Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Wildlife Act 1975 - SECT 75

Definitions

75. Definitions



(1) In this Part unless inconsistent with the context or subject-matter-

interfere, in relation to a whale, includes harass, chase, herd, tag, mark or
brand;



take, in relation to a whale, means take, catch or capture;

treat, in relation to a whale, means any operation of dividing or cutting up
or of extracting any product from, the whale;

whale means any member of the sub-order Mysteceti or the sub-order Odontoceti
of the order Cetacea.

(2) The provisions of this Part apply to and with respect to whales-

   (a)  in waters that are within the limits of the State of Victoria;

   (b)  in any part or parts of the territorial sea of Australia that is or
        are adjacent to the State of Victoria; and



   (c)  in any marine or tidal waters that are on the landward side of any
        part of the territorial sea of Australia and are adjacent to the State
        of Victoria but are not within the limits of that State-

but if at any time the breadth of the territorial sea of Australia is
determined or declared to be greater than 3 nautical miles the provisions of
this Act shall continue to have effect as if the breadth of the territorial
sea of Australia continues to be 3 nautical miles.

(3) Any reference in this Part to a whale or whales is a reference to a whale
or whales in any form whether alive or dead and whether the flesh is raw or
cooked or preserved or processed in any manner whatsoever, and includes the
skin, skeletal material, organs or any other part of any whale.