NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA TERRITORY PARKS AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION REGULATIONS As in force at 7 February 2007 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation PART 1 - PRELIMINARY MATTERS 1. Citation 1A. Definitions PART 2 - ANIMALS AND PLANTS 2. Prescribed classifications (section 28) 3. Protected wildlife (section 43(2)) 4. Animals that are not prohibited entrants (section 52) 5. Authority to kill snakes (section 66(1)) 6. Advance payments in respect of royalties (section 116(3)(a)) PART 3 - INFRINGEMENT NOTICES 7. When infringement notice for infringement offence may be served 8. Contents of infringement notice 9. Payment by cheque 10. Withdrawal of infringement notice 11. Application of Part SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 2 SCHEDULE 3 Endnotes NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA ____________________ This reprint shows the Regulations as in force at 7 February 2007. Any amendments that commence after that date are not included. ____________________ TERRITORY PARKS AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION REGULATIONS Regulations under the Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act PART 1 - PRELIMINARY MATTERS 1. Citation These Regulations may be cited as the Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Regulations. 1A. Definitions In these Regulations: "infringement notice", see regulation 7; "infringement offence", means an offence against a provision of the Act specified in Schedule 3, column 1; "prescribed amount", for an infringement offence, means the amount specified in Schedule 3, column 2 opposite the offence provision. PART 2 - ANIMALS AND PLANTS 2. Prescribed classifications (section 28) (1) The classifications for classifying the conservation status of wildlife in the Territory are the categories known as the IUCN Red List Categories as prepared by the IUCN Species Survival Commission and approved by the IUCN Council from time to time. (2) In subregulation (1) - "IUCN" means the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. 3. Protected wildlife (section 43(2)) All species of threatened wildlife, whether identified by classification or species, are protected wildlife. 4. Animals that are not prohibited entrants (section 52) Animals of a species of animal specified in Schedule 1 are not prohibited entrants. 5. Authority to kill snakes (section 66(1)) For the purposes of section 66(1) of the Act, a person is authorised to kill or injure a snake that is protected wildlife if - (a) the snake is within 100 metres of an occupied building; or (b) the person honestly believes that it is necessary to kill or injure the snake to avoid an immediate danger of death or injury to a person or a domestic animal. 6. Advance payments in respect of royalties (section 116(3)(a)) For the purposes of section 116(3)(a) of the Act - (a) the holder of a permit may, at the time the permit is granted or at any other time before wildlife is taken under the permit, pay the amount specified in column 3 of Schedule 2 for each unit of quantity specified opposite in column 2 of Schedule 2 of the wildlife specified opposite in column 1 of Schedule 2 to be taken under the permit; and (b) an amount paid under paragraph (a) is to be credited towards royalties subsequently payable by the holder of the permit to the Territory in respect of wildlife actually taken under the permit. PART 3 - INFRINGEMENT NOTICES 7. When infringement notice for infringement offence may be served If a conservation officer reasonably believes a person has committed an infringement offence, the officer may serve a notice (an "infringement notice") on the person. 