2.6
In forceLiberating animals
Part 2Protection of animals and plants
Division 1Offences
2.6 Liberating animals
(1)
A person who, without authority, liberates in New South Wales any animal (other than a captured protected animal) is guilty of an offence.
(2)
A person who, without authority, liberates a captured protected animal in a place other than the place of its capture is guilty of an offence.
(3)
In this section, without authority means without the authority conferred by a biodiversity conservation licence under Division 3 or by the regulations.
Maximum penalty—Tier 3 monetary penalty.
Regulations
This provision refers to the regulations (the regulations
). Made under this Act:
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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