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NATURE CONSERVATION ACT 2002

- Act 63 of 2002 - Royal Assent 19 December 2002

Table of Provisions

Long Title

PART 1 - Preliminary

  • 1 Short title
  • 2 Commencement
  • 3 Interpretation
  • 4 Act binds Crown
  • 5 Compliance with resource management and planning system objectives

PART 2 - Administration

  • 6 Functions of the Secretary
  • 7 Arrangements in respect of National Parks and Reserves Management Act
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  • 8 Rangers
  • 9 Special advisory committees

PART 3 - Reservation and Acquisition of Land

  • 10 Secretary to consult with Director
  • 11 Declaration of Crown land as reserved land
  • 12 Declaration of private land as reserved land
  • 13 Declaration of land vested in public authority as reserved land
  • 14 Land acquired by Governor as reserved land
  • 15 Lease of reserved land
  • 16 Classes of reserved land
  • 17 Alteration of class of reserved land
  • 18 Parliamentary approval required for certain draft proclamations
  • 19 Naming of reserved land
  • 20 Prohibition of certain names except in reference to reserved land
  • 21 Revocation of reservations
  • 22 Registration of proclamation relating to private sanctuary or private
  • nature reserve
  • 23 Lands subject to trusts
  • 24 Supplementary provisions as to acquisition of land, &c.
  • 25 Management agreement for private land

PART 4 - Conservation of Fauna and Flora

  • 26 Wildlife regulations as to fauna
  • 27 Wildlife regulations as to flora
  • 28 Supplementary provisions as to wildlife regulations
  • 29 Special permits to take wildlife
  • 30 Open seasons for partly protected wildlife
  • 31 Saving for rights of landowners, &c.
  • 32 Prohibition on introduction, &c., of certain animals
  • 32A Amendment of Schedules

PART 5 - Conservation Covenants Division 1 - Interpretation of Part

  • 33 Interpretation of Part

Division 2 - Conservation covenants generally

  • 34 Minister may enter into conservation covenants
  • 35 Variation and discharge of conservation covenants
  • 36 Form of conservation covenants
  • 37 Registration of conservation covenants
  • 38 Covenants come into force on registration

Division 3 - Covenants arising from refused private timber reserve

applications
  • 39 Covenants for protection of natural or cultural values

Division 4 - Covenants arising from forest practices plan

applications
  • 40 Covenants with affected owners
  • 41 Affected owner entitled to apply for compensation
  • 41A Restrictions on entitlement to compensation
  • 42 Assessment of compensation
  • 43 Payment of compensation
  • 44 Effect of failure to pay compensation

Division 5 - Provisions of general application

  • 45 Power to inspect land subject to conservation covenant
  • 46 Offence to contravene conservation covenant
  • 47 Service of applications, &c.

PART 6 - Provisions Relating to Enforcement

  • 48 Interpretation of "found offending"
  • 49 Power to require offenders to disclose identity and leave land
  • 50 Production of licences, &c.
  • 51 Powers and functions of seizure
  • 52 Powers of entry and search
  • 53 Powers of arrest
  • 54 Commencing proceedings
  • 55 Penalty
  • 56 Production and cancellation of licences, &c., in offence
  • proceedings
  • 57 Cancellation of firearms licence
  • 58 Contravention of order under section 56(3)
  • 59 Forfeiture of articles, &c., on conviction
  • 60 Compensation on conviction for offences
  • 61 Protection of authorised officers

PART 7 - Infringement Notices

  • 62 Infringement notices
  • 63 Payments into Public Account
  • 64 Section 64
  • 65 Section 65
  • 66 Section 66
  • 67 Section 67
  • 68 Regulations for this Part

PART 8 - Miscellaneous

  • 69 Capacity, &c., to consent
  • 70 Assistance to officers
  • 71 Compensation for injury or death occurring in the course of official
  • duty, &c.
  • 72 Gifts for conservation purposes
  • 73 Aboriginal cultural activities on Aboriginal land
  • 74 Expenses of Act
  • 75 Delegation by Minister
  • 76 Regulations
  • 76A Amendment of Schedule 3A
  • 77 Savings and transitional provisions
  • 78 Administration of Act
  • SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 2 SCHEDULE 3 SCHEDULE 3a SCHEDULE 4

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