NATURE CONSERVATION ACT 2002
- Act 63 of 2002 - Royal Assent 19 December 2002Table of Provisions
Long TitlePART 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 2002
- 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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