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[2009-427]
Current version for 1 January 2013 to date (accessed 18 May 2013 at 21:23).
2011 [Non-Government Bill: Hon Robert Borsak,
3A Exclusion from meaning of “harm” objects and
7 Use of vehicles, hoofed animals, vessels and machines in
Division 4 Mooring vessels within Ku-ring-gai Chase National
37 Orders requiring the preservation of healthy conditions in
38 Orders requiring the doing of things to or on
39 Orders relating to premises used for shared
40 Orders requiring that premises not be used in specified
41 Procedures to be observed before giving orders and
provisions relating to orders generally
42 Provision of services relating to the health of the public
44 Functions relating to Public Health Act 1991
Part 4 Enforcement of obligations of Snowy Hydro
48 Offence—Company failing to comply with
49 Carrying out of works—Company failing to comply with
50 Applications for permits, licences or registration
58 Native waterfowl not to be interbred with non-native
63 Operation of vessels that are not prohibited
64 Operation of aircraft in vicinity of marine
70 Notice of preparation of plan of management for marine
Division 1 76–78(Repealed)Division 2 Plans of management
79 Land for community development
purposes—Mutawintji
80 Land for community development purposes—other Part
4A land
80A Defence of compliance with codes of practice or other
prescribed documents: section 87 (3)
80B Defence of carrying out certain low impact activities:
section 87 (4)
80C Consultation process to be undertaken before applying for
80D Application for Aboriginal heritage impact permit to be
accompanied by cultural heritage assessment report
80E Consultation process to be undertaken before applying for
a variation of Aboriginal heritage impact permit
107 Limitations on routine farming practice
Part 1 Preliminary1 Name of RegulationThis Regulation is the National Parks and Wildlife Regulation
be published on the NSW legislation website.Note. This Regulation replaces the National Parks and Wildlife Regulation
2002 which is repealed on 1 September 2009 by section 10 (2)
1989.3 Definitions(1) In this Regulation:Aboriginal
person means a person:(a) who is a member of the Aboriginal race of Australia,
(c) who is accepted by the Aboriginal community as an Aboriginal
authority has the same meaning as it has in Part 5 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act
1979.Director-General means the
Director-General of the Department of Environment, Climate Change and
Water.disability assistance
aid means a vehicle other than a motor car designed for use by a
disabled person and includes a motorised wheelchair.drive includes
ride or draw (in relation to a vehicle) and ride or lead (in relation to an
animal).fossil means
any naturally preserved remains or evidence of past life (whether wholly or
partially petrified) including bones, shells, impressions and
trails.hoofed
animal includes a camel.litter
includes:(a) any solid or liquid domestic or commercial refuse, debris or
rubbish deposited in or on a place, and includes any glass, metal, cigarette
butts, paper, fabric, wood, food, construction or demolition material, garden
remnants and clippings, soil, sand or rocks, and
(b) any other material, substance or thing deposited in or on a place
if its size, shape, nature or volume makes the place where it is deposited
disorderly or detrimentally affects the proper use of that
whether or not it has any value when or after being deposited in or on
the place.moor a vessel
includes attach a vessel to a mooring by any means.mooring means
any post, stake, pile, float, pontoon or any other object (other than the
anchor of a vessel) secured by any direct or indirect means to the
waters’ bed or placed on the waters’ bed for the purpose of
attaching a vessel to the bed.national
parks officer means a member of staff of the Department of
Environment, Climate Change and Water who is principally involved in the
administration of the following Acts:(a) the Act,
(b) Threatened Species Conservation
Act 1995,
(c) Wilderness Act
(d) Marine Parks Act
park:(a) when used as a noun, means a national park, historic site, state
conservation area, regional park, nature reserve, karst conservation reserve
or Aboriginal area, or any land acquired by the Minister under Part 11 of the
Act, and includes all roads and waters within the boundaries of any such park,
site, area, reserve or land, and
(b) when used as a verb, means to park a vehicle or to cause or allow
a vehicle to park, stand or wait.
authority means the following:(a) in relation to a state conservation area:(i) except when used in connection with the imposition or waiver of
fees and charges—the trust having the care, control and management of
the area (or, if there is no such trust, the Director-General),
(ii) when used in connection with the imposition or waiver of fees and
charges—the Minister if a trust has the care, control and management of
the area (or, if there is no such trust, the
Director-General),
(b) in relation to a regional park:(i) except when used in connection with the imposition or waiver of
fees and charges—the trust or local council having the care, control and
management of the park (or, if there is no such trust or local council, the
Director-General), or
charges—the Minister if a trust or local council has the care, control
and management of the park (or, if there is no such trust or local council,
the Director-General),
(c) in relation to the Jenolan Caves Visitor Use and Services Zone for
the relevant period (within the meaning of Part 6 of Schedule 3 to the
Act)—the administrator appointed by the Minister under clause 58 of that
(d) in relation to a national park, historic site, nature reserve,
karst conservation reserve (other than a karst conservation reserve to which
paragraph (c) applies), Aboriginal area or any land acquired by the Minister
under Part 11 of the Act—the Director-General,
(e) in relation to each area of land reserved under Part 4A of the
Act:(i) until such time as a board of management is established, in
accordance with Division 6 of Part 4A, for the area—the
(ii) on and from the establishment of the board of management—the
means a person in a park or intending to enter a park.ski resort
area has the same meaning as in Part 8A of Schedule 6 to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act
1979.tag includes a
label, slip or other object for affixing or attaching to the skins or carcases
of fauna.the Act means
1974.trustees, in
relation to a state conservation area or regional park, means:(a) the trustees of the area or regional park appointed under the Act,
(b) a person appointed as administrator of the area or regional park
under the Act, or
(c) if there are no trustees and no administrator of the area or
regional park, the Director-General.
includes a stream, creek, river, estuary, dam, lake or
reservoir.(2) For the purposes of this Regulation, a filming approval granted
under the Filming Approval Act
2004 to carry out a filming activity within the meaning of
that Act on land reserved or dedicated under the Act is taken to constitute
consent to the carrying out of that activity on the land by the park authority
for the land in accordance with the conditions of the
approval.(3) For the purposes of this Regulation, a lease or licence granted
under any of the following provisions of the Act that authorises a person to
carry out an activity in a park (whether granted by the park authority
concerned or some other person) is taken to constitute consent to the carrying
out of that activity on the land by the park authority for the park in
accordance with the conditions of the lease or licence:(a) Part 11 of the Act,
(b) Part 12 of the Act, except in relation to the following:(i) any state conservation area for which a trust is the park
(ii) any regional park for which a trust or local council is the park
(iii) the Jenolan Caves Visitor Use and Services Zone for the relevant
period within the meaning of Part 6 of Schedule 3 to the Act (being the period
during which the administrator appointed by the Minister under clause 58 of
that Schedule is the trust authority),
(iv) any area of land reserved under Part 4A of the Act for which a
board of management is established in accordance with Division 6 of Part
(4) However, if before the grant of a lease or licence under Part 12
of the Act in relation to a place referred to in subclause (3) (b)
(i)–(iv), the relevant park authority, administrator or board of
management has concurred in the grant, the lease or licence is taken to
constitute consent to the carrying out of that activity on the land by the
park authority for the park in accordance with the conditions of the lease or
licence.(5) Notes in this Regulation do not form part of this
Regulation.3A Exclusion from meaning of “harm” objects and
placesAn act carried out in accordance with the Code of Practice for Archaeological Investigation of
Aboriginal Objects in NSW as published by the Department in
the Gazette on 24 September 2010 is excluded from the definition of harm an object or place in section 5 (1)
of the Act.Part 2 Regulation of use of parksDivision 1 Regulation by notices or direction4 Regulation by public or other notice(1) A park authority may do any of the following by means of notices
displayed in, or at the boundary of, the park or part of the park to which the
notices relate or by means of written notices given to park users:(a) designate points of entry to the park,
(b) close the park, or any part of the park, to the
(c) reserve the park, or any part of the park, for a particular use or
for the use of particular persons or bodies or a particular sector of the
(d) impose fees and charges on persons (whether on foot or driving
vehicles or hoofed animals) entering or using the park, any part of the park
or any facilities in the park and on persons driving vehicles or hoofed
animals who enter or use any public or other road traversing the
(e) regulate or prohibit the use of any facilities in the park or the
carrying out of activities (including driving vehicles or hoofed animals or
operating or mooring vessels) in the park,
(f) grant any consent that is required by this Regulation in relation
to the use of the park,
(g) impose conditions, including conditions relating to the payment of
fees or charges, on persons (whether on foot or driving vehicles or hoofed
animals) entering or using the park, any part of the park or any facilities in
(h) impose conditions relating to the payment of fees or charges by
persons driving vehicles or hoofed animals who enter or use any public or
other road traversing the park,
(i) prohibit the collection of deadfalls of timber in the
(2) A person must not:(a) enter any park or part of a park that is closed to the public in
accordance with this clause, or
(b) remain, or leave a vehicle parked, in any park or part of a park
after the time that it is closed to the public in accordance with this clause,
(c) enter any park or part of a park that is reserved for the use of
particular persons or bodies or for a particular sector of the public in
accordance with this clause unless the person is a person, or belongs to a
body or sector of the public, for whose use it is reserved,
(d) use any park or part of a park for a use other than that for which
it is reserved, or
(e) enter or use any park or part of a park or any public or other
road traversing a park without paying any fee or charge that is imposed in
that regard in accordance with this clause, or
(f) use any facilities in a park or carry out any activity (including
driving a vehicle or hoofed animal) in a park in contravention of the terms of
a notice under this clause, or
(g) enter or use any park, any part of a park, any facilities in a
park or any public or other road traversing a park otherwise than in
accordance with any conditions imposed in accordance with this clause,
(h) collect deadfalls of timber in the park in contravention of the
terms of a notice under this clause.
Maximum penalty: 30 penalty
units.(3) A person does not commit an offence under this clause for anything
done or omitted to be done with the consent of a park authority and in
accordance with any conditions to which the consent is
subject.(4) A park authority may waive payment by any person or class of
persons of any fee or charge imposed under this
clause.5 Regulation by oral direction(1) A park authority may issue an oral direction to a park user in
relation to any of the following:(a) points of entry to the park to be used by the park
(b) the closing of the park, or any part of the park, to the park
(c) reserving the park, or any part of the park, for a particular use
or for the use of particular persons or bodies or a particular sector of the
(d) the regulation or prohibition of the use of any facilities in the
park or the carrying out of activities (including driving vehicles or hoofed
animals) in the park,
(e) the granting of any consent that is required by this Regulation in
relation to the use of the park,
(f) the imposition of conditions, including conditions relating to the
payment of fees or charges, on the park user (whether on foot or driving
or any facilities in the park,
(g) the regulation or prohibition of the collection of deadfalls of
timber in the park.
(2) A park user to whom such a direction is given must comply with the
direction.Maximum penalty: 30 penalty
units.Division 2 Regulation of traffic6 Entry of vehicles to parks(1) A person must not drive a vehicle into a park otherwise than on a
road leading into or traversing the park.Maximum penalty: 30 penalty
units.(2) A person does not commit an offence under this clause for anything
subject.7 Use of vehicles, hoofed animals, vessels and machines in
parks(1) A person must not do any of the following in a park:(a) operate, drive or use any vehicle (other than a motor car, motor
omnibus, motor truck, motor cycle, motor scooter, bicycle or other human
powered wheeled vehicle, quadbike, disability assistance aid or horse drawn
(b) operate, drive, use or have within the person’s possession
an oversnow vehicle,
(c) if a fee or charge is required to be paid to drive or park a
vehicle in the park (or part of the park), drive or park a vehicle in the park
(or that part of the park) that does not clearly display a valid receipt,
ticket or pass to show that the fee or charge has been
(d) drive or park a vehicle (being a vehicle that is required by law
to be registered) if that vehicle:(i) is not registered, or
(ii) is required to display a valid registration label but does not
display that label, or
(iii) has any one or more of the following:(A) no number-plate or registration plate,
(B) its number-plate or registration plate covered or
(C) a false or incorrect number-plate or registration
(D) a number-plate or registration plate that has been changed or
(e) drive a vehicle or hoofed animal, or tether a hoofed animal,
otherwise than on a road, track, trail or way, or in an area, set aside for
(f) drive a vehicle or a hoofed animal in a dangerous or reckless
(g) park a vehicle otherwise than in an area set aside for parking
(h) park a vehicle in a parking area set aside for persons with
disabilities unless:(i) the person’s vehicle displays a valid mobility parking
scheme authority, and
(ii) the person complies with the conditions of that
(i) operate or use a vessel on any waters on which the operation or
use of such a vessel is prohibited,
(j) operate or use a vessel in such a manner as to endanger the safety
of other users of the park,
(k) operate or use a vessel in a commercial
(m) moor a vessel otherwise than in an area set aside for the mooring
of vessels,
(o) park a vehicle in a way so as to obstruct the use of a road, track
or trail by any other vehicle, or endanger the safety of other park users, or
damage or destroy any vegetation.
units.(2) A person must not drive or park a vehicle on a road, track, trail
or way or in an area in a park if:(a) a gate, barrier or similar device is positioned, or an obstruction
has been created by any means, in such a way as to restrict or obstruct
vehicular access to the road, track, trail, way or area,
(b) vehicular access to a road, track, trail, way or area is
restricted or obstructed in any other way.
units.(3) A designated officer may cause a vehicle to be towed or otherwise
removed from a park or any part of a park if, in the opinion of the designated
officer:(a) the vehicle is parked in a dangerous manner or in a dangerous
(b) it is not practicable to locate and issue the owner or driver of
the vehicle with an oral direction under clause 5.
