National Parks and Wildlife (Wombat Burrows) Amendment Act 2023 (No 20 of 2023).

The Act under Part 2 amends the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 and inserts section 68AA after section 68. The discipline introduces a general prohibition on destroying, damaging or disturbing wombat burrow, unless a permit is granted by the Minister. A person does not require a permit if the the burrow is outside a Wombat Burrow Protection Zone; and the person is the owner of the land where the burrow is located or authorised to destroy, damage or disturb (as the case requires) the burrow by the owner of the land where the burrow is located; and the burrow is causing, or is likely to cause, damage to crops, stock, machinery or infrastructure (including tracks and built structures) or may constitute a safety risk or hazard to people.