DEER ACT 2006 - As at 1 July 2017 - Act 113 of 2006

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

• 1 Name of Act
• 2 Commencement
• 3 Definitions
• 4 Ownership of deer
• 5 Regulations may specify how deer are to be held captive
• 6 Offence of releasing deer
• 7 Operation of certain legislation not affected

PART 2 - DEER CONTROL ORDERS

• 8 Orders requiring deer to be controlled
• 9 Consultation and approval before making deer control order
• 10 Occupier of land must comply with deer control order
• 11 Commencement of deer control order
• 12 Notification of making deer control order

PART 3 - COMPLIANCE DIRECTIONS

• 13 Compliance directions by authorised officers
• 14 Costs of complying with a compliance direction
• 15 How compliance direction is to be given
• 16 Administrative review by Civil and Administrative Tribunal

PART 4 - AUTHORISED OFFICERS

• 17 Appointment of authorised officers
• 18 Functions of authorised officers
• 19 Purposes for which functions under Part may be exercised
• 20 Power of entry
• 21 Search warrant
• 22 Powers of authorised officers on premises
• 23 Notice of entry
• 24 Use of force
• 25 Notification of use of force or urgent entry
• 26 Care to be taken
• 27 Compensation
• 28 Authorised officer may request assistance
• 29 Obstruction of authorised officers

PART 5 - MISCELLANEOUS

• 30 Onus of proof regarding reasonable excuse
• 31 Offences by corporations
• 32 Nature of proceedings for offences
• 33 Penalty notices
• 34 Delegation
• 35 Disputes between Minister and public authority
• 36 Act to bind Crown
• 37 Description of land
• 38 Regulations
• 39 Savings, transitional and other provisions
40. (Repealed)
• 41 Review of Act
• SCHEDULE 1
Schedule 2 (Repealed)