Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Wildlife Act 1975 - SECT 28A

PART IIIA AUTHORISATIONS

Authorisation to take etc. wildlife

28A. Authorisation to take etc. wildlife



(1) The Secretary may give written authorisation to a person to do all or any
of the following-

   (a)  hunt, take or destroy wildlife;

   (b)  buy, sell, acquire, receive, dispose of, keep, possess, control,
        breed, process, display, take samples from or experiment on wildlife-

if he or she is satisfied that the authorisation is necessary-

   (c)  because wildlife is damaging any building, vineyard, orchard, crop,
        tree, pasture, habitat or other property owned, occupied or
        administered by the person to whom the authorisation is to be issued
        or property adjacent to or in proximity to such property; or

   (d)  for the purposes of the management, conservation, protection or
        control of wildlife or for the purposes of education about wildlife,
        research into wildlife or scientific or other study of wildlife; or

   (e)  for aboriginal cultural purposes; or

   (f)  for the purposes of enabling the care, treatment or rehabilitation of
        sick, injured or orphaned wildlife; or

   (g)  for the purposes of ensuring the health or safety of any person or
        class of persons; or

   (h)  to support a recognised wildlife management plan; or

        (i)    to make provision for the custody, care and management of
               wildlife, held under another authorisation or a licence which
               has been suspended, during the period of that suspension.

(2) An authorisation is subject to any conditions, limitations or restrictions
placed on that authorisation or that category of authorisation-

   (a)  by the Secretary; or

   (b)  by the regulations.

(3) An authorisation is subject to the condition that the holder of the
authorisation must allow inspection by an authorised officer, at any
reasonable time, of any dwelling house specified in the authorisation for the
purpose of monitoring compliance with this Act, the regulations or the
conditions of the authorisation.

(4) A person seeking the issue of an authorisation must-

   (a)  apply to the Secretary for the authorisation in the prescribed manner;
        and

   (b)  provide any information required by the Secretary to accompany the
        application; and

   (c)  pay the prescribed fee (if any) for the authorisation.