(4) A person must not drive a vehicle so as to cause damage to any
road, track, trail, way or area in a park if vehicular access to the road,
track, trail, way or area has been prohibited or restricted by the park
authority in any way.Maximum penalty: 30 penalty
units.(5) A person must not:(a) open any gate, barrier or similar device in a park,
(b) remove, shift, damage or destroy:(i) any gate or barrier or similar device in a park,
(ii) any obstruction that has been positioned or created, by any means,
so as to restrict or obstruct vehicular access to any road, track, trail, way
or area in a park.
units.(6) A person does not commit an offence under this clause for anything
subject.(7) A person does not commit an offence under subclause (1) (c) if the
vehicle concerned displays an exemption card issued by the Director-General
and produces, on request by any designated officer, proof of the
person’s identity.(8) A person does not commit an offence under subclause (1) (g)
if:(a) no area has been set aside for parking or the area set aside for
parking is full, and
(b) the person parks a vehicle on a road, track or trail in such a way
as not to obstruct the use of the road, track or trail by other vehicles, or
endanger the safety of other park users, or damage or destroy any
(9) In this clause:designated
officer, in relation to a park, means:(a) a national parks officer, or
(b) a person who is authorised by the park authority to exercise the
powers conferred by this clause, or
parking scheme authority has the same meaning as in the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic
Management) Regulation 1999.number-plate means a
includes a boat, surf board, boogie board, wind surfer, wave jumper, sail
board, raft, kayak, canoe, dinghy, jet ski and the
like.Division 3 Regulation of conduct generally8 Removal of certain persons(1) A designated officer may direct a person to leave a park or any
part of a park if, in the opinion of the designated officer, the
person:(a) is trespassing, or
(b) is causing a nuisance or inconvenience to any other person in the
(c) has committed an offence under the Act or this
units.(3) A designated officer may remove from a park, or any part of a
park, any person who fails to comply with a direction under this clause and
any vehicle, vessel, animal or other property in the possession of the
person.(4) A person who has been given a direction under subclause (1), or
who has been removed from a park under subclause (3), must not re-enter the
park for a period of 24 hours after the direction was given or after he or she
was removed from the park, whichever is later.Maximum penalty: 30 penalty
units.(5) A person does not commit an offence under subclause (4) by doing
or omitting anything with the consent of a designated officer and in
accordance with any conditions to which that consent is
subject.(6) In this clause:designated
9 Taking and keeping of animals in parks(1) A person must not:(a) take into or release an animal in a park or onto any public or
other road traversing a park, or
(b) place or keep an animal in a park or on any public or other road
traversing a park, or
(c) have charge, possession or control of an animal in a park or on
any public or other road traversing a park, or
(d) fail to prevent an animal of which the person has charge,
possession or control from entering a park or entering onto any public or
other road traversing a park.
units.(2) A person does not commit an offence under this clause:(a) if the animal is an assistance animal, or
(b) if a person takes an animal into a park or onto any public or
other road traversing a park, in accordance with and subject to any conditions
stated in a plan of management for a park, unless a notice erected in the park
or given to the person prohibits the taking of animals into the park or any
part of the park to which the plan of management relates,
(c) for anything done or omitted with the consent of a park authority
and in accordance with any conditions to which the consent is
(3) Nothing in this clause prevents a park authority for a regional
park from prohibiting the things referred to in subclause (1) by means of
notices displayed in accordance with this
Regulation.(4) In this clause:assistance animal
means an animal referred to in section 9 (Disability
discrimination—guide dogs, hearing assistance dogs and trained animals)
of the Disability Discrimination Act
1992 of the Commonwealth.park does
not include a regional park.10 Camping and residing(1) A person must not camp in a park except in an area set aside for
camping.Maximum penalty: 30 penalty
units.(2) A person must not camp in a park:(a) for a continuous period of more than 21 days,
(b) if a different maximum number of days is set out in a plan of
management for the park but not in any notice erected in the park or given to
the person—for more than the maximum number of days for camping in the
park set out in the plan of management, or
(c) if a different maximum number of days is set out in a notice
erected in the park or given to the person—for more than the maximum
number of days set out in the notice.
units.(3) A person must not permanently reside in a park.Maximum penalty: 30 penalty
units.(4) A person does not commit an offence under this clause:(a) for anything done or omitted to be done with the consent of a park
authority and in accordance with any conditions to which the consent is
(b) where a plan of management for a park makes provision for camping
otherwise than by setting aside an area for camping—if the person camps
in the park in accordance with the plan of management, or
(c) where there is no plan of management for the park—if the
person camps in a non-designated camping area if that area is more than 1
kilometre from any designated camping area, car parking area or picnic area or
from a road, track or trail designated for vehicular use by the
(5) Despite subclause (4) (b) and (c), a person must not camp in a
park (or a part of a park) if a notice erected in the park or given to the
person prohibits camping in the park (or the part of the park).Maximum penalty: 30 penalty
units.(6) In this clause:camp
includes dwell or lodge temporarily (whether or not in a tent, caravan, cabin,
vehicle, trailer or other structure) or use any part of a park for the purpose
of camping.11 Littering and damage(1) A person must not:(a) deposit or leave any litter in a park except in an area or
receptacle provided by the park authority for that purpose,
(b) if no area or receptacle for litter is provided by the park
authority—fail to remove from the park all litter taken into or created
by the person in the park, or
(d) deposit, discharge or leave in a park any offal, filth, dung or
dead animal or any noisome, noxious, offensive or polluting substance, matter
or thing, or
(e) wilfully break any article of glass, china, pottery or plastic in
a park, or
(f) write or paint or otherwise mark or affix any bill, notice or
advertisement on or to, or deface by painting, carving, scratching or any
other means, or damage, destroy, remove or interfere with, any fixture,
improvement, rock, tree, equipment, water supply or Aboriginal object in a
(g) deposit, leave or abandon a vehicle or part of a vehicle in a
(h) carry or possess, interfere with, dig up, cut up, collect or
remove for any purpose any soil, sand, gravel, fossil, clay, rock, ochre,
mineral, timber (whether or not consisting of or including dead timber), gum
resin, humus or other natural substance or object in a park, whether on land
or on or under water, or
(i) dam, divert or pollute the water in any waters or water tank in a
(j) carry, possess or use any spray cans of paint, or any boltcutters,
oxy-acetylene equipment, angle grinder or other cutting equipment in a park,
(k) possess or have custody of any key or other similar device that is
capable of opening any lock or other device securing a gate or barricade
located in a park, or
done or omitted:(a) with the consent of a park authority and in accordance with any
conditions to which the consent is subject, or
(b) if the act or omission occurred in or in relation to a ski resort
area in Kosciuszko National Park and was necessary for the carrying out
of:(i) development in accordance with a development consent (within the
Assessment Act 1979), or
(ii) an activity, whether by or pursuant to an approval of a
determining authority, if the determining authority has complied with Part 5
Assessment Act 1979, or
(iii) a project approved under Part 3A of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act
(iv) State significant infrastructure approved under Part 5.1 of the
(c) if the act or omission occurred in or in relation to a place in
Kosciuszko National Park (other than a ski resort area) and was necessary for
the carrying out of development in accordance with a development consent that
is taken to have been granted to Snowy Hydro Limited under section 41 (4) of
the Snowy Hydro Corporatisation Act
(d) if the act or omission was authorised by or under Part 2 of the
Rural Fires Act 1997, the
1989 or the State Emergency
Service Act 1989 and was reasonably necessary in order to
avoid a threat to life or property.
(3) A person does not commit an offence under subclause (1) (h) if the
substance or object referred to in that paragraph:(a) was obtained by the person from a person authorised to sell such
substances or objects or from an area outside a park, or
(b) is firewood:(i) that has been provided at established visitor use areas in the
park where the burning of fires is permitted, or
(ii) that comes from deadfalls of timber, if timber is not provided at
established visitor use areas in the park.
(4) However, for the avoidance of doubt, subclause (3) (b) (ii) does
not permit a person to collect deadfalls of timber for firewood in
contravention of a notice (as referred to in clause 4) or an oral direction
(as referred to in clause 5).(5) A person does not commit an offence under subclause (1) (j) or (k)
merely because the person carries or possesses any object referred to in that
subclause on a road traversing a park if the person does not stop in the
park.(6) For the purposes of subclause (1) (c), waste includes the
following:(a) rubbish and refuse,
(f) agricultural, building, commercial and industrial
(g) machinery, plant and equipment and parts of
(7) In this clause:divert
includes extract water (whether by means of a pump or not) otherwise than
pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, a water licence issued
under Division 3 of Part 2 of the Water Act
1912 by a competent authority.12 Protection of animals(1) A person must not in a park:(a) carry, lay or set any trap, snare or poison, or drop from an
aircraft or otherwise deposit any poison bait or poisonous chemical substance,
(b) hunt, shoot, poison, net, spear, pursue, interfere with, injure,
hurt, capture, destroy, trap or snare, or have in the person’s
possession, an animal, or
(c) take any animal’s nest or egg, or interfere with any
animal’s nest or egg or habitation or resting place or any beehive,
units.(2) A person must not in a park or on any public or other road
traversing a park:(a) carry, possess or use a hunting collar (such as a spiked collar),
a breast plate or tracking equipment for use on any dog,
(b) have under the person’s control any dog on which a hunting
collar (such as a spiked collar), a breast plate or tracking equipment is
done or omitted with the consent of a park authority and in accordance with
any conditions to which the consent is subject.(4) A person does not commit an offence under this clause in relation
to trapping if that trapping is authorised under or by the Fisheries Management Act
1994.(5) In this clause, interfere with
includes brand, chase, harass, herd, mark and tag.13 Offensive conduct(1) A person must not in a park:(a) behave in a disorderly manner, or
(d) use, or be affected by, any prohibited drug (within the meaning of
(e) drive, ride, operate or use any machinery, plant, vehicle, vessel
or aircraft (including any model vehicle, vessel or aircraft) in a manner
likely to interfere with or cause a nuisance to any person or animal,
(f) operate or use any radio, television, cassette player, compact
disc player or other sound-generating device in a manner likely to interfere
with or cause a nuisance to any person or animal.
units.(2) A person must not ride or use a skate board, roller skates,
bicycle, scooter or other means of conveyance (other than a disability
assistance aid) on a track, trail or way, or in an area, set aside in a park
for pedestrian traffic only.Maximum penalty: 30 penalty
units.(3) A person does not commit an offence under subclause (1) (e) or (f)
or (2) for anything done or omitted with the consent of a park authority and
in accordance with any conditions to which the consent is
subject.14 Consuming alcohol in alcohol free areas(1) A person must not consume alcohol in a park, or in part of a park,
in contravention of the terms of a notice erected in the park.Maximum penalty: 0.2 penalty
any conditions to which the consent is subject.15 Lighting of fires(1) A person must not in a park:(a) light, maintain or use a fire:(i) if there are fireplaces designated for that purpose by a park
authority—elsewhere than in such a fireplace, or
(ii) if there are no fireplaces designated for that
purpose—elsewhere than in a temporary fireplace situated at least 4.5
metres from any log or stump and at least 1.5 metres from any other flammable
(iii) in any case—in contravention of a notice erected or
displayed or given to a park user by a park authority regulating the use of
fire in the park, or
(iv) when a total fire ban has been imposed under the Rural Fires Act 1997,
(b) leave unattended, whether temporarily or otherwise:(i) any fire in a fireplace designated for that purpose by a park
(c) fail to call for help to control or extinguish a fire that the
person has lit, maintained or used and that is beyond the person’s power
to control or extinguish, or
(d) handle any flammable substance (such as petrol, matches or
cigarettes) in a manner that is likely to cause a fire in the
any conditions to which the consent is subject.(3) A person does not commit an offence under subclause (1) (a) (iv)
by doing anything authorised by or under the Rural Fires Act
1997.16 Cultural heritage(1) A person must not deposit or leave any bone, shell, charcoal,
stone or wood within an Aboriginal area or Aboriginal place.Maximum penalty: 30 penalty
units.(2) A person must not within any Aboriginal area or Aboriginal place
have in the person’s possession:(a) any chalk, paint or other colouring substance, matter or thing,
(b) any sieve, spade, shovel, pitchfork, mattock, pick, bar, axe,
chisel, hammer or similar implement.