8. Contents of infringement notice (1) The infringement notice must specify the following particulars: (a) the name and address of the alleged offender, if known; (b) the date of the infringement notice; (c) the date, time and place of the infringement offence; (d) a description of the infringement offence and the prescribed amount payable for the offence; (e) the enforcement agency, as defined in the Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act, to whom the prescribed amount is payable. (2) An infringement notice must include a statement to the effect of the following: (a) the alleged offender may expiate the infringement offence and avoid further action in relation to the offence by paying the prescribed amount to the specified enforcement agency within 28 days after service of the notice; (b) the alleged offender may elect under section 21 of the Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act to have the matter dealt with by a court instead of under that Act by completing a statement of election and serving it on the specified enforcement agency; (c) if the alleged offender does nothing in response to the notice, enforcement action may be taken under the Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act including (but not limited to) action for the following: (i) suspension of the alleged offender's licence to drive; (ii) suspension of the alleged offender's vehicle registration; (iii) seizure of personal property of the alleged offender; (iv) deduction of an amount from the alleged offender's wages or salary; (v) registration of a statutory charge on land owned by the alleged offender; (vi) making of a community work order for the alleged offender which may result in imprisonment of the alleged offender if the alleged offender breaches the order. (3) Also, the infringement notice must include the statement of election mentioned in subregulation (2)(b). 9. Payment by cheque If the alleged offender tenders a cheque in payment of the prescribed amount, the amount is not taken to have been paid unless the cheque is cleared on first presentation. 10. Withdrawal of infringement notice (1) The Director may withdraw the infringement notice by written notice served on the alleged offender. (2) The notice must be served within 28 days after service of the infringement notice but before payment of the prescribed amount. 11. Application of Part (1) This Part does not prejudice or affect the start or continuing of proceedings for an infringement offence for which an infringement notice has been served unless the offence is expiated. (2) Also, this Part does not prevent more than one infringement notice for the same infringement offence being served on an alleged offender and, to expiate the offence, it is sufficient for the alleged offender to pay the prescribed amount in accordance with any of the notices. (3) In addition, this Part does not: (a) require an infringement notice to be served; or (b) affect the liability of a person to be prosecuted in a court for an infringement offence for which an infringement notice has not been served. SCHEDULE 1 Regulation 4 ANIMALS THAT ARE NOT PROHIBITED ENTRANTS Mammals Bos javanicus Bali Cattle Bos taurus Cattle Bos indicus Cattle Bubalus bubalis Buffalo Camelus dromedarius Camel Canis familiaris Dog Capra hircus Goat Carvia porcellus Guinea Pig Equus asinus Donkey Equus caballus Horse Felis catus Cat Mus musculus Mouse (laboratory strain) Oryctolagus cuniculus Rabbit (domestic varieties) Ovis aries Sheep Rattus rattus Rat (laboratory strain) Sus scrofa Pig Birds Agapornis spp. Lovebirds Alisterus scapularis King Parrot Amadina fasciata Cut-throat Finch Amandava subflava Orange-breasted Waxbill Anas platyrhynchos Domestic Duck Anser anser Domestic (Grey-lag) Goose Anser cygnoides Goose Cacatua tenuirostris Long-billed Corella Cairina moschata Muscovy Duck Carduelis carduelis European Goldfinch Carduelis chloris Greenfinch Catreus wallichii Cheer Pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae Lady Amherst Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus Golden Pheasant Columba livia Domestic Pigeon Coturnix coturnix Domestic Quail Coturnix chinensis Chinese Quail Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae Kakariki (Red-fronted Parakeet) Eclectus roratus Eclectus Parrot Erythrura trichroa Blue-faced Parrot-finch Estrilda astrild Saint Helena Waxbill Estrilda melpoda Orange-cheeked Waxbill Gallus gallus Domestic Fowl Glossopsitta concinna Musk Lorikeet Glossopsitta porphyrocephala Purple-crowned Lorikeet Glossopsitta pusilla Little Lorikeet Lagonosticta senegala African Firefinch Lophura nycthemera Silver Pheasant Meleagris galloparvo Turkey Neophema elegans Elegant Parrot Neophema pulchella Turquoise Parrot Numidia meleagris Guineafowl Pavo cristatus