Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00976:reg:23
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00976
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 23
Character Range: 27109–28056

23  Protection of animals on Trust land
 (1) A person commits an offence if the person does any of the following on Trust land:
 (a) carries or sets a trap;
 (b) deposits any poisonous bait;
 (c) hunts, interferes with, hurts or captures an animal;
 (d) takes or interferes with an animal's nest, egg, habitation or resting place (including beehives);
 (e) feeds an animal.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
 (2) A person commits an offence if the person drops any poisonous bait from an aircraft onto Trust land.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
 (3) Paragraph (1)(e) does not apply to a person in relation to an animal owned by, or in the charge of, the person.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (3) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code).
 (4) Strict liability applies to subsections (1) and (2).
Note: For general circumstances in which an activity will not constitute an offence, see section 13.