units.(3) A person must not in a park:(a) use any metal detector or other apparatus for detecting any metal
or metal object, or
(b) touch or interfere with or do anything that may cause or assist
the mutilation or destruction of any Aboriginal object, or
(c) take any rubbing, latex peel or impression by whatever means of
any Aboriginal object, or
(d) interfere with or remove or assist in the removal of any deposit,
object or material evidence relating to the settlement or occupation of New
South Wales or a part of New South Wales (not being Aboriginal settlement or
occupation) if the deposit, object or material evidence is more than 25 years
old at the date of the interference or removal, or
(e) deposit or leave any Aboriginal object in a
units.(4) A person does not commit an offence under this clause for anything
any conditions to which the consent is subject.(5) A person does not commit an offence under subclause (3) (d) if the
interference or removal occurred in a ski resort area in Kosciuszko National
Park and was necessary for the carrying out of:(a) development in accordance with a development consent (within the
(b) an activity, whether by or pursuant to an approval of a
(6) A person does not commit an offence under subclause (3) (d) if the
interference or removal occurred in a place in Kosciuszko National Park (other
than a ski resort area) and was necessary for the carrying out of development
in accordance with a development consent that is taken to have been granted to
Snowy Hydro Limited under section 41 (4) of the Snowy Hydro Corporatisation Act
1997.17 Erection and occupation of structures(1) A person must not:(a) erect, alter, extend or occupy any building in a park,
(b) install, use or occupy a moveable dwelling in a park,
(c) construct, operate or use any structure, installation, engineering
work, plant, equipment, amusement device, fixture or improvement in a park,
(d) erect a hoarding or notice, or exhibit any commercial or political
advertising matter, sign, bill or poster, in a
(3) A person does not commit an offence under subclause (1) (b) if the
person camps in a manner that is not prohibited by clause
10.(4) In this clause, moveable dwelling
means any tent or any caravan or other van or other portable device (whether
on wheels or not), used for human habitation.18 Protection of vegetation(1) A person must not:(a) gather, pluck, pull up, poison, take, dig up, cut, fell, remove,
damage or destroy any vegetation in a park, or
(b) have any vegetation in the person’s possession in a park,
whether for removal or otherwise, or
person has in his or her possession vegetation (including firewood) that was
lawfully obtained from outside the park.(4) A person does not commit an offence under this clause by using
firewood:(a) that has been provided at established visitor use areas in the
(b) that comes from deadfalls of timber, if timber is not provided at
(5) However, for the avoidance of doubt, subclause (4) (b) does not
permit a person to collect or use deadfalls of timber for firewood in
(as referred to in clause 5).(6) In this clause:vegetation means the
whole or part of any tree, shrub, fern, creeper, vine, palm, plant or seed,
whether alive or dead.19 Beehives(1) A person must not remove any beehive from, or place any beehive
in, a park.Maximum penalty: 30 penalty
any conditions to which the consent is subject.20 Weapons(1) A person must not in a park:(a) carry or discharge or have in the person’s possession any
firearm, or imitation firearm, within the meaning of the Firearms Act 1996 or prohibited
weapon within the meaning of the Weapons
Prohibition Act 1998, or
(b) carry or discharge or have in the person’s possession any
airgun, speargun or other lethal weapon, or
(c) carry or use or have in the person’s possession any
explosive, flare or firework, or
(d) carry or use or have in the person’s possession any
ammunition, or
(e) throw or propel by any means any object likely to cause damage or
injury to any person, animal or thing, or
(f) without reasonable excuse, carry, use, possess or have custody of
any conditions to which the consent is subject.(3) For the purposes of subclause (1) (a) and (d), a person does not
commit an offence if he or she is a police officer acting:(a) in the course of his or her duties or in accordance with any
guidelines issued by the Commissioner of Police with respect to the possession
of service firearms by off-duty police officers, and
(b) in accordance with the New South Wales Police
(4) For the purposes of subclause (1) (f), a person has a reasonable
excuse to carry, use, possess or have custody of a knife if:(a) the possession or custody is reasonably necessary in all the
circumstances for any of the following:(i) the preparation or consumption of food or
(ii) participation in a lawful entertainment, recreation or
(b) the possession or custody is reasonably necessary in the
circumstances during travel to or from or incidental to an activity referred
(5) For the purposes of subclause (1) (f), it is not a reasonable
excuse for a person to carry, use, possess or have custody of a knife solely
for the purpose of self defence or the defence of another
person.(6) A person does not commit an offence under subclause (1) (b) if the
person carries or possesses an unloaded speargun in a park, unless a plan of
management for a park or a notice erected in the park or given to the person
prohibits the carrying or possession of a speargun (whether loaded or
unloaded) in a park or any part of the park.(7) A person does not commit an offence under subclause (1) (c) if the
flare is carried in a boat as a part of the boat’s safety equipment as
required by or under any other Act or when used as a distress
signal.(8) In this clause, unloaded speargun
means:(a) an assembled rubber powered speargun that does not have the shaft
engaged in the trigger mechanism and the rubbers stretched and engaged in the
(b) in the case of a pneumatic, spring or gas powered
speargun—one that does not have the spear shaft located within the
barrel of the speargun, or
21 Commercial activities(1) A person must not in a park:(a) sell or hire, attempt to sell or hire, expose for sale or hire or
solicit for sale or hire any article, thing or service to any person,
(b) conduct, or assist in the conduct of, any amusement,
entertainment, instruction, performance or activity for money or other
consideration of any kind, or
(c) compete with or hinder the commercial operations of any person,
business or corporate body possessing a lease, licence, occupancy or franchise
from the Minister or the Director-General for a specific purpose or purposes,
(d) take any photograph, video, movie or television film for sale,
hire or profit.
any conditions to which the consent is subject.22 Sporting, recreational and other activities(1) A person must not in a park:(a) conduct or take part in any sporting activity that forms part of
an organised competition or tournament, or
(b) organise, attend or participate in any concert, public meeting,
function, demonstration, group activity or gathering involving more than 40
persons or such other number of persons as is stated in a plan of management
for the park, or stated in a notice erected in the park or given to a park
user, whichever is the lesser, or
(c) organise, attend or engage in any manoeuvre (whether of a
military, naval, aerial nature or otherwise), any course of training or any
similar activity, or
(d) engage in any activity or recreational pursuit that involves
risking the safety of the person or the safety of other persons or damaging
units.(2) Without limiting the generality of subclause (1) (d), the
activities and recreational pursuits to which that paragraph applies include
abseiling, base jumping, bungy jumping, rock climbing, parachuting, canyoning,
white water boating, paragliding, parasailing and hang gliding. However, the
activities and recreational pursuits to which subclause (1) (d) applies do not
include caving and cave diving.(3) A person does not commit an offence under this clause:(a) for anything done or omitted to be done with the consent of a park
(b) if a plan of management for a park makes provision for the
undertaking of an activity in the park, the person undertakes the activity in
the park in accordance with the plan of management.
(4) Despite subclause (3) (b), a person must not undertake an activity
in a park if a notice erected in the park or given to the person prohibits the
undertaking of the activity.Maximum penalty: 30 penalty
units.23 Research activities(1) A person must not carry out any kind of research in a
park.Maximum penalty: 30 penalty
any conditions to which the consent is subject.24 Caves(1) A person must not enter or remain in a karst cave in a
units.(2) A person must not in a park:(a) exhibit a number or other identifying mark in or near a cave in a
manner that suggests that the number or mark has been allocated to identify
the cave, or
(b) carry out any excavation, or use any explosive, in or in the
vicinity of a cave, or
(c) use any string or other thing for the purpose of laying a track in
a cave, or
(d) interfere with in a cave or remove from a cave:(i) any rocks, soil, sand, stone or other similar substances,
(iii) any equipment (other than equipment carried into the cave by the
person), or
(e) smoke any substance or any cigar, cigarette, pipe or other device
in a cave, or
(g) leave any equipment in a cave whether or not the person intends to
return to the cave, or
(h) leave the person’s urine or faeces in a cave,
(k) interfere with, dig in or disturb a cave or remove from a cave any
Aboriginal objects, or
(l) obstruct, erect a fence or gate in, fill or alter the entrance or
passage of a cave, or
(m) have in his or her possession in a cave any sieve, spade, shovel,
fork, mattock, pick, bar, axe, chisel, hammer or similar implement,
(n) in a cave, use any fuel stove, combustion engine, flare, carbide
lamp, candle or welding equipment.
units.(3) (Repealed)(4) A person does not commit an offence under this clause:(a) for anything done or omitted to be done with the consent of a park
(5) Despite subclause (4) (b), a person must not undertake an activity
undertaking of the activity.(6) A person does not commit an offence under subclause (2) (c) if the
person lays a track as a temporary safety or conservation measure and
either:(a) removes the track when the person leaves the cave,
(b) within 7 days of leaving the cave, orally or in writing notifies
the park authority of the laying of the track.
(7) A park authority notified by a person under subclause (6) (b) of
the laying of a track may orally or in writing direct the person to remove the
track within a period specified in the direction.(8) A person must comply with a direction given under subclause (7)
within the period specified in the direction.Maximum penalty: 30 penalty
units.(9) In this clause:cave
means any naturally occurring void, cavity, recess or system of interconnected
passages, that is:(a) beneath the surface of the earth or within a cliff or ledge,
(b) large enough to permit a person to enter, whether or not the
entrance is naturally formed or human made, and
cave means a cave that has developed in soluble rock (typically
limestone dolomite, marble and gypsum) through the processes of solution,
abrasion or collapse.25 Interference with park managementA person must not:(a) destroy, damage or remove any thing that is being used or intended
to be used by the park authority for the suppression or destruction of any
animals in a park, or
(b) interfere with any thing that is being used or intended to be used
by the park authority for the suppression or destruction of any animals in a
park in a manner that is likely to impair its effectiveness,
(c) remove, relocate, damage, destroy or obscure by any means any sign
or notice that has been erected or displayed in a park by a park authority or
that has been erected or displayed in a park with the consent of the park
(d) interfere with or obstruct any action taken by a park authority
for the purpose of the care, control and management of the park,
(e) attempt to do any of the things referred to in paragraphs
(a)–(d).
units.26 Use of snow chains in Kosciuszko National Park(1) A person travelling by motor vehicle on any designated snow/ice
risk road within Kosciuszko National Park at any time on or after 1 June and
before 11 October in any year must carry snow chains suitable for use on the
tyres of the motor vehicle.Maximum penalty: 30 penalty
units.(2) A person travelling by motor vehicle within Kosciuszko National
Park on or after 1 June and before 11 October in any year must use snow chains
on the tyres of the motor vehicle when directed to do so by a designated
officer or by a notice erected in the park or given to the park
user.Maximum penalty: 30 penalty
units.(3) In this clause:designated
designated snow/ice
risk road means a road on which there is a sign, erected by or on
behalf of the Director-General, requiring snow chains to be carried on the
road.motor
vehicle does not include a four-wheel drive
vehicle.Division 4 Mooring vessels within Ku-ring-gai Chase National
Park27 DefinitionsIn this Division:Cowan
Water includes all tributaries of Cowan Water within the boundaries
of the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park.licence
means a licence issued by the Minister or Director-General to permit
occupation for the purpose of placing a mooring.public
mooring means a mooring set up by the
Director-General.set up a
mooring includes erect, construct or lay down a mooring.vessel means
any boat, yacht, cruiser, houseboat, barge or other floating craft used for
the conveyance of persons or things that has been, or is required to be,
registered by the relevant authority, but does not include a raft, kayak,
canoe, dinghy or other small floatation device.28 Setting up of moorings(1) The Director-General may grant licences for marinas and moorings
in Cowan Water, subject to any terms and conditions that may be imposed by the
Director-General.(2) The Director-General may revoke, or vary the terms of, any such
licence.(3) Except as authorised by a licence, a person must not set up a
marina or mooring in Cowan Water.Maximum penalty: 30 penalty
units.(4) The Director-General may direct a person who has set up or used an
unlicensed marina or mooring to remove the marina or
mooring.(5) Such a direction may be given to the person to whom it is
addressed personally or by leaving it on, or attaching it to, the marina or
mooring.(6) A person to whom such a direction is given must not fail to comply
with the direction.Maximum penalty: 30 penalty
units.(7) The Director-General may remove from Cowan Water:(a) any unlicensed mooring or marina, or
(b) any mooring or marina that has been abandoned or has become
submerged, come adrift or fallen into a state of disrepair,
(c) any part of a mooring or marina that has become separated from the
mooring or marina or that constitutes, in the opinion of the Director-General,
a danger, hazard, impediment or menace to the use of Cowan
(8) The Director-General may, in any court of competent jurisdiction,
recover the cost and expenses:(a) incurred as a result of a removal authorised by subclause (7)
(a)—from the person who set up the unlicensed mooring or marina,
(b) incurred as a result of a removal authorised by subclause (7) (b)
or (c)—from the current licensee or (if the licence is no longer in
force) the previous licensee.
(9) This clause does not apply to a public
mooring.(10) For the purposes of this clause, a marina or mooring is unlicensed
if:(a) no licence has been issued in relation to it,
(b) a licence has been issued in relation to it subject to terms and
conditions that have not been met.
