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Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2018.

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Type of law
Regulation
Date of original text
Date of latest amendment
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Abstract
These Regulations, consisting of 168 sections divided into 13 Parts and eleven Schedules, regulate the following sectors under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016: Listing of native species, ecological communities and threatening processes; Critical habitats; Licensing scheme; Protection and management of fauna; Transportation and storage of sandalwood; Translocation of flora; Taking or disturbance by Aboriginal people; Authorizations; Legal proceedings; Fees and charges; etc. Schedules specify the following matters: Prohibited devices and Methods; Sandalwood: protected land; Managed fauna; Separation distances; Injured or abandoned fauna; Fees and Charges; Forms; and Corresponding licences. Schedule 9 prescribes offences and modified penalties.
Date of text
Entry into force notes
These Regulations enter into force on 14 September 2018.
Notes
Including amendments up to Environment Regulations Amendment (Firearms) Regulations 2024.
Repealed
No
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Implements