Nature Conservation (Macropod) Conservation Plan 2017 (Qld)

Nature Conservation (Macropod) Conservation Plan 2017

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This conservation plan may be cited as the Nature Conservation (Macropod) Conservation Plan 2017.

2 Commencement This plan commences on 1 September 2017.

3 Relationship with declared management intent— Act , s 121 Section 121(2) of the Act does not apply to this plan.

4 Purposes of plan and how main purpose is achieved (1) The main purpose of this plan is to manage the taking, keeping and use of macropods to ensure the taking, keeping and use is ecologically sustainable and humane. (2) The main purpose is achieved by— (a) prescribing additional restrictions on the grant of particular animal authorities for macropods; and (b) limiting or extending what holders, or relevant persons for holders, of particular animal authorities for macropods may do under the authorities; and (c) stating matters about records and returns of operations for particular animal authorities, including for the Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020, chapter 8, parts 1 to 4; and (d) otherwise regulating the carrying out of activities in relation to macropods under the Act. (3) This plan also— (a) provides for additional authorised taking, keeping or use of macropods by landholders or holders of particular animal authorities; and (b) declares products made or derived from particular macropods as processed products.

5 Interpretation (1) The dictionary in schedule 2 defines particular terms used in this plan. (2) Subject to subsection (1), and unless this plan provides otherwise, terms used in it have the meaning given in the Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020.

6 Scientific names of macropods Unless stated otherwise, scientific names used in this plan for macropods follow Van Dyck, S. and Strahan, R. (ed), 2008, The Mammals of Australia, New Holland Publishers, Chatswood, NSW, Australia.