29 Mooring of vessels(1) A person must not moor a vessel on any part of Cowan Water
otherwise than:(a) at a public mooring, or
(b) at a mooring in respect of which the person:(i) is the licensee, or
(ii) is the hirer from the licensee of the mooring to which the licence
(iii) has the consent of the licensee or hirer to use the
units.(2) A person must not moor a vessel at a public mooring in Cowan Water
for more than 24 hours at any one time.Maximum penalty: 30 penalty
units.(3) A person must not moor at any mooring (not being a mooring forming
part of a marina) in Cowan Water:(a) more than one vessel (whether or not secured directly to the
mooring or to another vessel secured to the mooring), or
(b) any vessel in contravention of the terms and conditions of the
licence in respect of the mooring.
units.(4) The holder of a licence in respect of a marina must not moor at a
mooring forming part of the marina in Cowan Water:(a) more than one vessel (whether or not secured directly to the
licence in respect of the marina.
units.(5) A designated officer may direct a person to remove a vessel from a
mooring if the vessel is moored in contravention of this
clause.(6) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with
a direction given under subclause (5).Maximum penalty: 30 penalty
units.(7) In this clause:designated
officer means:(a) a national parks officer, or
(b) a person who is authorised by the park authority for Ku-ring-gai
Chase National Park to exercise the powers conferred by this clause,
30 Misrepresentation of authority to moor vesselA person must not falsely represent (by the display of numbers or
names, the production of documents or otherwise) that the person is authorised
to moor a vessel, or to permit other persons to moor vessels, in Cowan
Water.Maximum penalty: 30 penalty
units.Division 5 Miscellaneous31 Consents(1) The consent of a park authority under this Part may be
given:(a) by means of a written statement, or
(b) by means of a notice referred to in clause 4,
(c) in the form of a permit, licence, approval or other form of
(2) Such a consent may be given:(a) either generally or in a particular case, and
(b) either unconditionally or subject to
32 Exercise of park authority’s functionsAny function that is conferred on a park authority by this Part
may be exercised by the authority or by any person authorised by the authority
to exercise that function.33 DefencesA person does not commit an offence under this Part for anything
done or omitted:(a) by a member of staff of a park authority in the exercise of his or
her employment as such, or
(b) under the oral or written direction of a park
34 Second and subsequent offences(1) A person who commits (or is, by virtue of section 159 of the Act,
guilty of) a second or subsequent offence against this Part is liable to be
excluded from a park by the park authority for any period of time determined
by the park authority.(2) For the purpose of this clause, a person is taken to have
committed (or to be guilty of) an offence against this Part if:(a) a court convicts the person of the offence, or
(b) a court makes an order under section 10 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act
1987 in respect of the person in relation to the offence,
(c) a penalty notice has been issued in respect of an offence and the
penalty notice amount has been paid.
(3) A person who has been excluded from a park under this clause must
not re-enter the park before the period of exclusion ends.Maximum penalty: 30 penalty
units.(4) This clause does not apply to an offence against clause
48.Part 3 Public health in Kosciuszko National Park35 DefinitionsIn this Part:premises means
premises in the park.the park means the
Kosciuszko National Park.36 Object of Part(1) The object of this Part is to confer or impose on the
Director-General, under section 155A of the Act, certain functions relating to
the health of the public in the park.(2) The functions concerned are, in accordance with section 155A of
the Act, the same (but for being modified by this Part) as certain functions
conferred or imposed on a council constituted by the Local Government Act 1993 in
relation to the health of the public in its area.37 Orders requiring the preservation of healthy conditions in
the park(1) The Director-General may, if any premises, vehicle or article in
the park used for the manufacture, preparation, storage, sale or
transportation of food to the public are not in a clean or sanitary condition,
order the occupier of the premises, or the owner or operator of the vehicle or
article, to put the premises, vehicle or article into a clean or sanitary
condition.(2) The Director-General may, if premises are not in a safe or healthy
condition, order the occupier of the premises to do or refrain from doing all
things that are specified in the order to ensure that the premises are placed
or kept in a safe or healthy condition.(3) The Director-General may, if waste (other than waste that is dealt
with under the Waste Avoidance and Resource
Recovery Act 2001) is present or generated on premises and it
is not being satisfactorily dealt with, order the occupier of the premises, or
the person responsible for the waste or for any receptacle or container in
which the waste is contained, to store, treat, process, collect, remove,
dispose of or destroy the waste in the manner specified in the
order.(4) The Director-General may, if premises are not connected to any
available water supply or sewerage system, order the occupier of the premises
to connect the premises to an available water supply and sewerage system by a
date specified in the order.(5) The Director-General may, if in the opinion of the
Director-General it is necessary for the purpose of protecting the health of
the public in the park, order the occupier of premises not to use or permit
the use of a human waste storage facility on the premises after a date
specified in the order.(6) A person to whom an order under this clause is given must not fail
to comply with the order.Maximum penalty: 30 penalty
units.38 Orders requiring the doing of things to or on
premises(1) The Director-General may, if it is necessary or expedient to do so
in the interests of public health, order the occupier of premises to repair or
make structural alterations to the premises (including the renewal or repair
of a roof) or to erect a fence between the land on which the premises are
located and an adjoining place that is open to the
public.(2) A person to whom an order under this clause is given must not fail
units.39 Orders relating to premises used for shared
accommodation(1) The Director-General may, if premises used for shared
accommodation do not comply with the standards set out in Part 1 of Schedule 2
(General) Regulation 2005, order the occupier of the premises
to take the action that is necessary to bring the premises into compliance
with those standards.(2) A person to whom an order under this clause is given must not fail
units.40 Orders requiring that premises not be used in specified
ways(1) The Director-General may, if an activity conducted on premises
constitutes or is likely to constitute a threat to the health of the public in
the park, order the person apparently engaged in promoting, conducting or
carrying out the activity not to conduct, or to cease conducting, the
activity.(2) A person to whom an order under this clause is given must not fail
units.(3) If the person fails to comply with the order, the Director-General
may:(a) order the person to cease the use of the premises or to evacuate
(b) order any other person or persons to leave the premises or not to
provisions relating to orders generally(1) Sections 129, 130, 132–137, 139–141, 143–148,
152 and 153 (1) of the Local Government Act
1993 apply in relation to orders given by the Director-General
under clauses 37–40 of this Part in the same way as they apply to orders
given by a council constituted under that Act.(2) Accordingly, references in those sections to a council are, for
the purposes of this clause, to be read as references to the
Director-General.42 Provision of services relating to the health of the public
in the park(1) The Director-General may provide public health services and
facilities, and carry out activities relating to public health, appropriate to
the needs of the public in the park.(2) In particular, the Director-General may provide for, or enter into
arrangements for, the collection, removal and treatment of garbage, rubbish,
refuse or other forms of waste from premises in the
park.(3) The Director-General may, in the interests of the health of the
public in the park and in whatever manner the Director-General thinks
fit:(a) maintain and regulate depots in the park for the disposal and
destruction of garbage, rubbish, refuse or other forms of waste,
(b) control and regulate the depositing on land in the park of any
material likely to give rise to a condition that will endanger public
(4) The Director-General may give directions to ensure that any
requirement imposed by the Director-General in connection with the
Director-General’s functions under this clause is complied
with.43 Power of entry and inspection(1) The Director-General may, in exercising the
Director-General’s functions under this Part, exercise the same
functions as a council may exercise under Part 2 of Chapter 8 of the Local Government Act 1993 for the
purpose of enabling the council to exercise its functions relating to public
health under that Act.(2) Accordingly, references in that Part to a council are, for the
purposes of this clause, to be read as references to the Director-General, and
the reference in section 199 (2) (f) of that Act to the general manager is to
be read as a reference to the Director-General.44 Functions relating to Public Health Act 1991(1) A person designated by the Director-General for the purposes of
this clause may exercise the following functions in relation to the
park:(a) the functions of an authorised officer under Part 4 (Microbial
control) of the Public Health Act
1991 and the Public Health (Microbial Control) Regulation
(b) the functions of an environmental health officer under the Public Health (Swimming Pools and
Spa Pools) Regulation 2000.
(2) For the purposes of Part 4 (Microbial control) of the Public Health Act 1991 and the
Public Health (Microbial
Control) Regulation 2000, the Director-General is taken to be
a local authority for the park.Part 4 Enforcement of obligations of Snowy Hydro
Company45 DefinitionsIn this Part:Snowy Management
Plan means a plan of management under the Act for Kosciuszko
National Park that deals, in accordance with section 38 of the Snowy Hydro Corporatisation Act
1997, with the activities of the Company within that
Park.Snowy park
lease means the Snowy park lease referred to in Part 6 of the
1997.the Company
means:(a) subject to paragraph (b), Snowy Hydro Limited (ACN 090 574 431),
(b) if the Snowy park lease is transferred to another body—that
46 Company to comply with Snowy Management Plan(1) The Company is required to comply with the obligations imposed on
the Company under the Snowy Management Plan.(2) For the purposes of this Part, the obligations of the Company
under the Snowy Management Plan include the obligations imposed on the Company
by any environment management plan prepared under the Snowy Management Plan
and approved by the Director-General.47 Notice to comply with Snowy Management Plan(1) If the Company fails to comply with any of its obligations under
the Snowy Management Plan, the Director-General may, by written notice served
on the Company, direct the Company to comply with its
obligations.(2) A notice under this clause:(a) must set out the obligations of the Company that have not been
(b) may specify a time within which the obligations are to be complied
(c) may require the Company to take the action specified in the notice
in order to comply with the obligations, and
(d) may require the Company to cease the action specified in the
notice that has resulted in the Company not complying with its obligations,
(e) if the failure of the Company to comply with its obligations has
caused damage to the Kosciuszko National Park—may require the Company to
take the actions specified in the notice to remedy the
(3) The Director-General is required to consult the Environment
Protection Authority before serving a notice under this clause in respect of a
scheduled activity within the meaning of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act
1997, unless the Director-General is of the opinion that the
notice is required to be served as a matter of
urgency.(4) A notice under this clause may be amended or revoked by a
subsequent notice served on the Company.48 Offence—Company failing to comply with
noticeThe Company is guilty of an offence if it fails, without
reasonable excuse, to comply with a notice under clause 47.Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units and 2 penalty units for each day
the offence continues.49 Carrying out of works—Company failing to comply with
notice(1) If the Company fails to comply with a requirement of a notice
under clause 47 to carry out works, the Director-General may carry out those
works.(2) The Director-General may recover from the Company as a debt in a
court of competent jurisdiction the reasonable costs of carrying out those
works if the Company failed, without reasonable excuse, to carry out those
works in accordance with the notice.Part 5 Licences and certificates50 Applications for permits, licences or registration
certificates(1) An application for the issue of an Aboriginal heritage impact
permit, a licence or a registration certificate under the Act must be made in
a form approved by the Director-General.(2) If an application form requires a fee or charge to accompany it,
that fee or charge must be lodged with the
application.(3) A person must not, in connection with an application for the issue
of an Aboriginal heritage impact permit, a licence or a registration
certificate under the Act, make any statement or provide any information or
other material that the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, is false or
misleading.Maximum penalty: 30 penalty
units.51 Terms of licences or registration certificatesA licence or registration certificate issued under the Act is in
force (unless cancelled):(a) until midnight on 31 December following the date of issue,
(b) if an expiry date is specified in the licence or
certificate—until midnight on that date.
Part 6 Fauna protectionDivision 1 Licences and certificates52 Issue of tags(1) The Director-General may (on payment of any fees or charges fixed
by the Director-General) issue tags for affixing or attaching to the skin or
carcase of any fauna in compliance with a condition of a licence under Part 9
of the Act.(2) Commercial tags may be issued for affixing or attaching to the
skins or carcases of kangaroos, wallaroos or wallabies harmed for
sale.(3) Non-commercial tags may be issued for affixing or attaching to the
skins or carcases of kangaroos, wallaroos or wallabies harmed otherwise than
for sale.(4) A separate series of commercial tags is to be issued for each
year. Commercial tags may be used only during the year for which they are
issued.53 Supply of tags to commercial fauna harvestersAn occupier’s licence authorising the licensee to permit a
person to harm kangaroos, wallaroos or wallabies is subject to the condition
that the licensee must make available to any person permitted to harm
kangaroos, wallaroos or wallabies under the licence a quantity of commercial
tags or non-commercial tags equal in number to the number of kangaroos,
wallaroos or wallabies that the person is permitted to
harm.54 Grounds for refusing import or export licenceFor the purposes of section 126 (3) of the Act, the grounds on
which an application for an import or export licence may be refused are as
follows:(a) that, in the opinion of the Director-General, the proposed import
or export of protected fauna, if effected:(i) could be detrimental to the protection and conservation of
wildlife in the State, or
(ii) could result in a person contravening a law of the State,
(iii) could result in a person contravening a law of the place from
which it is intended to import, or to which it is intended to export, the
protected fauna, or
(iv) could introduce species of protected fauna that do not normally
occur in the State and that may constitute a threat to agricultural or
horticultural activities in the State, or
(v) could introduce species of protected fauna that cannot readily be
kept in captivity or confinement, or
(vi) could introduce a species of protected fauna that may constitute a
threat to human health or safety,
(b) that the applicant is not the holder of a licence under the Act
(other than an import or export licence), or a licence, approval or permit
under the Exhibited Animals Protection Act
1986, that authorises dealings with the protected fauna
proposed to be imported or exported,
(c) that the applicant has not given a written undertaking to the
Director-General:(i) in the case of an application for an import licence—to
notify the Director-General of details of the protected fauna imported, and of
the time of import, within the 48 hours immediately following that time,
(ii) in the case of an application for an export licence—to
notify the authority (if any) responsible for the protection of fauna at the
place to which the protected fauna is proposed to be exported of details of
the protected fauna, and of the time of intended export, within the 48 hours
immediately preceding that time,
(d) that the applicant has, within the period of 2 years immediately
preceding the making of the application, been convicted of:(i) an offence under a provision of Part 7 of the Act or an offence
under a similar provision of the fauna protection legislation of another State
(ii) an offence under the Environment
Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 of the
(iii) an offence under the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals Act 1979 or the Exhibited Animals Protection Act
55 Grounds for cancelling import or export licenceFor the purposes of section 134 (2) of the Act, the grounds on
which an import or export licence may be cancelled are as follows:(a) that the licensee has made a statement that the licensee knows, or
ought reasonably to know, is false or misleading in, or in connection with,
the application for the licence,
(b) that the licensee has been convicted of an offence under a
provision of Part 7 of the Act or an offence under a similar provision of the
fauna protection legislation of another State or
(c) that the licensee has been convicted of an offence under the
Conservation Act 1999 of the Commonwealth,
(d) that the licensee has been convicted of an offence under the
1979 or the Exhibited
Animals Protection Act 1986.
