Queensland Consolidated Regulations

NATURE CONSERVATION (ESTUARINE CROCODILE) CONSERVATION PLAN 2018 - REG 12

12 Catching, dealing with and euthanasing problem crocodiles under authority held by prescribed officer

(1) This section applies if the holder of a crocodile management authority is a prescribed officer.

(2) The holder may—

(a) catch an estuarine crocodile under the authority, in the way stated on the authority, if the chief executive has given the holder a written notice identifying the crocodile as a problem crocodile; and

(b) after catching the crocodile, deal with the crocodile—

(i) in the way stated on the authority; or

(ii) if the notice mentioned in paragraph (a) states a different way for dealing with the crocodile—in the way stated in the notice.

(3) Also, if the notice mentioned in subsection (2) (a) states the holder may euthanase the crocodile identified in the notice in a stated way, the holder may, under the authority, euthanase the crocodile in the stated way.

(4) The chief executive may give a notice stating the crocodile may be euthanased in a stated way only if the chief executive is satisfied it is necessary to euthanase the crocodile in the circumstances.

Example of when chief executive may be satisfied for subsection (4)—

the crocodile is in a remote location and has attacked, or is about to attack, a person