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GAME AND FERAL ANIMAL CONTROL ACT 2002
- As at 30 May 2023
- Act 64 of 2002
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
1. Name of Act
2. Commencement
3. Objects
4. Definitions
5. Game animals for the purposes of this Act
6. Application of other legislation
6A. Exemptions from certain offences under National Parks and Wildlife legislation
6B. Orders and notices under other legislation
PART 2 - GAME AND PEST MANAGEMENT ADVISORY BOARD
7. Constitution of Advisory Board
8. Membership and procedure of Advisory Board
9. Functions of Advisory Board
10-13A. (Repealed)
PART 3 - LICENSING AND CONTROL OF HUNTING FOR GAME ANIMALS
Division 1 - Preliminary
14. Classes of game hunting licences
15. Authority conferred by different classes of game hunting licences
Division 2 - Licensing of hunters of game animals
16. Licence required to hunt game animals
17. Exemptions from requirement for game hunting licence
Division 3 - Control of hunting for game animals on public lands (restricted game hunting licences)
18. Hunting of game animals on public land
19. Special qualifications for restricted game hunting licence
20. Declaration of public lands available for hunting game
20A. Restrictions on declaration of national park estate land
Division 4 - Provisions relating to game hunting licences
21. Grant of licences
22. Conditions of licences
23. Offence to contravene conditions of licence
24. Code of practice for licensed game hunters
25. Duration of licence
26. Fees for applications and licences
27. Offences relating to licences
28. Arrangements for granting licences
29. Suspension or cancellation of licences by Regulatory Authority
30. Suspension or cancellation of licences by court in connection with offence
31. Rights of review
32. Regulations relating to licences
PART 3A - NATIVE GAME BIRD MANAGEMENT LICENCES
32A. Native game bird management licences
32B. Application of provisions relating to game hunting licences to native game bird management licences
32C. Consultation with the head of the Office of Environment and Heritage
32D. Quotas on killing native game birds
32E. Other requirements relating to native game birds
32F. Waterfowl identification test
PART 4 - INVESTIGATIONS
Division 1 - Appointment of inspectors
33. Appointment of inspectors
34. Police officers to be inspectors
35. Identification
36. Production of identification
37. Offence of impersonating an inspector
Division 2 - Powers of inspectors
38. Definitions
39. Powers of entry
40. Use of force on entry
41. Entry to premises used for residential purposes
42. Search warrant
43. General powers available on entry
44. Power to detain and search vehicles or vessels
45. Power of seizure
46. Power of inspectors to obtain information, documents and evidence
47. Power of inspector to demand name and address and to demand game hunting licence
48. Provisions relating to requirements under this Division
49. Inspector may request assistance
50. Offences relating to inspectors
50A. Direction to leave or not to enter declared public hunting land
51. Care to be taken
52. Compensation
PART 5 - MISCELLANEOUS
53. Crown not bound
53A. Delegation by Regulatory Authority
53B. Game and Pest Management Trust Fund
54. Native title rights and interests
55. Offence of releasing animals for the purpose of hunting
55A. Interfering with authorised hunting on declared public hunting land
55B. Requirements for commercial taxidermists
56. Summary proceedings for offences
57. Penalty notices
58. Evidentiary statements
59. Onus of proof concerning reasonable excuse
60. Regulations
61. Notes
62. (Repealed)
63. Savings, transitional and other provisions
64. Review of Act
SCHEDULE 1
Schedule 2 (Repealed)
SCHEDULE 3
SCHEDULE 3A
SCHEDULE 4
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