56 False receipts and records(1) A person who is required as a condition of a licence to issue
receipts must not issue any false receipt.Maximum penalty: 30 penalty
units.(2) A person who is required as a condition of a licence to keep
records must not make a false entry in any record, or otherwise keep a false
record.Maximum penalty: 30 penalty
units.(3) A person who is required as a condition of a licence to provide
records or information to the Director-General must not provide false or
misleading records or information.Maximum penalty: 30 penalty
units.Division 2 Care and protection of fauna57 Caging and confinement of protected fauna(1) A person who consigns or offers for sale any protected fauna must
comply with the conditions set out in Schedule 1.Maximum penalty: 30 penalty
units.(2) A person who keeps any protected fauna must comply with the
conditions specified in clause 1 (2)–(4) of Schedule 1.Maximum penalty: 30 penalty
units.(3) A person must comply with any requirement of the Director-General
to ring, band, microchip, obtain or permit the collection of tissue or blood
samples for the purpose of analysis, or otherwise mark or identify protected
fauna kept in captivity by the person.Maximum penalty: 30 penalty
units.(4) A person must not remove or interfere with any such ring, band,
microchip, mark or identification unless authorised to do so by the
Director-General.Maximum penalty: 30 penalty
units.(5) This clause does not apply:(a) to birds or reptiles being transported or consigned to, or
exhibited at, a show conducted or sponsored by a recognised avicultural or
herpetological association, society or other organisation that adopts
internationally accepted standards for display and showing,
(b) to sick or injured protected fauna held temporarily in strict
confinement for the purpose of treatment, or
(c) to protected fauna being transported or consigned to, or held for
treatment by, a veterinary practitioner (within the meaning of the Veterinary Practice Act 2003),
(d) to protected fauna being transported, consigned or kept under a
licence issued under the Act for the purpose of scientific
waterfowl(1) A person must not interbreed, or allow the interbreeding of,
native ducks, geese or swans that are under the person’s control with
ducks, geese or swans that are not native.Maximum penalty: 30 penalty
units.(2) In this clause:native
means native to Australia.Division 3 Protection of certain marine mammals59 DefinitionsIn this Division:aircraft
means any airborne craft, including a fixed wing craft, helicopter,
gyrocopter, glider, hang glider, hot air balloon or airship.calf means a
whale or dolphin that is not more than half the length of an adult of the same
species.caution
zone for a marine mammal means an area around the mammal of a radius
of the following:(a) for a dolphin (including a calf)—150
(b) for a whale (including a calf)—300
means an animal of the order Cetacea.constant
slow speed, in relation to a marine mammal or group of marine
mammals that is being approached, means a speed of approach to the marine
mammal or group that is constant, slow and leaves negligible
wake.dolphin
means an animal of the family Delphinidae or the family
Phocoenidae.operate a
vessel means a vessel that is a personal motorised water craft (for
example, a jet ski), parasail, hovercraft, wing-in-ground effect craft or a
motorised diving aid (for example, a motorised underwater scooter) and
includes a remotely operated craft (for example, a remote controlled speed
boat).pup means a seal
or sea lion that is not more than half the length of an adult of the same
species.swimming
includes snorkelling or diving.vehicle
means a motor car, motor carriage, motor cycle, or other apparatus propelled
on land wholly or partly by volatile spirit, steam, gas, oil or electricity or
a bicycle.vessel
includes a water craft of any description that is used or capable of being
used as a means of transportation on water but does not include an aircraft
that is capable of landing on water.whale means a
cetacean other than a dolphin.60 Application of Division(1) A person must not be convicted of an offence under this Division
if the person proves that the act constituting the offence was:(a) caused solely by a marine mammal approaching the person,
(b) an action taken by the person that was reasonably necessary to
prevent a risk to human health or to deal with a serious threat to human life
or property, or
(c) an action taken by the person as an officer of, or person acting
on behalf of, a law enforcement agency that was reasonably necessary for the
purposes of law enforcement, or
(d) an action taken by an officer of the Department of Industry and
Investment who had been appointed as a fisheries officer under the Fisheries Management Act 1994 that
was reasonably necessary for the purposes of exercising a law enforcement
function conferred on the officer under that Act, or
(e) an action taken by the person that occurred as a result of an
unavoidable accident, other than an accident caused by the person’s
negligent or reckless behaviour, or
(f) an action taken by a person that occurred as a result of the
person being given a direction by an officer of the Department of Environment,
Climate Change and Water and that was taken in accordance with that
(2) A person must not be convicted of an offence under this Division
if the person proves that the act constituting the offence was done under and
in accordance with or by virtue of the authority conferred by:(a) a general licence under section 120 of the Act,
(b) a scientific licence under section 132C of the Act,
(c) a licence under Part 6 of the Threatened Species Conservation Act
(d) a licence, permit or approval under the Exhibited Animals Protection Act
(3) In this clause:law
enforcement agency means each of the following:(a) the NSW Police Force,
(b) the police force of another State or a
(f) the Maritime Authority of NSW,
(g) the Australian Quarantine and Inspection
(h) the Marine Parks Authority,
(i) the Department of Environment, Climate Change and
61 Prescribed approach distances to marine mammals(1) For the purposes of section 112G of the Act, the following
distances are prescribed:(a) 300 metres, if the person is approaching a cetacean and is on, or
using, a prohibited vessel,
(b) 100 metres, if the person is approaching a whale and is on, or
using, a vessel other than a prohibited vessel,
(c) 50 metres, if the person is approaching a dolphin and is on, or
(d) 30 metres, if the person is approaching a cetacean and is
(e) a height lower than 300 metres within a horizontal radius of 300
metres, if the person is operating an aircraft (other than a helicopter or
gyrocopter),
(f) a height lower than 500 metres within a horizontal radius of 500
metres, if the person is operating a helicopter or
(g) 10 metres, if the person is approaching a seal or sea lion (other
than a pup) that is in the water and the person is in, or on, a
(h) 10 metres, if the person is approaching a seal or sea lion (other
than a pup) that is in the water and the person is swimming or is a
(i) 40 metres, if the person is approaching a seal or sea lion (other
than a pup) that is hauled out on land and the person is swimming, operating a
vessel or vehicle or is a pedestrian,
(j) 80 metres, if the person is approaching a
Note. A person who approaches a marine mammal any closer than the
distances prescribed above is guilty of an offence under section 112G of the
Act that is punishable by a maximum penalty of 1,000 penalty units or
imprisonment for 2 years, or both.(2) The prescription of a distance under this clause does not apply to
a person approaching a marine mammal in the following circumstances:(a) the person is approaching in the course of taking action that is
reasonably necessary to prevent a risk to human health or to deal with a
serious threat to human life or property,
(b) the person is approaching in the course of taking action in the
person’s capacity as an officer of or person acting on behalf of a law
enforcement agency and the action is reasonably necessary for the purposes of
(c) the person is approaching in the course of taking an action in the
person’s capacity as an officer of the Department of Industry and
Investment who has been appointed as a fisheries officer under the Fisheries Management Act 1994 and
the action is reasonably necessary for the purposes of exercising a law
enforcement function conferred on the officer under that
(d) the person is approaching in the course of taking action that is a
result of an unavoidable accident, other than an accident caused by the
person’s negligent or reckless behaviour,
(e) the person is approaching in the course of taking any action as a
result of the person being given a direction by an officer of the Department
of Environment, Climate Change and Water and that is being taken in accordance
with that direction.
62 Operation of prohibited vessels(1) A prohibited vessel that is being approached by a cetacean must be
moved away from the cetacean at a constant slow speed so that the vessel
remains at least 300 metres away from the cetacean.(2) A person who operates a prohibited vessel in a way that
contravenes subclause (1) is guilty of an offence.Maximum penalty: 50 penalty
units.63 Operation of vessels that are not prohibited
vessels(1) Within the caution zone for a cetacean (other than a calf), a
person operating a vessel that is not a prohibited vessel:(a) must operate the vessel at a constant slow speed and in a manner
that consistently minimises noise, and
(b) must make sure that the vessel does not drift closer to the
cetacean than:(i) for a dolphin—50 metres, or
(c) if the cetacean shows signs of being disturbed—must
immediately withdraw the vessel from the caution zone at a constant slow
speed, andNote. Signs of being disturbed include regular changes in direction or
speed of swimming, hasty dives, changes in breathing patterns, changes in
acoustic behaviour or aggressive behaviour such as tail slashing and trumpet
(d) if there is more than one person on the vessel—must post a
lookout for cetaceans, and
(e) without limiting paragraph (b), must approach a cetacean
only:(i) from the rear, at an angle of no closer than 30 degrees to its
observed direction of travel, or
(ii) by positioning the vessel ahead of the cetacean at more than 30
degrees from its observed direction of travel, and
(f) must make sure the vessel does not restrict the path of the
cetacean, and
(g) must make sure the vessel is not used to pursue the
(2) A person operating a vessel that is not a prohibited vessel must
not allow the vessel to enter the caution zone of a
calf.(3) If a calf approaches a vessel that is not a prohibited vessel so
that the vessel comes within the caution zone of the calf, the person
operating the vessel:(a) must immediately stop the vessel, and
(b) must:(i) turn off the vessel’s engines, or
(iii) withdraw the vessel from the caution zone at a constant slow
(4) A person operating a vessel that is not a prohibited vessel must
not enter the caution zone of a cetacean if there are more than 2 vessels in
the caution zone.(5) If a whale (other than a calf) approaches a vessel that is not a
prohibited vessel or comes within the limits mentioned in subclause (1) (b),
the person operating the vessel must:(a) disengage the vessel’s gears and let the whale approach,
(b) reduce the speed of the vessel and continue on a course away from
(6) If a dolphin (other than a calf) approaches a vessel that is not a
the person operating the vessel must not change the course or speed of the
vessel suddenly.Maximum penalty: 50 penalty
units.64 Operation of aircraft in vicinity of marine
mammals(1) A person must not operate any aircraft so as to approach a marine
mammal from head on for the purpose of observing a marine
mammal.(2) A person must not land an aircraft on water for the purpose of
observing a marine mammal.Maximum penalty: 50 penalty
units.65 Feeding marine mammals(1) A person must not intentionally feed or attempt to feed a marine
mammal that is in its natural environment.Maximum penalty: 50 penalty
units.(2) Subclause (1) does not apply to the routine discarding of bycatch
by a commercial fisher within the meaning of the Fisheries Management Act 1994 if he
or she makes reasonable efforts to avoid discarding bycatch near a marine
mammal.(3) In this clause:feed a
marine mammal includes throwing food or rubbish in the water near a marine
mammal.66 Swimming with cetaceans(1) A person must not enter water within 100 metres of a whale or
within 50 metres of a dolphin.(2) If any cetacean comes within 30 metres of a person who is in the
water, the person:(a) must move slowly to avoid startling it, and
(b) must not touch the cetacean or move towards
units.67 Approaching special interest marine mammals(1) The Minister may by order:(a) declare a marine mammal or group of marine mammals described in
the order to be a marine mammal or group of marine mammals to which this
clause applies, and
(b) specify the approach distance for that marine mammal or group of
marine mammals for the purposes of this clause (the special
protection approach distance), and
(c) describe the area of the State to which this clause
(2) The Minister may make an order under this clause only if:(a) the marine mammal is, or the group is a group that is or includes,
any of the following:(i) a dugong or other rarely sighted species of marine
(ii) a morphological or colour-variant marine
(iii) a female marine mammal that has recently given, or is about to
give, birth,
(iv) a calf separated from a mother or group of marine
(b) the Minister is satisfied that the marine mammal or group of
marine mammals is at risk of harassment, injury or
(3) As soon as practicable after making an order under this clause,
the Minister is:(a) to cause notice of the order to be broadcast by a television or
radio station transmitting to the area of the State concerned and to be
published in a newspaper circulating in that area, and
(b) to cause a copy of the order to be published in the
(4) An order under this clause has effect for a period of 6 months on
and from the day on which notice of it is first published as referred to in
subclause (3) (a).(5) A person must not, without reasonable excuse or the
Minister’s written permission or the oral or written permission of an
authorised officer, approach a marine mammal or group of marine mammals to
which this clause applies in an area to which this clause applies at any
distance that is closer than the special protection approach distance for the
marine mammal or group of marine mammals.Maximum penalty: 50 penalty
units.Division 4 Miscellaneous68 Notification of possession of certain animalsFor the purposes of sections 101 (5) (c) (ii) and 118B (5) (b)
(ii) of the Act:(a) the prescribed manner of notification is by a notice in writing to
(b) the prescribed time is the period ending 3 days after the animal
comes into the person’s possession.
