Queensland Consolidated Regulations

NATURE CONSERVATION (MACROPOD) CONSERVATION PLAN 2017 - REG 11

11 Harvest period notices

(1) The chief executive may, by publishing a notice on a relevant website (a
"harvest period notice" ), declare a period to be a harvest period for taking macropods.

(2) Before publishing a harvest period notice, the chief executive must have regard to—

(a) the precautionary principle; and

(b) the Queensland wildlife trade management plan for macropods.

(3) A harvest period notice must state the following information—

(a) the days on which the harvest period starts and ends;

(b) each species of macropod (each a
"harvest macropod species" ) that may be taken during the harvest period;

(c) the size (the
"minimum area" ) that the skin of a harvest macropod must exceed if the macropod is taken, during the harvest period, for its skin only;

(d) the weight (the
"minimum whole weight" ) that the whole form carcass of a harvest macropod must exceed if the macropod is taken, during the harvest period, for its meat only or for both its meat and skin;

(e) the weight (the
"minimum dressed weight" ) that the dressed carcass of a harvest macropod must exceed if the macropod is taken, during the harvest period, for its meat only or for both its meat and skin.

(4) For subsection (3) , the harvest period notice may state that—

(a) all macropod species may be taken during the harvest period; or

(b) there is no minimum area for harvest macropods; or

(c) there is no minimum whole weight for harvest macropods; or

(d) there is no minimum dressed weight for harvest macropods.