GAME AND FERAL ANIMAL CONTROL ACT 2002 - As at 30 May 2023 - Act 64 of 2002
- As at 30 May 2023
- Act 64 of 2002
Table of Provisions
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
- 1 Name of Act
- 2 Commencement
- 3 Objects
- 4 Definitions
- 5 Game animals for the purposes of this Act
- 6 Application of other legislation
- 6A Exemptions from certain offences under National Parks and Wildlife legislation
- 6B Orders and notices under other legislation
PART 2 - GAME AND PEST MANAGEMENT ADVISORY BOARD
- 7 Constitution of Advisory Board
- 8 Membership and procedure of Advisory Board
- 9 Functions of Advisory Board
10-13A. (Repealed)
PART 3 - LICENSING AND CONTROL OF HUNTING FOR GAME ANIMALS
Division 1 - Preliminary
- 14 Classes of game hunting licences
- 15 Authority conferred by different classes of game hunting licences
Division 2 - Licensing of hunters of game animals
- 16 Licence required to hunt game animals
- 17 Exemptions from requirement for game hunting licence
Division 3 - Control of hunting for game animals on public lands (restricted game hunting licences)
- 18 Hunting of game animals on public land
- 19 Special qualifications for restricted game hunting licence
- 20 Declaration of public lands available for hunting game
- 20A Restrictions on declaration of national park estate land
Division 4 - Provisions relating to game hunting licences
- 21 Grant of licences
- 22 Conditions of licences
- 23 Offence to contravene conditions of licence
- 24 Code of practice for licensed game hunters
- 25 Duration of licence
- 26 Fees for applications and licences
- 27 Offences relating to licences
- 28 Arrangements for granting licences
- 29 Suspension or cancellation of licences by Regulatory Authority
- 30 Suspension or cancellation of licences by court in connection with offence
- 31 Rights of review
- 32 Regulations relating to licences
PART 3A - NATIVE GAME BIRD MANAGEMENT LICENCES
- 32A Native game bird management licences
- 32B Application of provisions relating to game hunting licences to native game bird management licences
- 32C Consultation with the head of the Office of Environment and Heritage
- 32D Quotas on killing native game birds
- 32E Other requirements relating to native game birds
- 32F Waterfowl identification test
PART 4 - INVESTIGATIONS
Division 1 - Appointment of inspectors
- 33 Appointment of inspectors
- 34 Police officers to be inspectors
- 35 Identification
- 36 Production of identification
- 37 Offence of impersonating an inspector
Division 2 - Powers of inspectors
- 38 Definitions
- 39 Powers of entry
- 40 Use of force on entry
- 41 Entry to premises used for residential purposes
- 42 Search warrant
- 43 General powers available on entry
- 44 Power to detain and search vehicles or vessels
- 45 Power of seizure
- 46 Power of inspectors to obtain information, documents and evidence
- 47 Power of inspector to demand name and address and to demand game hunting licence
- 48 Provisions relating to requirements under this Division
- 49 Inspector may request assistance
- 50 Offences relating to inspectors
- 50A Direction to leave or not to enter declared public hunting land
- 51 Care to be taken
- 52 Compensation
PART 5 - MISCELLANEOUS
- 53 Crown not bound
- 53A Delegation by Regulatory Authority
- 53B Game and Pest Management Trust Fund
- 54 Native title rights and interests
- 55 Offence of releasing animals for the purpose of hunting
- 55A Interfering with authorised hunting on declared public hunting land
- 55B Requirements for commercial taxidermists
- 56 Summary proceedings for offences
- 57 Penalty notices
- 58 Evidentiary statements
- 59 Onus of proof concerning reasonable excuse
- 60 Regulations
- 61 Notes
62. (Repealed)
- 63 Savings, transitional and other provisions
- 64 Review of Act