69 Prescribed substances(1) For the purposes of section 110 of the Act (Use of certain
substances for harming fauna), the following substances are prescribed:(a) the substances stated in the Poisons List (proclaimed under
section 8 of the Poisons and Therapeutic
Goods Act 1966) as in force for the time
(b) glue, gel and other adhesive substances and viscid
(2) A person authorised to use a prescribed substance by the
Director-General is exempt from the provisions of section 110 (1) and (2) of
the Act if the person uses the prescribed substance in accordance with the
authorisation.(3) A person using taste aversion substances to deter birds is exempt
from the provisions of section 110 (1) and (2) of the
Act.70 Notice of preparation of plan of management for marine
mammalsFor the purposes of section 112D (1) of the Act, the prescribed
notice is a notification published in the Gazette.71 (Repealed)Part 7 Exemptions in favour of Aboriginal people72 Exemption: section 70(1) The object of this clause is to exempt Aboriginal people from the
provisions of section 70 (1) of the Act that prohibit a person from harming
fauna within a wildlife refuge, conservation area, wilderness area or area
subject to a wilderness protection agreement.(2) Aboriginal people are exempted from the provisions of section 70
(1) of the Act to the extent to which those provisions would, but for this
subclause, prohibit Aboriginal people from hunting fauna for their own
domestic purposes.(3) The exemption does not apply to raptors, parrots or threatened
species, populations and ecological communities within the meaning of the
1995.(4) This clause applies to and in respect of any dependants (whether
Aboriginal or not) of Aboriginal people in the same way as it applies to and
in respect of Aboriginal people.73 Exemption: section 71(1) The object of this clause is to exempt Aboriginal people from the
provisions of section 71 (1) of the Act that prohibit a person from picking
native plants, or having native plants in the person’s possession,
within a wildlife refuge, conservation area, wilderness area or area subject
to a wilderness protection agreement.(2) Aboriginal people are exempted from the provisions of section 71
subclause, prohibit Aboriginal people from gathering or harvesting the fruit,
flowers or other parts of a native plant for their own domestic
purposes.(3) This clause applies to and in respect of any dependants (whether
in respect of Aboriginal people.74 Exemption: section 98(1) In this clause:relevant
provisions means:(a) section 98 (2) (a), which prohibits a person from harming any
protected fauna, and
(b) so much of section 98 (2) (b) as prohibits the use of any animal,
firearm, net, trap or hunting device for the purpose of harming any protected
(2) Aboriginal people are exempted from the relevant provisions to the
extent to which the relevant provisions would, but for this subclause,
prohibit Aboriginal people from harming fauna for their own domestic
purposes.(3) This clause does not apply in respect of raptors or
parrots.(4) This clause applies to and in respect of any dependants (whether
in respect of Aboriginal people.75 Exemption: section 117(1) The object of this clause is to exempt Aboriginal people from the
provisions of section 117 (1) of the Act that prohibit a person from picking
protected native plants, or having protected native plants in the
person’s possession.(2) Aboriginal people are exempted from the provisions of section 117
flowers or other parts of a protected native plant for their own domestic
purposes.(3) The exemption applies in respect of:(a) woody species of protected native plants only if the gathering or
harvesting is done in a way that does not significantly harm the plant or
interfere unreasonably with its means of propagation, and
(b) herbaceous species of protected native plants only if the
gathering or harvesting is done in a way that does not significantly deplete
the local population or interfere unreasonably with its means of
(4) This clause applies to and in respect of any dependants (whether
in respect of Aboriginal people.Part 8 Aboriginal landDivision 1 76–78(Repealed)Division 2 Plans of management79 Land for community development
purposes—MutawintjiDevelopment (by the Aboriginal Land Council, the Local Aboriginal
Land Council, the Aboriginal owners or the board of management for the area
concerned) for the purpose of the following facilities is prescribed under
section 72AA (6) (c) of the Act in respect of Mutawintji Historic Site,
Mutawintji National Park and Mutawintji Nature Reserve if the facilities are
for the use (but not necessarily the exclusive use) of Aboriginal
owners:(a) residential housing facilities (whether for permanent or temporary
accommodation),
(i) facilities for the following services:(i) utilities (energy, water and waste
Note. Section 72AA (6) (c) of the Act provides that a plan of management
for lands reserved under Part 4A of the Act may provide for the use of lands
for any community development purpose prescribed by the
regulations.80 Land for community development purposes—other Part
4A land(1) Development (by the Aboriginal Land Council, the Local Aboriginal
Land Council, the Aboriginal owners or the board of management for the land
concerned) for the purpose of the following activities or facilities is
prescribed under section 72AA (6) (c) of the Act in respect of any land
reserved under Part 4A of the Act (other than land referred to in clause
79):(a) recreation activities or facilities,
(d) other activities or facilities that will improve the capacity of
the following persons to participate in the management of the land concerned
(but only if the activity or facility is consistent with any relevant lease
under Part 4A of the Act):(i) the Aboriginal owners of the land,
(ii) traditional owners of the land (whether or not those persons are
Aboriginal owners of the land),
(iii) members of the Local Aboriginal Land Council for the
(2) In this clause:traditional
owners, in relation to land, means those persons who have an
association with the cultural area within which the land is situated that
derives from the traditions, observances, customs, beliefs or history of the
original Aboriginal inhabitants of the cultural area.Note. The terms Aboriginal Land Council, Local Aboriginal Land Council,
Aboriginal owners and board of management are defined in sections 5 and 71B of
the Act.Part 8A Aboriginal objects and Aboriginal places80A Defence of compliance with codes of practice or other
prescribed documents: section 87 (3)For the purposes of section 87 (3) of the Act, compliance with any
of the following codes of practice and documents (when undertaking an activity
to which the code or document applies) is taken for the purposes of section 87
(2) of the Act to constitute due diligence in determining whether the act or
omission constituting the alleged offence would harm an Aboriginal
object:(a) the Due Diligence Code of Practice for
the Protection of Aboriginal Objects in NSW published by the
Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water and dated 13 September
(b) the Plantations and Reafforestation
Code (being the Appendix to the Plantations and Reafforestation (Code) Regulation
2001) as in force on 15 June 2010,
(c) the Private Native Forestry Code of
Practice approved by the Minister for Climate Change,
Environment and Water and published in the Gazette on 8 February
(d) the NSW Minerals Industry Due Diligence
Code of Practice for the Protection of Aboriginal Objects
published by NSW Minerals Council Ltd and dated 13 September
(e) the Aboriginal Objects Due Diligence
Code for Plantation Officers Administering the Plantations and Reafforestation
(Code) Regulation 2001 published by the Department of Industry
and Investment and dated 13 September 2010,
(f) the Operational Guidelines for
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Management published by Forests
NSW and dated 13 September 2010.
Note. The Due Diligence Code of Practice for
the Protection of Aboriginal Objects in NSW can be accessed at
www.environment.nsw.gov.au/legislation/DueDiligence.htm.The Private Native Forestry Code of
Practice can be accessed at
www.environment.nsw.gov.au/pnf/index.htm.80B Defence of carrying out certain low impact activities:
section 87 (4)Note. This clause creates a defence to the strict liability offence in
section 86 (2) of the Act (being the offence of harming an Aboriginal object
whether or not the person knows it is an Aboriginal object). The defence does
not apply to the separate offence under section 86 (1) of the Act of harming
or desecrating an object that a person knows is an Aboriginal object. If a
person discovers an Aboriginal object in the course of undertaking any of the
activities listed below, the person should not harm the object—as the
person may be committing an offence under section 86 (1) of the Act (the
offence of knowingly harming an Aboriginal object)—and should obtain an
Aboriginal heritage impact permit, if needed.(1) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence under section 86
(2) of the Act, if the defendant establishes that the act or omission
concerned:(a) was maintenance work of the following kind on land that has been
disturbed:(i) maintenance of existing roads, fire and other trails and
(ii) maintenance of existing utilities and other similar services (such
as above or below ground electrical infrastructure, water or sewerage
pipelines), or
(b) was farming and land management work of the following kind on land
that has been disturbed:(i) cropping and leaving paddocks fallow,
(ii) the construction of water storage works (such as farm dams or
water tanks),
(iv) the construction of irrigation infrastructure, ground water bores
or flood mitigation works,
(v) the construction of erosion control or soil conservation works
(such as contour banks), or
(c) was farming and land management work that involved the maintenance
of the following existing infrastructure:(i) grain, fibre or fertiliser storage areas,
(ii) water storage works (such as farm dams or water
tanks),
(iii) irrigation infrastructure, ground water bores or flood mitigation
(v) erosion control or soil conservation works (such as contour
banks), or
(e) was an activity on land that has been disturbed that comprises
exempt development or was the subject of a complying development certificate
issued under the Environmental Planning and
(f) was mining exploration work of the following kind on land that has
been disturbed:(i) costeaning,
(g) was work of the following kind:(i) geological mapping,
(ii) surface geophysical surveys (including gravity surveys,
radiometric surveys, magnetic surveys and electrical surveys), but not
including seismic surveys,
(iii) sub-surface geophysical surveys that involve downhole
(iv) sampling and coring using hand-held equipment, except where
carried out as part of an archaeological investigation,
Note. Clause 3A of this Regulation provides that an act carried out in
accordance with the Code of Practice for
Archaeological Investigation in NSW is excluded from the
an object or place for the purposes of the Act.
(h) was the removal of isolated, dead or dying vegetation, but only if
there is minimal disturbance to the surrounding ground surface,
(i) was work of the following kind on land that has been
disturbed:(i) seismic surveying,
(ii) the construction and maintenance of groundwater monitoring bores,
(j) was environmental rehabilitation work, including temporary silt
fencing, tree planting, bush regeneration and weed removal, but not including
erosion control or soil conservation works (such as contour
(2) Subclause (1) does not apply in relation to harm to an Aboriginal
culturally modified tree.(3) In this clause, Aboriginal
culturally modified tree means a tree that, before or concurrent
with (or both) the occupation of the area in which the tree is located by
persons of non-Aboriginal extraction, has been scarred, carved or modified by
an Aboriginal person by:(a) the deliberate removal, by traditional methods, of bark or wood
from the tree, or
(b) the deliberate modification, by traditional methods, of the wood
(4) For the purposes of this clause, land is disturbed if it has been the
subject of a human activity that has changed the land’s surface, being
changes that remain clear and observable.Note. Examples of activities that may have disturbed land include the
following:(a) soil ploughing,
(b) construction of rural infrastructure (such as dams and
fences),
(c) construction of roads, trails and tracks (including fire trails
and tracks and walking tracks),
(e) construction of buildings and the erection of other
(f) construction or installation of utilities and other similar
services (such as above or below ground electrical infrastructure, water or
sewerage pipelines, stormwater drainage and other similar
infrastructure),
(g) substantial grazing involving the construction of rural
(h) construction of earthworks associated with any thing referred to
Aboriginal heritage impact permit(1) General obligation to consult Before making an application for the issue of an Aboriginal
heritage impact permit, the proposed applicant must carry out an Aboriginal
community consultation process in accordance with this
clause.(2) Notification of Aboriginal persons—where no
relevant determination of native title The proposed applicant must (except in circumstances referred to
in subclause (3)):(a) ascertain from the following bodies or persons the names of any
Aboriginal persons who may hold knowledge relevant to any relevant Aboriginal
objects or Aboriginal places:(i) the Department,
(iii) the Registrar appointed under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act
(vii) the relevant catchment management authority,
(b) give the Aboriginal persons whose names were ascertained under
paragraph (a) notice of the proposed activity that may be the subject of the
(c) cause notice of the proposed activity to be published in a local
newspaper circulating generally in the area of the land on or in which the
proposed activity is to be carried out.
(3) Notification of Aboriginal persons—where relevant
native title determined to exist If an approved determination of native title that native title
exists in relation to the land on or in which the proposed activity that may
be the subject of such an application is to be carried out, the proposed
applicant must give notice of that proposed activity to:(a) the registered native title body corporate for that
(b) if no such body corporate exists, the native title holders of that
(4) Contents of notice A notice referred to in subclause (2) (b) and (c) and (3) must
contain the following:(a) the name and contact details of the proposed
(b) a brief overview of the proposed activity that may be the subject
of an application for an Aboriginal heritage impact permit, including the
location of the proposed activity,
(c) an invitation to Aboriginal people who hold knowledge relevant to
determining the cultural heritage significance of Aboriginal objects and
Aboriginal places in the area in which the proposed activity is to occur to
register an interest in a process of community consultation with the proposed
applicant regarding the proposed activity,
(d) a statement that the purpose of community consultation with
Aboriginal people is to assist the proposed applicant in the preparation of an
application for an Aboriginal heritage impact permit and to assist the
Director-General in his or her consideration and determination of the
(e) a closing date for the registration of such interests (being a
date that is at least 14 days after the date the notice was given or
(5) Registering interested Aboriginal parties and providing
them with information The proposed applicant must, within 28 days after the closing date
for the registration of interests:(a) make a record of the names of each Aboriginal person who
registered such an interest (registered
Aboriginal party), and
(b) forward a copy of that record to the Department of Environment,
Climate Change and Water and the relevant Local Aboriginal Land Council,
(c) provide each registered Aboriginal party with detailed information
regarding the activity that may be the subject of the proposed
(6) Consultation on proposed methodology of cultural heritage
assessment report The proposed applicant must:(a) provide the registered Aboriginal parties with a proposed
methodology to be used in the preparation of the cultural heritage assessment
report to be submitted with the application (as referred to in clause 80D),
(b) give those parties a reasonable opportunity (being at least 28
days after the date of providing the proposed methodology) to make submissions
(whether written or oral) on the proposed
(7) Proposed applicant to seek certain information The proposed applicant must, during the consultation on the
proposed methodology of the cultural heritage assessment report referred to in
subclause (6), seek the following information from the registered Aboriginal
parties in relation to the area of land to which the proposed application
relates:(a) whether there are any Aboriginal objects of cultural value to
Aboriginal people in the area,
(b) whether there are any places of cultural value to Aboriginal
people in the area (whether they are Aboriginal places declared under section
84 of the Act or not).
