Victorian Current Acts

WILDLIFE ACT 1975 - SECT 44

S. 44(1) amended by No. 11/2014 s. 19(1).

    (1)     During a close season for a taxon of game a person must not hunt, take or destroy any game of that taxon of game.

Penalty:     50 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment or both the fine and imprisonment and an additional penalty of 5 penalty units for every head of game in respect of which an offence has been committed.

S. 44(2) substituted by No. 45/2008 s. 9(1).

    (2)     Subsection (1) does not apply to a person—

        (a)     who holds an authorisation that authorises the hunting, taking or destroying of that taxon of game, when that person is acting in accordance with the authorisation; or

        (b)     who is a member of a class of person in respect of whom an authorisation order has been made that authorises the hunting, taking or destroying of that taxon of game, when that person is acting in accordance with the order.

S. 44(3) amended by No. 11/2014 s. 19(2).

    (3)     During an open season for a taxon of game a person must not hunt, take or destroy game of that taxon of game.

Penalty:     10 penalty units.

S. 44(4) substituted by No. 45/2008 s. 9(2).

    (4)     Subsection (3) does not apply to a person—

        (a)     who holds a licence or authorisation that authorises the hunting, taking or destroying of that taxon of game, when that person is acting in accordance with the licence or authorisation; or

        (b)     who is a member of a class of person in respect of whom an authorisation order has been made that authorises the hunting, taking or destroying of that taxon of game, when that person is acting in accordance with the order.

S. 45 (Heading) inserted by No. 45/2008 s. 10(1).

S. 45 amended by No. 70/1990 s. 12(1)(k)
(i)–(iii), substituted by No. 87/1997
s. 14.