Queensland Consolidated Regulations

NATURE CONSERVATION (MACROPOD) CONSERVATION PLAN 2017

- Made under the Nature Conservation Act 1992
- As at 26 April 2024
- Reg 153 of 2017

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Relationship with declared management intent—Act, s 121
   4.      Purposes of plan and how main purpose is achieved
   5.      Interpretation
   6.      Scientific names of macropods

   PART 2 - TAKING, KEEPING OR USING MACROPODS GENERALLY

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   7.      Purpose of part

           Division 2 - Authorisations

   8.      Landholder may use or give particular macropod meat
   9.      Particular holders may kill dependent young

           Division 3 - Requirements

   9A.     Movement of particular dead macropods
   9B.     Records for movements
   9C.     Tampering with movement advice

   PART 3 - TAKING, KEEPING OR USING MACROPODS UNDER ANIMAL AUTHORITY

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   10.     Purpose of part
   10A.    Relationship with Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020

           Division 2 - Harvest periods and harvest period notices

   11.     Harvest period notices
   12.     Harvest regions, harvest zones and maximum take number
   13.     Conditions for harvest period notices
   14.     Size requirement for skin of harvest macropod taken for skin only
   14A.    Weight requirement for carcass of harvest macropod taken for meat only or meat and skin
   14B.    Early ending of harvest period for harvest regions or harvest zones
   14C.    Advance advice of harvesting end notice

           Division 3 - Dealer licence for dead macropods

              Subdivision 1 - Restrictions on grant of licence

   15.     Restrictions on grant of licence
   16.     (Repealed)

              Subdivision 2 - Limitation and extension of activities under licence

   17.     Buying or accepting dead macropods
   18.     Processing dead macropods
   19.     Keeping dead macropods at alternative storage place
   20.     Selling or giving away dead macropods from alternative storage place

              Subdivision 3 - Dealing with macropods under licence

   21.     Buying or accepting macropods taken in the State
   22.     Buying or accepting macropods taken in another State
   23.     Prohibition on tagging macropods taken in another State
   24.     Grading macropods

              Subdivision 4 - Records and returns of operations

   25.     Purpose of subdivision
   26.     How records must be kept
   27.     Information that must be included in record
   28.     When obtaining particulars must be included in record
   29.     Giving return of operations electronically in particular circumstances
   30.     When return of operations must be given to chief executive

              Subdivision 5 - Audits

   31.     Audit of relevant records
   32.     Approved auditor’s obligations
   33.     Chief executive may ask holder to give audit response report

           Division 4 - Macropod harvesting licence

              Subdivision 1AA - Term of licence

   33A.    Maximum term of licence

              Subdivision 1 - Restrictions on grant of licence

   34.     (Repealed)
   35.     Restriction about macropods for which licence may be granted
   36.     Restrictions about persons to whom licence may be granted
   37.     Restriction about places for which licence may be granted
   38.     Restriction about premises for which licence may be granted

              Subdivision 2 - Limitation and extension of activities under licence

   39.     Holder may only take macropods during harvest period
   40.     Way macropod may be taken
   41.     Prohibition on mustering or trapping macropod
   42.     Prohibition on taking macropod from moving vehicle
   43.     Relevant persons not authorised to take, keep or use macropods under licence
   44.     Keeping dead macropods at alternative storage place
   45.     Moving macropods to authorised buyers
   46.     Personal use of harvest macropods

              Subdivision 3 - Taking macropods from a public place

   47.     Application of subdivision
   48.     Holder must give notice of taking
   49.     Holder must display sign for the taking
   50.     Limitation on time when taking may take place
   51.     Approval and supervisor required for particular places

              Subdivision 4 - Dealing with macropods taken under licence

   52.     Application of subdivision
   53.     Macropod must be dressed before moved
   54.     Macropod must be tagged after dressed
   55.     Dealing with unused parts of macropod
   56.     Selling or giving away macropods generally
   57.     Prohibition on selling or giving away macropods after particular day
   58.     Prohibited macropods not to be kept, used, sold or given away

              Subdivision 5 - Records and returns of operations

   59.     Definition for subdivision
   60.     Application and purpose of subdivision
   61.     How records must be kept
   62.     (Repealed)
   63.     Where records or copies must be kept
   64.     Information that must be included in record
   65.     When relevant record particulars must be included in record
   66.     Giving return of operations electronically in particular circumstances
   67.     When return of operations must be given to chief executive

           Division 5 - Damage mitigation permit for macropods

   68.     (Repealed)
   69.     Restriction on grant of permit for harvest macropods if quota met

           Division 6 - Educational purposes permit for macropods

   70.     Restriction on grant of permit

           Division 7 - Research permit for macropods

   71.     Restriction on grant of permit
   72.     (Repealed)

   PART 4 - QUEENSLAND MACROPOD TAGS

           Division 1 - Attaching tags

   73.     Application and purpose of division
   74.     Order in which tags must be attached
   75.     Attaching tag

           Division 2 - Removing tags

   76.     When tag attached to macropod may be removed—Queensland commercial macropods
   77.     When tag attached to macropod may be removed—other Queensland macropods
   78.     When tag attached to macropod may be removed—imported macropods

           Division 3 - Identification requirements for possessing tags

   79.     Identification requirement for possessing tags
   80.     Particular persons must produce identification

   PART 5 - PERIOD FOR KEEPING ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND RETURNS OF OPERATIONS

   81.     Period for which copy of part of record kept in approved electronic record system must be kept
   82.     Period for which copy of return of operations given in electronic form must be kept

   PART 6 - PROCESSED PRODUCTS

   83.     Processed products made or derived from macropods

   PART 7 - MISCELLANEOUS

   84.     Sex remnant must not be removed from dressed macropod
   85.     Conservation value for harvest macropods
   86.     Declaration of relevant document for use as extrinsic material

   PART 8 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR SL NO. 153 OF 2017

   87.     Definition for part
   88.     Continuing harvest period notice
   89.     Existing applications for relevant authorities
   90.     Recreational wildlife harvesting licence for macropods
   91.     Existing alternative storage approvals
   92.     Existing audit notices
   93.     Audits conducted before commencement
   94.     Existing notices about taking macropods from a public place
   95.     References to repealed plan

   PART 9 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISION FOR NATURE CONSERVATION (ANIMALS) REGULATION 2020

   96.     Approvals under former section 62
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2