NATURE CONSERVATION ACT 2002
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 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[ Note: This table has been automatically generated and may be incomplete. ]