Defences provided by codes of practice (section 2.9)
2.9 Defences provided by codes of practice (section 2.9)
It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence under Division 1 of Part 2 of the Act if the person charged establishes that the act that constitutes the offence was authorised by, and done in accordance with, a code of practice relating to animals or plants that is published by order of the Minister on the NSW legislation website.
Note.
Division 1 of Part 9 of the Act requires the Minister to undertake public consultation on a proposed code of practice.
Any such code of practice may be made by the Minister or may be a code of practice made by another person or body and adopted by the Minister.
Any such code of practice may limit the offences for which the code provides a defence.
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