Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2018 (WA)

Western Australia Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2018 Western Australia Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2018 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Citation 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Terms used 1 4. Cultivated flora: excluded classes of flora 1 5. Process in relation to flora 1 6. Prohibited devices 1 7. Prohibited methods 1 Part 2 — Listing of native species, ecological communities and threatening processes 8. Nominations in respect of certain listings 1 Part 3 — Critical habitat 9. Register of critical habitats 1 Part 4 — Licensing scheme Division 1 — Preliminary 10. CEO guidelines 1 11. Categories of pets for licensing purposes 1 12. Nature of licences 1 Division 2 — Fauna licences Subdivision 1 — Licence classes and specific terms and conditions 13. Licence classes 1 14. Provisions relating to taking 1 15. Provisions relating to disturbing 1 16. Provisions relating to possessing or keeping 1 17. Provisions relating to processing 1 18. Provisions relating to dealing 1 19. Provisions relating to importing 1 20. Provisions relating to exporting 1 21. Provisions relating to relocation 1 22. Related disturbing and possessing 1 Subdivision 2 — Provisions relating to specific licence classes 23. Fauna taking (commercial products) licence 1 24. Fauna taking (commercial purposes) licence 1 25. Fauna taking (scientific or other purposes) licence 1 26. Fauna taking (dangerous fauna) licence 1 27. Fauna taking (biological assessment) licence 1 28. Fauna taking (relocation) licence 1 29. Fauna causing damage licence 1 30. Fauna disturbing (commercial interaction) licence 1 31. Fauna disturbing (other purposes) licence 1 32. Fauna disturbing (feeding) licence 1 33. Fauna possessing (display) licence 1 34. Fauna possessing (breeding) licence 1 35. Fauna possessing (other purposes) licence 1 36. Fauna possessing (pet keeper's) licence 1 37. Fauna processing licence 1 38. Fauna dealing (general dealer's) licence 1 39. Fauna dealing (pet dealer's) licence 1 40. Fauna importing licence 1 41. Fauna exporting licence 1 Subdivision 3 — Related provisions 42. Fauna transfer authority 1 43. Temporary care of fauna 1 44. Releasing fauna 1 45. Zoological Parks Authority 1 46. Category A pets 1 47. Taking reptiles in certain situations without licence 1 48. Dangerous snakes 1 49. Invertebrate fauna 1 50. Disturbing fauna 1 51. Authorised feeding 1 52. Possession of dead fauna 1 53. Possession of naturally discarded parts of fauna 1 Division 3 — Flora licences Subdivision 1 — Licence classes and specific terms or conditions 54. Licence classes 1 55. Provisions relating to taking 1 56. Provisions relating to supply 1 57. Provisions relating to dealing 1 58. Provisions relating to processing 1 59. Provisions relating to exporting sandalwood 1 Subdivision 2 — Provisions relating to specific licence classes 60. Flora taking (commercial purposes) Crown land licence 1 61. Flora taking (other purposes) Crown land licence 1 62. Flora taking (biological assessment) licence 1 63. Private land supplier's licence 1 64. Crown land supplier's licence 1 65. Flora dealing licence 1 66. Flora processing licence 1 67. Flora taking (sandalwood) licence 1 68. Flora supplying (sandalwood) licence 1 69. Flora dealing (sandalwood) licence 1 70. Flora processing (sandalwood) licence 1 71. Flora exporting (sandalwood) licence 1 Division 4 — Bioprospecting licence 72. Bioprospecting licence 1 Division 5 — Common provisions for licences Subdivision 1 — Applications 73. Application for licence or renewal of licence 1 74. Further information 1 75. Timing of application for renewal of licence 1 76. Consideration of application for licence or renewal of licence 1 77. Licence fees 1 78. Notice of decision to refuse application 1 79. Form of licence 1 80. Duration of licence 1 81. Licence not transferable 1 82. Amendment of licence 1 Subdivision 2 — Conditions 83. CEO may impose conditions 1 84. Contravention of condition of licence 1 Subdivision 3 — Information and records 85. Keeping of information and records 1 86. Returns 1 Subdivision 4 — Cancellation or suspension of licence 87. Cancellation or suspension of licence 1 88. Notice of proposed cancellation or suspension 1 Subdivision 5 — Review of licensing decisions 89. Review of decisions 1 Subdivision 6 — Other licensing matters 90. Licence document to be returned 1 91. Surrender of licence 1 92. Exclusive rights under licence 1 93. CALM Act licence or permit 1 Division 6 — Other provisions 94. Importing fauna 1 95. Exporting fauna 1 96. Exporting sandalwood 1 97. Licence holder to provide specimens 1 98. False or misleading statements 1 99. Coordination of activities 1 100. Identifiers 1 101. Access to land (licensees) 1 Part 5 — Protection and management of fauna Division 1 — Managed fauna 102. Managed fauna 1 103. Birds 1 104. Kangaroos 1 105. Access to land for management activity 1 106. Identification of managed fauna 1 