Common Peafowl Platycercus adscitus Pale-headed Rosella Platycercus elegans Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans Crimson Rosella Platycercus eximius Eastern Rosella Platycercus icterotis Western Rosella Polytelis anthopeplus Regent Parrot Polytelis swainsonii Superb Parrot Psephotus chrysopterygius Golden-shouldered Parrot Psephotus haematonotus Red-rumped Parrot Psittacula cyanocephala Plum-headed Parakeet Serinus canaria Canary Stagonopleura guttata Diamond Firetail Tiaris canora Cuban Finch Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Uraeginthus spp. Cordon Bleu Finches SCHEDULE 2 Regulation 6 ADVANCE PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF ROYALTIES Column 1 Wildlife (scientific name) Column 2 Unit of Quantity Column 3 Amount per Unit ($) Animals Anseranas semipalmata per egg 0.40 Calyptorhynchus banksii per egg per hatchling 100.00 100.00 Crocodylus johnstoni per egg per hatchling adult ( 1.5 m adult ( 1.5 m 1.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 Crocodylus porosus per viable egg per hatchling adult ( 2 m adult ( 2 m 1.25 7.50 25.00 35.00 Plant Seeds Abrus precatorius per kg 10.00 Acacia acradenia per kg 12.00 Acacia argyraea per kg 7.00 Acacia aulacocarpa per kg 12.50 Acacia auriculiformis per kg 25.00 Acacia colei per kg 5.00 Acacia cowleana per kg 5.00 Acacia dictyophleba per kg 7.50 Acacia difficilis per kg 10.00 Acacia dimidiata per kg 10.00 Acacia dunnii per kg 5.00 Acacia gonocarpa per kg 15.00 Acacia gonoclada per kg 7.50 Acacia hammondii per kg 7.50 Acacia hemignosta per kg 10.00 Acacia holosericea per kg 6.00 Acacia kempeana per kg 6.00 Acacia latescens per kg 5.00 Acacia lysiphloia per kg 7.50 Acacia melleodora per kg 7.50 Acacia monticola per kg 8.00 Acacia mountfordiae per kg 10.00 Acacia multisiliqua per kg 10.00 Acacia nuperrima per kg 37.50 Acacia oncinocarpa per kg 10.00 Acacia platycarpa per kg 6.00 Acacia plectocarpa per kg 8.00 Acacia retivenea per kg 8.00 Acacia shirleyi per kg 15.00 Acacia simsii per kg 7.50 Acacia torulosa per kg 7.50 Acacia tropica per kg 20.00 Acacia tumida per kg 5.00 Acacia umbellata per kg 10.00 Acacia victoriae per kg 5.00 Acacia wickhamii per kg 15.00 Adenanthera pavonia per kg 5.00 Albizia lebbeck per kg 5.00 Alphitonia excelsa per kg 5.00 Asteromyrtus symphyocarpa per kg 12.50 Astrebla sp. per kg 1.00 Atalaya hemiglauca per kg 5.00 Atriplex nummularia per kg 10.00 Banksia dentata per 100 seeds 7.50 Bombax ceiba per kg 10.00 Brachychiton diversifolius per kg 11.00 Brachychiton megaphyllus per kg 15.00 Brachychiton paradoxus per kg 15.00 Buchanania obovata per kg 15.00 Callitris intratropica per kg 10.00 Canarium australianum per 100 seeds 10.00 Carpentaria acuminata per 100 seeds 1.25 Cassia artemisioides per kg 6.00 Cassia desolata per kg 6.00 Cassia glutinosa per kg 7.50 Cassia notabilis per kg 5.00 Cassia oligophylla per kg 6.00 Cassia sturtii per kg 7.50 Casuarina equisetifolia per kg 7.50 Clianthus formosus per kg 10.00 Cochlospermum fraseri per kg 10.00 Cycas angulata R.Br. per 100 seeds 2.00 Cycas armstrongii Miq. per 100 seeds 1.00 Cycas brunnea per 100 seeds 10.00 Cycas calcicola Maconochie per 100 seeds 5.00 Cycas canalis subsp. canalis per 100 seeds 2.00 Cycas canalis subsp. carinata per 100 seeds 2.00 Cycas conferta per 100 seeds 2.00 Cycas maconochieana per 100 seeds 2.00 Cycas pruinosa Maconochie per 100 seeds 2.00 Dodonaea platyptera per kg 10.00 Enchylaena tomentosa per kg 10.00 Erythrophleum chlorostachys per kg 8.00 Eucalyptus alba per kg 12.50 Eucalyptus apodophylla per kg 10.00 Eucalyptus argillacea per kg 10.00 Eucalyptus aspera per kg 10.00 Eucalyptus bigalerita per kg 10.00 Eucalyptus bleeseri per kg 15.00 Eucalyptus brevifolia per kg 10.00 Eucalyptus camaldulensis per kg 12.50 Eucalyptus chlorophylla per kg 10.00 Eucalyptus clavigera per kg 13.00 Eucalyptus confertiflora per kg 13.00 Eucalyptus dichromophloia per kg 13.00 Eucalyptus ferruginea per kg 12.50 Eucalyptus foelscheana per kg 13.25 Eucalyptus grandifolia per kg 13.00 Eucalyptus herbertiana per kg 10.00 Eucalyptus latifolia per kg 13.25 Eucalyptus leucophloia per kg 10.00 Eucalyptus microtheca per kg 7.50 Eucalyptus miniata per kg 15.00 Eucalyptus nesophila per kg 10.00 Eucalyptus normantonensis per kg 12.50 