Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Where a wildlife
officer or an officer authorised to receive royalty under section 18 or
to receive fauna or flora or other things taken or seized pursuant to
section 20 takes control of any fauna or flora, or the skin or carcass of
any fauna, or any other thing likely, in his opinion, to suffer, deteriorate
or perish if no action is taken to protect it, he may take such action by way
of care, processing, sale or other disposal as appears to him to be reasonably
necessary.
(2) The payment of the
charges and expenses attributable to any action taken by an officer under
subsection (1) shall be deducted from any moneys thereby derived, and the
net proceeds thereafter brought to account in accordance with the provisions
of the Financial Management Act 2006 , and dealt with according to law.
[Section 20A inserted by No. 67 of 1975
s. 24; amended by No. 86 of 1976 s. 10; No. 57 of 1997
s. 132(11) and (12); No. 77 of 2006 s. 17.]
[ 21. Repealed by
No. 67 of 1975 s. 25.]