Regulation 17 of the Principal Regulations is amended by inserting after subregulation (2) the following subregulation:

(2A)  Subregulations (1) and (2) do not apply to the taking of partly protected wildlife by –

(a) a person undertaking the clearance of native vegetation or the harvesting of trees in accordance with a certified forest practices plan or a public authority management agreement, unless the Secretary, by notice in writing, requires the person to obtain a permit; or

(b) a person undertaking dam works in accordance with a dam permit granted under the Water Management Act 1999 after the commencement of Part 3 of the Dam Works Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2007 .

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 4 July 2007

These regulations are administered in the Department of Primary Industries and Water.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the regulation)

These regulations amend the Wildlife Regulations 1999 by providing that, in certain circumstances, protected wildlife, specially protected wildlife and partly protected wildlife may be taken without a permit.