(8) Consultation on draft cultural heritage assessment
report After giving each registered Aboriginal party the opportunity to
make submissions to be used in the preparation of the proposed methodology of
the cultural heritage assessment report (as referred to in subclause (6) (b)),
the proposed applicant must:(a) provide a copy of a draft of the cultural heritage assessment
report to the registered Aboriginal parties, and
days after the date of providing the draft report) to make submissions
(whether written or oral) on the draft report.
(9) An application for an Aboriginal heritage impact permit is not
invalid merely because the applicant for the permit failed to comply with any
one or more of the requirements set out in this clause.Note. Under section 90K (1) (g) of the Act, the Director-General, in
making a decision in relation to an Aboriginal heritage impact permit, must
consider whether any consultation by the applicant with Aboriginal people
regarding the Aboriginal objects or Aboriginal place that are the subject of
the permit substantially complied with any requirements for consultation set
out in the regulations.(10) Modified or alternative Aboriginal community
consultation process Despite subclause (1), if an agreement of the following kind
specifies or identifies a modified or alternative Aboriginal community
consultation process for the purposes of Part 6 of the Act, the proposed
applicant is to carry out an Aboriginal community consultation process in
accordance with that modified or alternative consultation process:(a) a registered Indigenous Land Use Agreement under the Native Title Act 1993 of the Commonwealth
entered into between an Aboriginal community and the
(c) an agreement entered into by the Director-General and a board of
management for land reserved under Part 4A of the Act that has the consent of
the Aboriginal owner board members for the land concerned,
(d) an agreement entered into between an Aboriginal community and the
(11) In this clause:approved
determination of native title has the same meaning as in the Native Title Act 1993 of the
Commonwealth.native
title holder has the same meaning as in the Native Title Act 1993 of the
Commonwealth.registered
native title body corporate has the same meaning as in the Native Title Act 1993 of the
Commonwealth.80D Application for Aboriginal heritage impact permit to be
accompanied by cultural heritage assessment report(1) For the purposes of section 90A (2) (b) of the Act, an application
for the issue of an Aboriginal heritage impact permit must be accompanied by a
cultural heritage assessment report.(2) A cultural heritage assessment report is to deal with the
following matters:(a) the significance of the Aboriginal objects or Aboriginal places
that are the subject of the application,
(b) the actual or likely harm to those Aboriginal objects or
Aboriginal places from the proposed activity that is the subject of the
(c) any practical measures that may be taken to protect and conserve
those Aboriginal objects or Aboriginal places,
(d) any practical measures that may be taken to avoid or mitigate any
actual or likely harm to those Aboriginal objects or Aboriginal
(3) A cultural heritage assessment report must include:(a) if any submission has been received from a registered Aboriginal
party under clause 80C (including any submission on the proposed methodology
to be used in the preparation of the report and any submission on the draft
report), a copy of the submission, and
(b) the applicant’s response to each such
(4) An applicant for the issue of an Aboriginal heritage impact permit
must, within 14 days of making the application, send a copy of the application
(including any cultural heritage assessment report submitted with the
application) to the following:(a) each registered Aboriginal party (within the meaning of clause
80C) in relation to the application (if any),
(b) the relevant Local Aboriginal Land
a variation of Aboriginal heritage impact permitIf an application to vary an Aboriginal heritage impact permit is
made and the proposed variation will authorise a significant increase in harm
to the Aboriginal objects or Aboriginal places concerned, the Director-General
is to require the applicant to carry out:(a) if a modified or alternative consultation process (as referred to
in clause 80C (10)) applies in relation to the Aboriginal objects or
Aboriginal places concerned—an Aboriginal community consultation process
in accordance with that modified or alternative consultation process,
(b) a community consultation process that the Director-General
Part 9 Advisory committees81 Application of PartThis Part applies to and in respect of an advisory committee
constituted under section 24 of the Act.82 Meetings to be held(1) An advisory committee must hold an annual general meeting before
the end of June each year.(2) The first meeting of an advisory committee must be held within 3
months of the constitution of the committee.(3) An advisory committee must hold ordinary meetings at least once
every 3 months.(4) A meeting (including an annual general meeting) must be held when
and where convened by the chairperson or, in the chairperson’s absence,
by the deputy chairperson.83 Appointment of officers(1) At each annual general meeting, the members must appoint a
chairperson, deputy chairperson and secretary.(2) The chairperson is to be elected from among the
members.(3) The deputy chairperson is to be elected from among the
members.(4) The secretary may be elected from among the members or, with the
concurrence of the Director-General, may be a person who is not a member
appointed by the members.(5) Except as otherwise provided by the Act or this Part, a person
elected or appointed as a chairperson, deputy chairperson or secretary:(a) holds office until a successor is elected or appointed,
(b) is eligible for re-election or re-appointment at the next annual
(6) An elected chairperson, deputy chairperson or secretary ceases to
hold office as such if he or she ceases to be a
member.(7) A vacancy in any office must be filled at the next meeting after
the vacancy occurs.84 Presiding member(1) The chairperson, or in the chairperson’s absence the deputy
chairperson, is to preside at the meetings of an advisory committee, but if
both are absent, the members are to elect a person from among the members to
preside as chairperson.(2) The presiding member has a deliberative vote on any matter before
the meeting and, in the case of an equality of votes, a casting
vote.85 Administrative matters(1) The secretary must circulate to each member an agenda and
associated business papers at least 7 days before any meeting of the advisory
committee.(2) The secretary (or a member on the secretary’s behalf) must
keep minutes of each meeting and must supply the members with a copy of the
minutes of the meeting not later than one calendar month after the date of the
meeting.(3) The secretary of an advisory committee is responsible for the care
of all business papers and correspondence.(4) The secretary must forward to the Director-General not later than
30 June of each financial year, the particulars of the dates of, and of
members attending, each meeting during that year.Part 10 Trustees86 Application of PartThis Part applies to and in respect of trustees appointed to trust
boards for state conservation areas and regional parks under the
Act.87 Meetings to be held(1) The trustees must hold an annual general meeting before the end of
May each year.(2) The trustees must also meet at least 10 times a year at intervals
not exceeding 2 months or such number of times and at such intervals as the
Minister determines.(3) A meeting must be held when and where convened by the chairperson
or, in the chairperson’s absence, by the deputy
chairperson.88 Special meetings(1) Any 2 trustees may, by notice in writing, request the chairperson
to call a special meeting for a purpose specified in the
notice.(2) On receiving such a request, the chairperson must call a special
meeting to be held within 28 days after the chairperson receives the
request.89 Appointment of officers(1) At each annual general meeting, the trustees must appoint a
chairperson, deputy chairperson, secretary, treasurer and
auditor.(2) The chairperson and deputy chairperson are to be elected from
among the trustees.(3) The secretary, treasurer and auditor may be elected from among the
trustees or may be persons who are not trustees appointed by the
trustees.(4) Except as otherwise provided by the Act or this Part, a person
elected or appointed as chairperson, deputy chairperson, secretary, treasurer
or auditor:(a) holds office until a successor is elected or appointed,
(5) A vacancy in any office must be filled at the next meeting after
the vacancy occurs.90 Presiding member(1) The chairperson, or in the chairperson’s absence the deputy
chairperson, is to preside at meetings of the trustees, but if both are
absent, the trustees are to elect a person from among their number to
preside.(2) The person presiding at a meeting of the trustees has a
deliberative vote and, in the case of an equality of votes, a casting
vote.91 Conduct of meetings(1) Meetings of the trustees must be conducted, as far as is
practicable, in accordance with the procedures set out in Part 10 of the
Local Government (General)
Regulation 2005.(2) A resolution that has been passed by the trustees must not be
altered or rescinded except by a motion to that effect of which at least 7
days’ written notice has been given to each
trustee.92 Committees(1) The trustees may appoint one or more committees to carry out any
work or perform any duties that the trustees may
determine.(2) A committee may consist of trustees, of persons who are not
trustees or of both trustees and persons who are not
trustees.93 Common sealThe common seal of the trustees:(a) may be affixed to an instrument or a document only following a
resolution to do so passed at a meeting of the trustees,
(b) must be affixed in the presence of a trustee and either the
secretary or treasurer, each of whom must attest the fact of the affixing of
the common seal by signing the instrument or
94 Administrative matters(1) The chairperson must circulate to each trustee an agenda and
associated business papers at least 10 days before any meeting of the
trustees.(2) Subclause (1) does not apply to a special meeting if:(a) the chairperson believes that the meeting should be held as soon
(b) it is impracticable to circulate an agenda and associated business
papers before the start of the meeting,
in which case the chairperson may give notice of the meeting and of the
agenda for the meeting in the manner that the chairperson considers
appropriate.(3) The secretary must keep minutes of each meeting and is responsible
to the trustees for the keeping of proper financial records in collaboration
with the treasurer.(4) If no chairperson has been appointed or there is a vacancy in the
office of chairperson, the Director-General may perform the functions of the
chairperson under this Part.95 Financial matters(1) All money received by the trustees must be paid into the National
Parks and Wildlife Fund referred to in section 137 of the Act except money
allocated to the trustees by the Minister for wages, for associated ancillary
costs or for other specific purposes.(2) Money allocated to the trustees by the Minister under this clause
must be paid into an authorised deposit-taking institution in New South Wales
to the credit of an account in the name of the state conservation area or
regional park for which the trustees are appointed.(3) Interest earned on money standing to the credit of such an account
must be expended only for the purposes for which the money was allocated by
the Minister under this clause.(4) No reallocation of money or variation of staff establishments on
which an allocation under this clause is based may be made without the
approval of the Minister.(5) Each item of expenditure must be authorised, or the payment of
such an item of expenditure must be confirmed, at a duly constituted meeting
of the trustees through tabling and approval of a treasurer’s report
relating to that item of expenditure.(6) Cheques drawn on a trustees’ account kept under this clause
must be signed by:(a) two trustees, or
(b) one trustee, and the secretary or treasurer to the trustees,
(c) one trustee, and the manager, assistant manager or deputy manager
of the state conservation area or regional park for which the trustees are
(7) The trustees’ financial year ends on 30 June each
year.Part 11 Penalty notices96 Penalty notice offences(1) For the purposes of section 192 of the Act:(a) each offence created by a provision specified in Column 1 of
Schedule 2 is a prescribed offence, and
in Column 2 of Schedule 2 or, if the person alleged to have committed the
offence is a corporation and a penalty is specified in Column 3 of Schedule 2,
specified or is committed in the circumstances so
specified.Part 12 Miscellaneous97 Ex-officio rangers(1) (Repealed)(2) For the purposes of section 19 (1) of the Act, an ex-officio
ranger (whether a police officer, a fisheries officer within the meaning of
1994 or an authorised officer within the meaning of the
Forestry Act 2012) has the
powers, authorities, duties and functions conferred or imposed on officers of
the National Parks and Wildlife Service by or under sections 157 (1) and (2)
and 158 of the Act.98 Notice of preparation of plans of managementFor the purposes of section 73A of the Act, notice of the
preparation of a plan of management is to be given in the form of an
advertisement published in the Gazette.99 Transfer of Aboriginal objectsFor the purposes of section 85A (1) (c) of the Act, the following
are prescribed:(a) an Aboriginal person,
(b) an organisation representing Aboriginal
Note. Section 85A of the National
Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 enables the Director-General of
the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water to dispose of
Aboriginal objects (within the meaning of that Act) that are the property of
the Crown:(a) by returning the Aboriginal objects to an Aboriginal owner or
Aboriginal owners entitled to, and willing to accept possession, custody or
control of the Aboriginal objects in accordance with Aboriginal tradition,
(b) by otherwise dealing with the Aboriginal objects in accordance
with any reasonable directions of an Aboriginal owner or Aboriginal owners
referred to in paragraph (a), or
(c) if there is or are no such Aboriginal owner or Aboriginal
owners—by transferring the Aboriginal objects to a person, or a person
of a class, prescribed by the regulations for
100 Appeal periodFor the purposes of section 135 of the Act, the period within
which an appeal is to be made is 28 days after the date of the refusal,
cancellation or attaching of the condition or restriction against which the
appeal is brought.101 Appeals(1) An appeal under section 135 of the Act is to be made by delivering
a written statement to the Director-General, containing:(a) the appellant’s name and address, and
(b) particulars of any application, consent, licence, certificate,
condition or restriction relevant to the appeal, and
(2) If a statement is delivered to the Director-General under this
clause, the Director-General must as soon as practicable deliver the statement
to the Minister.102 Notification of sites of Aboriginal objectsFor the purposes of section 89A of the Act, the prescribed manner
of notifying the Director-General of the location of an Aboriginal object is
by means of a written notice in a form approved by the
Director-General.103 Terms of interim protection orders(1) For the purposes of section 91B (3) of the Act, an interim
protection order may contain terms of either or both of the following
kinds:(a) terms that prohibit the owner or occupier of land subject to the
order from doing any one or more of the things listed in subclause (2) or from
causing or permitting them to be done,
(b) terms that allow the owner or occupier to do any one or more of
those things (or to cause or permit them to be done) only with the consent of
the Minister or only subject to other conditions.
