NATURE CONSERVATION ACT 2014 - SECT 128 Offence—interfere with nest of native animal
NATURE CONSERVATION ACT 2014 - SECT 128
Offence—interfere with nest of native animal(1) A person commits an offence if the person—
(a) interferes with—
(i) the nest of an animal; or
(ii) something in the immediate environment of the nest of an animal; and
(b) the animal is a native animal.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
Note
Interfere with an
item—see s 127.
"Nest", of an animal—see
s 127.
(2) A person commits an offence if—
(a) the person interferes with—
(i) the nest of an animal; or
(ii) something in the immediate environment of the nest of an animal; and
(b) the animal—
(i) is a native animal; and
(ii) has special protection status.
Maximum penalty: 30 penalty units.
Note Special protection status —see s 109.
(3) A person has the benefit of the chapter 6 exceptions for an offence against this section.
Note The chapter 6 exceptions are set out in s 153.