FLORA AND FAUNA GUARANTEE ACT 1988

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

• 1 Purpose  
• 2 Commencement  
• 3 Definitions  
• 4 Objectives of this Act  
• 4A Principles of this Act  
• 4B Ministers and public authorities to give proper consideration of objectives  
• 4C Minister may request information to ensure objectives are being considered  
• 5 Flora and fauna which are excluded from the Act  
• 6 Crown to be bound  
• 6A Traditional owner agreement for natural resources  

PART 2--ADMINISTRATION

• 7 Functions of the Secretary  
• 8 The Scientific Advisory Committee  
• 9 Advice  

PART 3--LISTING OF THREATENED TAXA AND COMMUNITIES AND POTENTIALLY THREATENING PROCESSES

Division 1--The Threatened List and the Processes List

• 10 The Threatened List  
• 11 Listing of potentially threatening processes  

Division 2--Eligibility of taxa, communities and processes to be listed under Division 1

• 12 Determination of eligibility for listing  
• 13 Eligibility for listing of taxon of flora or fauna  
• 14 Eligibility for listing of communities of flora or fauna  
• 15 Eligibility of sub-species of flora or fauna or narrowly defined community of flora or fauna  
• 16 Eligibility for listing of potentially threatening processes  

Division 3--The nomination and assessment process for the listing of taxa, communities and processes

• 16A Nominations for listing  
• 16B Consideration of the nomination by the Committee  
• 16C Assessment of eligibility of taxon, community or process to be listed  
• 16D The Committee's preliminary recommendation  
• 16E Taxon assessed by another jurisdiction as to its risk of extinction in Australia  
• 16F The Committee's final recommendation  
• 16G Minister's recommendation  
• 16H Decisions and recommendations must be made on the basis of nature conservation matters  

Division 4--General

• 16I Recommendations that minor amendments be made to lists  
• 16J Consolidated lists to be published on the Internet  
• 16K Minister to review Lists  

PART 4--MANAGEMENT PROCESSES

Division 1--Biodiversity Strategy

• 17 Biodiversity Strategy  
• 18 Preparation of a Biodiversity Strategy  
• 18A Public consultation on a Biodiversity Strategy  
• 18B Making and publication of a Biodiversity Strategy  
• 18C Amendment of a Biodiversity Strategy  
• 18D Report on the implementation of a Biodiversity Strategy  
• 18E Future review of a Biodiversity Strategy  

Division 2--Action statements and critical habitat determinations

• 19 Action statements  
• 20 Critical habitats  
• 20A Role of Committee  
• 20B Public consultation on critical habitats  
• 20C Making and publication of critical habitat determinations  
• 20D Amendment of critical habitat determinations  
• 20E Guidelines  
• 20F Critical habitat agreements  

Division 3--Flora and fauna management plans

• 21 Procedure for making management plans  
• 22 Amendment and revocation of management plans  
• 23 Contents of management plans  
• 23A Publication of a management plan  
• 24 Review of management plans  

Division 4--Public authority management agreements

• 25 Public authority management agreements  

PART 5--CONSERVATION AND CONTROL MEASURES

Division 1--Habitat conservation orders

• 26 Habitat conservation orders  
• 27 Content of habitat conservation orders  
• 28 Preparation of habitat conservation orders  
• 29 Making, amendment and revocation of habitat conservation orders  
• 30 Publication of habitat conservation orders  
• 31 Further amendment of habitat conservation orders  
• 32 Offence to contravene a habitat conservation order  
• 33 Defects in procedure  
• 34 Suspension of other licences, permits and authorities  
• 35 Permits  
• 36 Reviews  
• 37 Application for declaration  
• 38 Matters Tribunal must take into account  
• 39 Compensation  
• 40 Minister and Secretary to ensure conservation of taxon, community or habitat  
• 41 Habitat conservation orders to prevail over planning schemes  
• 42 Register of critical habitat determinations and habitat conservation orders  

Division 2--The handling of flora

• 45 Reference to flora  
• 46 Declaration of flora to be protected flora  
• 46A Revocation of declaration of flora to be protected  
• 46B Guidelines for declaring flora to be protected flora  
• 46C Minister must publish list of taxa of flora declared to be protected  
• 47 Offence to take restricted use protected flora  
• 47A Offence to take restricted use protected flora which causes significant detrimental impact on restricted use protected flora  
• 47B Offence to take other protected flora  
• 47C Offence to take other protected flora which causes significant detrimental impact to the relevant taxon or community  
• 48 Licence or permit to take, trade in, keep, move or process protected flora  
• 48A Authorisation to take, trade in, keep, move or process protected flora  
• 48B Offence to contravene terms of authorisation  
• 49 Offences relating to flora generally  
• 50 Royalties for the taking of flora  
• 51 Relationship between authorities issued under this Division and authorities issued under other Acts  

Division 3--The handling of fish

• 52 Offence to take, trade in or keep fish  
• 52A Offence to take, trade in or keep fish which causes a significant detrimental impact on the relevant taxon or community  
• 53 Licence or permit to take, trade in or keep fish  
• 53A Authorisation to take, trade in or keep fish  
• 53B Offence to contravene terms of authorisation  

PART 6--GENERAL

Division 1--General provisions about licences and permits

• 54 Applications  
• 55 Giving of licences and permits  
• 56 Offence of not complying with terms and limitations of licence or permit  

Division 2--Enforcement and powers of authorised officers

• 56A Definition  
• 57 Entry without consent or warrant  
• 57A Entry with warrant to search for evidence of offence  
• 57B Seizure of things not mentioned in warrant  
• 57C Announcement before entry  
• 57D Copy of warrant to be given to occupier  
• 57E Requirements as to taking samples or seizing things  
• 57F Samples  
• 57G Retention notices  
• 57H Evidentiary provisions relating to retention notices  
• 57I Disposal or destruction of seized flora or fauna  
• 57J Sections 57 to 57I do not limit powers of authorised officers  

Division 2A--Offences

• 58 Offence to obstruct an authorised officer  
• 59 Offence to interfere with notices marks or equipment  

Division 3--Matters relating to offences

• 59A Time for bringing proceedings  
• 60 Cancellation of licence or permit upon conviction  
• 61 Requirement to carry out restoration work  
• 62 Payment of compensation by offender  

Division 3A--Remedies

• 62A Enforceable undertakings  
• 62B Person may vary or withdraw enforceable undertaking  
• 62C Proceedings for contravention  
• 62D Enforcement of enforceable undertaking  
• 62E Secretary may take specified actions  
• 62F Contempt of court proceedings  
• 62G Secretary may recover costs  
• 62H Person may recover compensation as debt  
• 62I Register of enforceable undertakings  

Division 4--Simplification of proof

• 63 Proof of contravention  
• 64 Proof of identity  

Division 5--General

• 65 Certificates  
• 66 Secrecy  
• 67 Availability for inspection  
• 68 Matters to be put in annual report  

Division 6--Regulations

• 69 Regulations  

PART 7--TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND REPEALS

• 70 Repeal and transitional provision  
• 72 Saving of action statements  

PART 8--SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS--FLORA AND FAUNA GUARANTEE AMENDMENT ACT 2019

• 73 Definitions  
• 74 Scientific Advisory Committee  
• 75 Listing of taxa of flora and fauna  
• 76 Listing of communities of flora and fauna  
• 77 Listing of potentially threatening processes  
• 78 Nominations for listing made before commencement of new Part 3  
• 79 Flora and Fauna Guarantee Strategy  
• 80 Protected flora  
• 81 Applications for licences and permits  
• 82 Licences, permits and authorisations  
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