Eucalyptus pachyphylla per kg 9.00 Eucalyptus papuana per kg 12.50 Eucalyptus patellaris per kg 10.00 Eucalyptus phoenicea per kg 15.00 Eucalyptus polycarpa per kg 20.00 Eucalyptus pruinosa per kg 15.00 Eucalyptus ptychocarpa per kg 20.00 Eucalyptus setosa (red) per kg 32.50 Eucalyptus tectifica per kg 12.50 Eucalyptus terminalis per kg 12.50 Eucalyptus tetrodonta per kg 10.00 Eucalyptus tintinnans per kg 10.00 Euodia elleryana per kg 5.00 Gossypium sturtianum per kg 20.00 Grevillea decurrens per kg 30.00 Grevillea dryandri per kg 37.50 Grevillea formosa per kg 37.50 Grevillea goodii per kg 30.00 Grevillea mimosoides per kg 30.00 Grevillea parallela per kg 30.00 Grevillea pteridifolia per kg 30.00 Grevillea refracta per kg 37.50 Grevillea striata per kg 30.00 Grevillea wickhamii per kg 37.50 Gyrocarpus americanus per kg 5.00 Hakea arborescens per kg 30.00 Ipomea brasiliensis per kg 10.00 Leptospermum parviflorum per kg 10.00 Livistona benthamii per 100 seeds 2.50 Livistona humilis per 100 seeds 1.50 Livistona inermis per 100 seeds 3.00 Livistona rigida per 100 seeds 2.50 Macrozamia macdonnellii per 100 seeds 10.00 Melaleuca argentea per kg 12.50 Melaleuca bracteata per kg 10.00 Melaleuca dealbata per kg 10.00 Melaleuca leucadendra per kg 10.00 Melaleuca minutifolia per kg 10.00 Melaleuca nervosa per kg 15.00 Melaleuca viridiflora per kg 10.00 Owenia vernicosa per 100 seeds 7.50 Pandanus spiralis per 100 seeds 7.50 Petalostigma pubescens per kg 12.50 Pongamia pinnata per kg 10.00 Ptilotus exaltatus per kg 7.50 Sesbania cannabina per kg 3.75 Syzygium armstrongii per 100 seeds 5.00 Syzygium eucalyptoides per 100 seeds 5.00 Syzygiunm minutiflorum per 100 seeds 5.00 Syzygium suborbiculare per 100 seeds 2.50 Terminalia arostrata per kg 4.00 Terminalia canescens per kg 7.50 Terminalia carpentariae per kg 5.00 Terminalia ferdinandiana per kg 5.00 Terminalia platyphylla per kg 10.00 Terminalia platyptera per kg 5.00 Terminalia seriocarpa per kg 5.00 Terminalia volucris per kg 7.50 Triodia wiseana per kg 3.00 Xanthostemon paradoxus per kg 25.00 Whole Plants Acacia auriculiformis per tree 8.00 Bambusa arnhemica per stem 0.50 Erythropleum chlorostachys per tree 10.00 Eucalyptus bigalerita per tree 8.00 Eucalyptus confertiflora per tree 8.00 Eucalyptus ferruginea per tree 8.00 Eucalyptus grandiflora per tree 8.00 Eucalyptus miniata per tree 8.00 Eucalyptus papuana per tree 8.00 Eucalyptus polycarpa per tree 8.00 Eucalyptus tetradonta per tree 8.00 Melaleuca leucadendra per tree 8.00 Didgeridoos All species per stick 1.00 Leaves Cycas armstrongii Miq. per 100 leaves 3.00 Cycas maconochieana per 100 leaves 3.00 Fruits Terminalia ferdinandiana per kg 1.00 Firewood Acacia aneura (mulga) per tonne 5.00 Acacia estrophiolata (ironwood) per tonne 5.00 Eucalyptus camaldulensis (redgum) per tonne 5.00 Boomerangs Acacia aneura (mulga) per stick 1.00 SCHEDULE 3 Regulation 1A, definitions "infringement offence" and "prescribed amount" INFRINGEMENT OFFENCES AND PRESCRIBED AMOUNTS Column 1 Offence provision Column 2 Prescribed amount Section 40(3) 2 penalty units Section 46(2) 5 penalty units Section 49(2) 10 penalty units Section 67A 10 penalty units Section 67B 10 penalty units Section 67C(3) 2 penalty units Section 67D 3 penalty units Section 69 1 penalty unit ENDNOTES 1. KEY Key to abbreviations amd = amended pt = Part bl = by-law r = regulation/rule ch = Chapter renum = renumbered div = Division rep = repealed exp = expires/expired s = section Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation om = omitted sub = substituted 2. LIST OF LEGISLATION Territory Wildlife Regulations (SL No. 1, 2001) Notified 14 February 2001 Commenced 14 February 2001 Amendment of Territory Wildlife Regulations (SL No. 2, 2004) Notified 4 February 2004 Commenced 4 February 2004 Territory Wildlife Amendment (Infringement Notices) Regulations 2007 (SL No. 1, 2007) Notified 7 February 2007 Commenced 7 February 2007 3. LIST OF AMENDMENTS pt 1 hdg ins No. 1, 2007, r 3 r 1 amd No. 1, 2007, r 4 r 1A ins No. 1, 2007, r 5 pt 2 hdg ins No. 1, 2007, r 6 r 3 sub No. 2, 2004 pt 3 hdg ins No. 1, 2007, r 7 r 7 sub No. 1, 2007, r 7 rr 8 - 11 ins No. 1, 2007, r 7 sch 3 sub No. 1, 2007, r 8 ii Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Regulations 16