Victorian Current Acts

WILDLIFE ACT 1975 - SECT 77

S. 77(1) amended by No. 70/1990 s. 12(1)(s).

    (1)     Unless otherwise expressly provided in this section, where a person, without contravening any of the provisions of this Part—

        (a)     treats a whale that has been killed or taken in contravention of this Part;

        (b)     in waters to which this Part applies, kills, injures or takes a whale; or

        (c)     in waters to which this Part applies, treats a whale not killed or taken in contravention of this Part—

that person shall—

S. 77(1)(d) amended by Nos 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 76.75), 87/1997
s. 42(Sch.
item 40(a)).

        (d)     as soon as practicable after the killing, injuring, taking or treatment notify the Secretary of the killing, injuring, taking or treatment;

S. 77(1)(e) amended by Nos 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 76.75), 87/1997
s. 42(Sch.
item 40(b)).

        (e)     within the time and in the manner prescribed, supply the Secretary with the prescribed particulars of the killing, injuring, taking or treatment; and

        (f)     in the case of the killing or treatment of a whale without a permit—as soon as practicable after the killing or treatment notify a scientific body of the killing or treatment and offer to enter into an arrangement with that body to make the whale or part or parts of the whale, as required by that body, available to that body for purposes of scientific research.

Penalty:     50 penalty units.

    (2)     Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to the treatment of a whale the killing, injuring or taking of which has been notified under subsection (1).

    (3)     In this section "notify" means notify by telephone, telegraph or radio.

S. 77A inserted by No. 45/2008 s. 22.