107. Inspection of land 1 108. Power to give direction 1 Division 2 — Interactions with marine fauna Subdivision 1 — Preliminary 109. Terms used 1 110. Separation distances: prescribed fauna other than whale sharks 1 111. Separation distances: whale sharks 1 112. Authorised activities 1 Subdivision 2 — Enforcement of separation distances 113. Observing separation distances 1 114. Maintaining separation distances 1 Subdivision 3 — Approach zones and controlled zones: whale sharks 115. Regulation of approach zones and controlled zones 1 116. Restrictions on speeds 1 117. Towing 1 Subdivision 4 — Other interactions 118. Touching marine fauna 1 119. Diving with marine fauna 1 120. Interfering with natural movement of marine fauna 1 121. Protection of visibly disturbed marine fauna 1 122. Seals on land 1 Subdivision 5 — Exception 123. Exception 1 Division 3 — Fauna requiring assistance Subdivision 1 — Injured or abandoned fauna 124. Notification requirements 1 125. Requirement to surrender 1 126. Requirements to release or take other action 1 Subdivision 2 — Stranded or distressed fauna 127. Term used: closed area 1 128. Stranded or distressed fauna 1 129. Designation of closed areas 1 130. Control of closed areas 1 Division 4 — Display of fauna 131. Display of fauna 1 Division 5 — Transport of fauna 132. Transport of fauna without causing injury 1 Part 6 — Transportation and storage of sandalwood 133. Sandalwood tracking forms 1 134. When sandalwood tracking forms required 1 135. Content of sandalwood tracking forms 1 136. Completion of sandalwood tracking forms: general requirements 1 137. Use of sandalwood tracking forms: transportation 1 138. Sandalwood tracking forms: obligations of licence holders 1 139. Storage of sandalwood 1 Part 7 — Translocation of flora 140. Approval to translocate flora 1 141. Amendment of condition of approval 1 142. Contravention of condition of approval 1 Part 8 — Taking or disturbance by Aboriginal people 143. Exclusion of operation of s. 182(2) and (3) of Act: threatened or specially protected fauna 1 144. Exclusion of operation of s. 182(2) and (3) of Act: fauna in marine park or marine nature reserve 1 145. Exclusion of operation of s. 182(2) and (3) of Act: use of firearm other than category A or category B firearm 1 146. Exclusion of operation of s. 182(2) and (3) of Act: fauna on urban land or in townsite 1 147. Exclusion of operation of s. 182(2) and (3) of Act: fauna on CALM Act land or near relevant area 1 148. Exclusion of operation of s. 182(2) of Act: threatened or specially protected flora 1 149. Permission of CEO 1 150. Variation, suspension and revocation of permission 1 Part 9 — Authorisations 151. Authorisations from owners or occupiers of land 1 Part 10 — Legal proceedings 152. Additional penalty for offence involving sandalwood 1 153. Liability of officers of body corporate for offence by body 1 154. Applications for remediation orders 1 155. Enforcement of remediation orders 1 Part 11 — Fees and charges Division 1 — Fees 156. Fees 1 Division 2 — Charges 157. Charges for fauna and flora taken for commercial purposes 1 Part 12 — Miscellaneous 159. Money to be credited to Biodiversity Conservation Account 1 160. Entry warrants 1 161. Publication of guidelines 1 162. Giving documents to CEO 1 163. Giving documents by advertising 1 164. Information sharing 1 165. Prescribed offences and modified penalties 1 166. Authorised officers and approved officers 1 167. Forms 1 Part 13 — Transitional provisions 168. Terms used 1 169. Application of s. 279(c) of Act to certain notices 1 170. Listing of specially protected species 1 171. Listing of threatened species 1 172. Listing of extinct species 1 173. Sandalwood order 1 174. Amendment or repeal of notice or order 1 175. Fauna taking licences 1 176. Corresponding licences 1 Schedule 1 — Prohibited devices 1. Weapons, traps and nets 1 2. Interaction zones 1 Schedule 2 — Prohibited methods 1. Distributing bird lime and other viscid substances 1 2. Using dangerous and other substances 1 3. Interaction zones 1 Schedule 3 — Sandalwood: protected land Schedule 4 — Managed fauna Division 1 — Birds Division 2 — Kangaroos Schedule 5 — Separation distances Division 1 — Whales Division 2 — Killer whales Division 3 — Dolphins Division 4 — Dugongs Division 5 — Seals Schedule 6 — Injured or abandoned fauna Schedule 7 — Fees Division 1 — Application fees for licences Division 2 — Application fees for renewal of licences Division 3 — Licence fees Division 4 — Other fees Schedule 8 — Charges Division 1 — Fauna Division 2 — Flora Schedule 9 — Prescribed offences and modified penalties Schedule 10 — Forms Schedule 11 — Corresponding licences Division 1 — Licences under Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 Division 2 — Licences under Wildlife Conservation Regulations 1970 Division 3 — Licences under Wildlife Conservation (Reptiles and Amphibians) Regulations 2002 Notes Compilation table 1 Uncommenced provisions table 1 Defined terms Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2018