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WILDLIFE ACT 1975 - SECT 86

Notices prohibiting, regulating or controlling the taking, destroying or hunting of wildlife

    (1)     The Minister may by notice published in the Government Gazette—

S. 86(1)(a) amended by No. 87/1997
s. 42(Sch.
item 45(a)).

        (a)     prohibit absolutely or regulate or control the taking, destroying or hunting of any particular kind or taxon of wildlife in any area and any period specified in the notice; and

        (b)     provide for exemptions for anything referred to in paragraph (a); and

S. 86(1)(c) amended by No. 70/1990 s. 12(1)(v).

        (c)     fix penalties of not more than 25 penalty units for any contravention of any part of a notice.

    (2)     A notice under subsection (1)—

S. 86(2)(a) amended by Nos 90/1989 s. 18(1), 87/1997
s. 42(Sch.
item 45(b)).

        (a)     may be general in application or may be restricted in operation as to wildlife (whether by reference to kind or taxon or to sex) time, place, persons, equipment, hunting, guns or circumstances whether any such wildlife time, place, persons, equipment, hunting, guns or circumstances is determined or ascertainable before, at or after the making of the notice; and

S. 86(2)(b) amended by No. 87/1997
s. 42(Sch.
item 45(c)).

        (b)     unless it otherwise expressly provides, if it refers to wildlife or any specified kind or taxon of wildlife applies to both sexes of wildlife or to both sexes of that kind or taxon of wildlife; and

S. 86(2)(c) substituted by No. 48/2016 s. 25(1).

        (c)     takes effect on the date specified in the notice, which must be at least 3 days after publication of the notice in the Government Gazette; and

S. 86(2)(d) substituted by No. 48/2016 s. 25(1).

        (d)     continues to have effect for the period specified in the notice, which must not be more than 12 months.

S. 86(2)(e) repealed by No. 48/2016 s. 25(1).

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    (3)     A notice under subsection (1) prevails over any inconsistent—

        (a)     regulation made under this Act; or

S. 86(3)(b) amended by No. 87/1997
s. 42(Sch.
item 45(d)).

        (b)     licence, permit or other authority to take destroy or hunt any particular kind or taxon of wildlife issued under this Act.

S. 86(4) repealed by No. 48/2016 s. 25(2).

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S. 86(4A) inserted by No. 11/2014 s. 25(2).

    (4A)     Regulations made under this Act may impose conditions on the carrying out of any activity under a notice under subsection (1).

S. 86(5) amended by No. 78/2010 s. 24(Sch.  1 item 37.3).

    (5)     Sections 15, 23, 24 and 25 of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1994 apply to a notice under subsection (1) as if that notice were a statutory rule within the meaning of that Act.

S. 86(6) amended by No. 78/2010 s. 24(Sch.  1 item 37.4).

    (6)     A reference in section 15(1) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1994 to the publication of notice of the making of a statutory rule must be read for the purposes of this section as a reference to the publication of the notice under subsection (1).

S. 86(7) amended by No. 78/2010 s. 24(Sch.  1 item 37.5).

    (7)     A notice under subsection (1) may be disallowed in whole or in part by a resolution of either House of Parliament.

S. 86(8) repealed by No. 78/2010 s. 24(Sch.  1 item 37.6).

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S. 86A inserted by No. 90/1989 s. 17(1).



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