Nature Conservation (Macropod) Conservation Plan 2017

The chief executive may, by publishing a notice on a relevant website (a harvest period notice), declare a period to be a harvest period for taking macropods.

Before publishing a harvest period notice, the chief executive must have regard to—

the precautionary principle; and

the Queensland wildlife trade management plan for macropods.

A harvest period notice must state the following information—

the days on which the harvest period starts and ends;

each species of macropod (each a harvest macropod species) that may be taken during the harvest period;

the size (the minimum area) that the skin of a harvest macropod must exceed if the macropod is taken, during the harvest period, for its skin only;

the weight (the minimum whole weight) that the whole form carcass of a harvest macropod must exceed if the macropod is taken, during the harvest period, for its meat only or for both its meat and skin;

the weight (the minimum dressed weight) that the dressed carcass of a harvest macropod must exceed if the macropod is taken, during the harvest period, for its meat only or for both its meat and skin.

For subsection (3), the harvest period notice may state that—

all macropod species may be taken during the harvest period; or

there is no minimum area for harvest macropods; or

there is no minimum whole weight for harvest macropods; or

there is no minimum dressed weight for harvest macropods.