Western Australian Current Acts

BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ACT 2016 - SECT 9

9 .         Determination as to fauna, flora or species

        (1)         The Minister may, by order, determine that an animal, other than an animal that belongs to a native species, is fauna for the purposes of this Act.

        (2)         The Minister may, by order, determine that an animal that belongs to a native species is not fauna for the purposes of this Act.

        (3)         The Minister may, by order, determine that a plant, other than a plant that belongs to a native species and is indigenous to the State, is flora for the purposes of this Act.

        (4)         The Minister may, by order, determine that a plant that belongs to a native species and is indigenous to the State is not flora for the purposes of this Act.

        (5)         The Minister may, by order, determine that a distinct population of organisms is a species for the purposes of this Act.

        (6)         An order made under this section may provide that it applies to the whole of the State, a specified part of the State or specified parts of the State.

        (7)         Section 258 applies to an order made under this section.