Victorian Current Acts

FLORA AND FAUNA GUARANTEE ACT 1988 - SECT 69

    (1)     The Governor in Council may make regulations for or with respect to the following matters—

        (a)     forms for the purposes of this Act;

S. 69(1)(b) substituted by No. 28/2019 s. 41(1).

        (b)     eligibility criteria for the listing of taxa of flora or fauna, communities of flora or fauna or potentially threatening processes which, in the case of a taxon of flora or fauna, may vary according to—

              (i)     the extinction risk of the taxon; and

              (ii)     the category of threat that is to be applied to the taxon;

        (c)     information to be included in nominations;

S. 69(1)(d) amended by No. 28/2019 s. 41(2).

        (d)     the method of giving notice of the making of a habitat conservation order;

        (e)     the taking, trading in, keeping, moving or processing of flora;

        (f)     the releasing or abandoning of flora;

        (g)     the marking of flora and fauna;

S. 69(1)(ga) inserted by No. 28/2019 s. 41(3).

        (ga)     the decision-making criteria in respect of the issuing of a licence or permit under section 48 or 53 or the giving of an authorisation under section 48A or 53A;

        (h)     the records to be kept by persons holding licences and permits under this Act and the methods of keeping those records and the circumstances in which they must be produced;

              (i)     fees to be paid for licences or permits issued under this Act or applications made under this Act and royalties to be paid for the taking of flora;

        (j)     the procedure to be followed by authorised officers in exercising their powers under this Act;

        (k)     the circumstances in which specimens of flora or fauna must be given and the nature and condition of those specimens;

        (l)     generally prescribing any other matter or thing required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed or necessary to be prescribed to give effect to this Act.

    (2)     Regulations—

        (a)     may be of general or limited application; and

        (b)     may differ according to differences in time, place or circumstances; and

S. 69(2)(c) amended by No. 76/1998
s. 9(m).

        (c)     may leave any matter to be approved or determined by the Secretary, or an authorised officer; and

S. 69(2)(d) amended by No. 28/2019 s. 41(4).

        (d)     may impose penalties not exceeding 20 penalty units for contravention of the regulations.

S. 69(3) amended by No. 78/2010
s. 24(Sch.  1 item 14.1).

    (3)     Regulations made under this section may be disallowed, in whole or in part, by resolution of either House of Parliament.

S. 69(4) repealed by No. 78/2010
s. 24(Sch.  1 item 14.2).

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