New South Wales Repealed Acts

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THREATENED SPECIES CONSERVATION ACT 1995 - SECT 91

91 Licence to harm or pick threatened species, populations or ecological communities or damage habitat

(1) The Chief Executive may grant a licence authorising a person to take action likely to result in one or more of the following:

(a) harm to any animal that is of, or is part of, a threatened species, population or ecological community,

(b) the picking of any plant that is of, or is part of, a threatened species, population or ecological community,

(c) damage to critical habitat,

(d) damage to habitat of a threatened species, population or ecological community.

(2) A general licence may be issued under section 120 of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 to authorise an action referred to in subsection (1) only:

(a) for the welfare of an animal, or

(b) if there is a threat to life or property.

(3) Subsection (2) does not limit the purposes for which a licence may be issued under this section.

Note : For example, a licence may be issued under this section to authorise an Aboriginal person or persons to harm animals or pick plants for cultural purposes.