(2) The things that may be prohibited or regulated by an interim
protection order are:(a) the total or partial demolition, damaging, defacing, destruction,
pulling down or removal of any building, structure or work on the land,
(b) the damaging or despoiling of the land or any part of it,
(c) the carrying on of any activity on the land that would constitute
the carrying out of development (within the meaning of Division 12 of Part 4
of the Act) if the land were within a conservation area, whether or not it is
within such an area, and
(d) the exhibition of any notice or advertisement on the land,
(e) the damaging or destruction of any tree or other vegetation on, or
the removal of any tree or other vegetation from, the land,
(f) the carrying on (whether or not within a park) of any activity
that may affect the preservation, protection or maintenance of the land or any
threatened species, population or ecological community, or its habitat (within
the meaning of the Threatened Species
Conservation Act 1995), or any fauna, plant, Aboriginal object
or place on or within the land.
104 Interest on overdue moneyThe rate of interest prescribed for the purposes of section 144A
(2) (a) of the Act is the rate for the time being prescribed under section 101
2005 for payment of interest on a judgment
debt.105 Evidence of authority(1) For the purposes of sections 164 and 165 of the Act, the
prescribed evidence of a person’s authority is:(a) a written instrument of authority signed by the Director-General
that identifies the person so authorised (unless the person has been provided
with an identification card as referred to in paragraph (b)),
(b) the identification card provided to the person in respect of the
person’s appointment as an authorised officer under section 189 of the
Act 1997 (as applying under section 156B of the
(2) For the purposes of section 164 (1) (a) (iii) of the Act, the
prescribed form of receipt is a receipt in Form 1 of Schedule 3 or in any
other form that may be approved by the
Director-General.106 Disposal of property seized or delivered up(1) For the purposes of section 168 (1) (c) of the Act, the court
making the conviction is the prescribed court.(2) For the purposes of section 168 (2) of the Act, if the proceedings
referred to in section 168 (2) (b):(a) have not been commenced within 2 years after the seizure or
delivering up of the property—the Local Court is the prescribed court,
(b) have been dismissed—the court dismissing the proceedings is
the prescribed court,
Note. Section 168 of the Act provides for the making of applications to
a “court prescribed” for an order that property seized under
section 164 of the Act or delivered up under section 165 of the Act be
delivered to a specified person.107 Limitations on routine farming practice
activities(1) A routine farming practice activity referred to in section 118G
(1) (b) of the Act is limited by excluding the activities of buying, selling,
possessing or controlling any animal or plant that is, or is part of, a
threatened species or endangered population.(2) A routine farming practice activity referred to in section 118G
(1) (b) of the Act is limited by excluding any activity carried out for the
purpose of preventing, reducing, minimising or eliminating:(a) damage to or loss of crops, livestock or farming infrastructure
(such as dams, fences, buildings, sheds, windmills, bores, air strips,
stockyards and farm roads), or
if the activity results in or is likely to result in the harming
of:(c) any protected fauna within the meaning of section 98 of the Act,
(d) any animal that is a threatened species or is part of an
endangered population or an endangered ecological
108 RepealThe National
Parks and Wildlife (Savings and Transitional) Regulation 1997
is repealed.109 Savings(1) Any act, matter or thing that, immediately before the repeal of
Wildlife Regulation 2002, had effect under that Regulation, is
taken to have effect under this Regulation.(2) For the avoidance of doubt:(a) a requirement of an officer duly authorised by the
Director-General under clause 54 (3) of the National Parks and Wildlife Regulation
2002 is taken to be a requirement of the Director-General
under clause 57 (3) of this Regulation, and
(b) an authorisation by an officer of the National Parks and Wildlife
Service authorised by the Director-General under clause 59 (2) of the National Parks and Wildlife
Regulation 2002 is taken to be an authorisation by the
Director-General under clause 69 (2) of this
Schedule 1 Caging of protected fauna(Clause 57)1 Conditions for caging of protected fauna(1) Cages used for the housing of birds must comply with the mandatory
requirements and conditions set out in the following:(a) the NSW Animal Welfare Code of Practice
No 4—Keeping and Trading of Birds originally published
by NSW Agriculture (as in force at the commencement of this
Regulation),
(b) any other code of conduct or practice or guidelines relating to
the keeping or trading of birds published by the Department of Industry and
Investment (as in force at the commencement of this
(2) Cages and enclosures used in the housing of protected fauna must
be maintained in an adequate sanitary state to the satisfaction of the
Director-General.(3) Sufficient space must be provided in each cage and enclosure to
enable the protected fauna in it to shelter or roost comfortably without
overcrowding.(4) Drinking vessels and food receptacles containing sufficient clean
water and food to sustain the fauna in the cage or enclosure must be placed in
each cage and enclosure as appropriate to the species and must be maintained
in a sanitary state.Schedule 2 Penalty notice offences(Clause 96)
Column 1Column 2Column 3ProvisionPenalty for individuals (and corporations where no
penalty in Column 3) $Penalty for corporations $Offences under National Parks and Wildlife Regulation
2009Clause 4 (2) (a)300 Clause 4 (2) (b)100 Clause 4 (2) (c)200 Clause 4 (2) (d)300 Clause 4 (2) (e)300 Clause 4 (2) (f)300 Clause 4 (2) (g)300 Clause 4 (2) (h)300 Clause 5 (2)300 Clause 6 (1)300 Clause 7 (1) (a)300 Clause 7 (1) (b)300 Clause 7 (1) (c)100 Clause 7 (1) (d) (i)486 Clause 7 (1) (d) (ii)81 Clause 7 (1) (d) (iii)300 Clause 7 (1) (e)300 Clause 7 (1) (f)400 Clause 7 (1) (g)81 Clause 7 (1) (h)405 Clause 7 (1) (i)300 Clause 7 (1) (j)200 Clause 7 (1) (k)300 Clause 7 (1) (l)300 Clause 7 (1) (m)300 Clause 7 (1) (n)300 Clause 7 (1) (o)152 Clause 7 (2)300 Clause 7 (4)300 Clause 7 (5) (a)300 Clause 7 (5) (b)500 Clause 8 (2)500 Clause 8 (4)300 Clause 9 (1)300 Clause 10 (1)300 Clause 10 (2)300 Clause 10 (3)500 Clause 10 (5)300 Clause 11 (1) (a)300 Clause 11 (1) (b)300 Clause 11 (1) (c)300 Clause 11 (1) (d)500 Clause 11 (1) (e)500 Clause 11 (1) (f)300 Clause 11 (1) (g)300 Clause 11 (1) (h)500 Clause 11 (1) (i)500 Clause 11 (1) (j)500 Clause 11 (1) (k)500 Clause 11 (1) (l)500 Clause 12500 Clause 13300 Clause 14 (1)22 Clause 15 (1) (a)300 Clause 15 (1) (b) (i)100 Clause 15 (1) (b) (ii)500 Clause 15 (1) (c)500 Clause 15 (1) (d)300 Clause 16 (1)300 Clause 16 (2)500 Clause 16 (3) (a)500 Clause 16 (3) (b)500 Clause 16 (3) (c)300 Clause 16 (3) (d)500 Clause 16 (3) (e)300 Clause 17 (1) (a)500 Clause 17 (1) (b)500 Clause 17 (1) (c)500 Clause 17 (1) (d)300 Clause 18 (1) (a)300 Clause 18 (1) (b)300 Clause 18 (1) (c)300 Clause 19 (1)300 Clause 20500 Clause 21500 Clause 22 (1) (a)300 Clause 22 (1) (b)300 Clause 22 (1) (c)300 Clause 22 (1) (d)500 Clause 22 (4)300 Clause 23 (1)300 Clause 24 (1)300 Clause 24 (2) (a)300 Clause 24 (2) (b)500 Clause 24 (2) (c)200 Clause 24 (2) (d) (i)500 Clause 24 (2) (d) (ii)300 Clause 24 (2) (d) (iii)200 Clause 24 (2) (d) (iv)500 Clause 24 (2) (e)200 Clause 24 (2) (f)300 Clause 24 (2) (g)300 Clause 24 (2) (h)500 Clause 24 (2) (i)300 Clause 24 (2) (j)300 Clause 24 (2) (k)500 Clause 24 (2) (l)500 Clause 24 (2) (m)300 Clause 24 (2) (n)300 Clause 24 (8)200 Clause 25500 Clause 26300 Clause 28 (3)300 Clause 28 (6)500 Clause 29300 Clause 30200 Clause 34 (3)500 Clause 37 (6)500 Clause 38 (2)500 Clause 39 (2)500 Clause 40 (2)500 Clause 48500 Clause 50 (3)500 Clause 56500 Clause 57500 Clause 58 (1)500 Clause 62 (2)300 Clause 63300 Clause 64300 Clause 65300 Clause 66300 Clause 67 (5)300 Offences under National Parks and Wildlife Act
1974Section 45500 Section 56 (1) (a)500 Section 56 (1) (b)500 Section 56 (1) (c)500 Section 56 (1) (d)500 Section 56 (1) (e)300 Section 57 (1)300 Section 57 (2)500 Section 58Q (1) (a)500 Section 58Q (1) (b)500 Section 58Q (1) (c)500 Section 58Q (1) (d)500 Section 58Q (1) (e)200 Section 58R (1)300 Section 58R (2)300 Section 70 (1)500 Section 70 (2) (a)500 Section 70 (2) (b)500 Section 70 (2) (c)300 Section 71 (1)300 Section 86 (2)1500 Section 86 (4)3300 Section 89A300 Section 90J1500 Section 91Q (1) (a)16503300Section 98300 Section 99A (3)500 Section 101300 Section 102 (2)300 Section 103 (1)300 Section 104500 Section 105500 Section 105A500 Section 106 (1)300 Section 107300 Section 109300 Section 110300 Section 111200 Section 112G (1)300 Section 115A (9)300 Section 117 (1)300 Section 118300 Section 118A (1), in respect of any species
presumed extinct, any critically endangered species or any endangered species,
population or ecological community15003000Section 118A (1), in respect of any vulnerable
species5001000Section 118A (2), in respect of any species
population or ecological community15003000Section 118A (2), in respect of any vulnerable
species5001000Section 118B (1), in respect of any species
presumed extinct, any critically endangered species or any endangered species
or endangered population15003000Section 118B (1), in respect of any vulnerable
species5001000Section 118C (1)15003000Section 118D (1)15003000Section 133 (4)300 Section 157 (3)500 Section 158 (2)500 Schedule 3 Form(Clause 105 (2))Form 1 Seizure Receipt(National Parks
and Wildlife Act 1974)No (receipt number)I, (name of authorised officer) acknowledge receipt of the
following:(list numbers and descriptions of items
seized)seized by me from (name of owner/person) of
(address)at (location and time and date items seized)under the National Parks and
Wildlife Act 1974.(signature)Owner/Person present(signature)Authorised officerSchedule 4 Savings, transitional and other
provisionsPart 1 Provision consequent on enactment of National Parks and Wildlife Amendment Act
20101 Aboriginal objects and Aboriginal places: applications for
permits under section 87 and consents under section 90(1) An application for a permit under section 87 of the Act or a
consent under section 90 of the Act (as those sections were in force
immediately before their repeal by the amending Act) that was not finally
determined before that repeal is taken to be an application for an Aboriginal
heritage impact permit under section 90 of the Act (as inserted by the
amending Act).(2) In this clause, amending Act means the
National Parks and Wildlife Amendment Act
2010.Note. Section 90F of the Act enables the Director-General to require an
applicant for an Aboriginal heritage impact permit to supply the
Director-General with such further information as the Director-General
considers necessary and relevant to the application.Part 2 Provisions consequent on enactment of National Parks and Wildlife Amendment (Visitors and
Tourists) Act 20102 DefinitionsIn this Part:amending
Act means the National Parks and
Wildlife Amendment (Visitors and Tourists) Act
2010.transition
period means the period commencing on the commencement of this Part
and ending on 1 October 2012.3 Grant of certain leases and licences during transition
periodDuring the transition period, the following leases and licences
may be granted as if the amendments to Part 12 of the Act by the amending Act
had not been made:(a) any lease or licence identified or specified in an agreement to
lease (however described) entered into before the commencement of those
amendments by the Minister or the Director-General and the proposed lessee or
(b) any licence in relation to a cabin in the Royal National
(c) any lease or licence to a person or body specified in Column 1 of
the following Table in relation to the corresponding land or place specified
in Column 2 of the Table.
Proposed lessee or licenseeLand or placeSusan ThomsonHosies Store, Hill End Historic
SiteJan Poona and Jeff TurnerFaradays Cottage, Hill End Historic
SiteEdward WoolardWoolards Cottage, Hill End Historic
SiteGlenn WoodleyHeaps Cottage, Hill End Historic
SiteGarie Surf Life Saving Club IncGarie Beach Surf Club, Royal National
ParkSkyville Events Pty LtdScheyville Camp Precinct, Scheyville National
Park4 Reference of certain proposed leases and licences for
adviceA referral of a proposed lease or licence to the Council for
advice under section 151AA of the Act before the repeal of that section by the
amending Act is taken to be a referral of the proposed lease or licence to the
Council for advice under section 151G of the Act.Historical notesThe following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:
Sch 2.32.