Queensland Consolidated Regulations

NATURE CONSERVATION (ESTUARINE CROCODILE) CONSERVATION PLAN 2018

- Made under the Nature Conservation Act 1992
- As at 1 September 2024
- Reg 147 of 2018

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   2.      Relationship with declared management intent—Act, s 121
   3.      Purposes of plan
   4.      Interpretation
   5.      Meaning of problem crocodile

   PART 2 - PROBLEM CROCODILES

           Division 1 - Scheme for giving problem crocodiles to Queensland crocodile keepers

   6.      Establishing scheme

           Division 2 - Crocodile management authorities

              Subdivision 1 - Grant of authority

   7.      Persons to whom authority may be granted
   8.      Authority granted to approved persons authorising employees
   9.      Authority granted to approved persons may be amended
   10.     Maximum term of authority

              Subdivision 2 - Activities authorised under authorities

   11.     Catching problem crocodiles under authority held by approved person
   12.     Catching, dealing with and euthanasing problem crocodiles under authority held by prescribed officer

              Subdivision 3 - Carrying out activities under authority granted to approved person

   13.     Application of subdivision
   14.     Compliance with conditions of authority
   15.     Holder must start activities under authority
   16.     Way problem crocodiles may be caught, kept and moved generally

              Subdivision 4 - Procedures after problem crocodiles caught under authority granted to approved person

   17.     Application of subdivision
   18.     Dealing with live problem crocodiles if direction given by chief executive
   19.     Keeping live problem crocodiles if no direction by chief executive
   20.     Dealing with dead problem crocodiles
   21.     Report to chief executive about dealing with dead problem crocodiles

           Division 3 - Damage mitigation permits

              Subdivision 1 - Grant of permits

   22.     Additional purpose for which chief executive may grant permit
   23.     Restriction about persons to whom permit may be granted
   24.     Permit not to authorise release of problem crocodiles into the wild
   25.     Maximum term of permit

              Subdivision 2 - Activities authorised under permit

   26.     Catching and moving problem crocodiles authorised under permit

              Subdivision 3 - Carrying out activities under permit etc.

   27.     Way problem crocodiles may be caught, kept and moved generally

              Subdivision 4 - Procedures after problem crocodiles caught under permit

   28.     Keeping live problem crocodiles
   29.     Dealing with dead problem crocodiles
   30.     Report to chief executive about dealing with dead problem crocodiles

           Division 4 - Other provisions about problem crocodiles

   31.     No conservation value payable—Act, s 95
   32.     Chief executive may give problem crocodiles to particular persons

   PART 3 - HARVESTING LICENCES FOR ESTUARINE CROCODILE EGGS

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   33.     Purpose of part
   34.     Power to grant harvesting licences for estuarine crocodile eggs

           Division 2 - Additional requirements for applications

   35.     Additional requirements for applications

           Division 3 - Restrictions on grant of licences

   35A.    Relationship with Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020
   36.     Restriction about persons to whom licences may be granted
   37.     General restriction on grant of licences

           Division 4 - Limitation and extension of activities

   38.     Holder may take only eggs
   39.     Way in which estuarine crocodile eggs may be taken
   40.     Limitation on keeping and using estuarine crocodile eggs
   41.     Limitation on moving estuarine crocodile eggs
   42.     Dealing with estuarine crocodile eggs that are not viable

           Division 5 - Records and returns of operations

   43.     Information that must be included in record
   44.     When information must be included in record
   45.     Returns of operations
   46.     Period for which particular documents must be kept

   PART 4 - PROVISIONS ABOUT PARTICULAR AUTHORITIES FOR CROCODILES

           Division 1 - Limitation of activities authorised under particular animal authorities

   47.     Purpose of division
   48.     Limited interaction under interaction licences
   49.     Limited uses under particular animal authorities

           Division 2 - Carrying out activities under authorities

   50.     Particular estuarine crocodiles must be tagged and marked
   51.     Complying with conditions of icon crocodile agreement

   PART 4A - OFFENCES TO PREVENT INTERACTIONS WITH CROCODILES

   51A.    Proximity to estuarine crocodiles in the wild
   51B.    Power to direct person to move away from estuarine crocodile
   51C.    Discarding animals that may attract or feed estuarine crocodiles

   PART 5 - OTHER PROVISIONS ABOUT ESTUARINE CROCODILES

   52.     Procedure on accidental catching or taking of estuarine crocodiles
   53.     (Repealed)
   54.     Interfering with crocodile traps

   PART 6 - REPEAL PROVISION

   55.     Repeal

   PART 7 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

   56.     Definition for part
   57.     Existing crocodile management authorities
   58.     Problem crocodiles and icon crocodiles
   59.     Authorised activities, uses, conditions and limitations
   60.     Directions given under repealed plan
   61.     Procedures for problem crocodiles caught before commencement
   62.     Icon crocodile agreements
   63.     References to repealed plan
           SCHEDULE 1