences of damaging land in reserved areas 86. Damage causing serious harm 87. Damage causing material harm 88. Damage causing harm 89. Lawful damage 90. Alternative verdicts for offences against s 86 and s 87 91. Order for rehabilitation etc—damage offences PART 8A--LAND DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS 91A. Meaning of development—pt 8A 91B. Simplified outline 91C. Advice about adverse environmental impacts 91D. Requirements for conservator's advice PART 9--INJUNCTIVE ORDERS 92. Application for order 93. Making of order 94. Interim order 95. Costs—public interest 96. Security for costs etc 97. Compensation in relation to injunctive proceedings PART 10--MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS 98. Definitions for pt 10 99. Management agreements 100. Formulation of agreements 101. Refusal to enter into management agreement 102. Activities inconsistent with management agreement PART 11--LICENCES 103. Application 104. Grant of licence 105. Conditions 106. Licensing criteria 107. Duration 108. Surrender 109. Nature of rights conferred by licences 110. Cancellation 111. Production of licences 112. Records to be kept by licence holders 113. Production of records PART 12--NOTIFICATION AND REVIEW OF DECISIONS 114. Meaning of reviewable decision—pt 12 115. Reviewable decision notices 116. Applications for review PART 14--MISCELLANEOUS 127. Royalty 128. Provisions not to apply to conservation officers 129. Act not to apply to certain appointed people 130. Power of entry and search 131. Further powers of conservation officers 132. Seizure and release of bird wildlife 133. Seizure and forfeiture of animals and plants 134. Release of animals—court orders 135. Acts and omissions of representatives 136. Criminal liability of executive officers 137. Approved forms 138. Evidence 139. Determination of fees 140. Regulation-making power SCHEDULE 1 DICTIONARY ENDNOTES