Wildlife Act 1975

Subject to this section, an authorised officer or a police officer who suspects on reasonable grounds that a person has committed or is committing a specified offence may give the person a notice banning the person from any or all specified hunting areas—

for the period specified in the notice; and

for the times specified in the notice.

The period specified in the banning notice must not exceed the remaining period of the open season for duck as at the date on which the notice is given.

An authorised officer or a police officer must not give a banning notice to a person unless the authorised officer or police officer—

believes on reasonable grounds that the giving of the notice may be effective in preventing or deterring the person from—

continuing to commit the specified offence; or

committing a further specified offence (whether in the same or another specified hunting area); or

believes on reasonable grounds that the continuation of the commission of the specified offence—

may involve or give rise to a risk to the safety of any person; or

may hinder or obstruct a person who is engaged in hunting or taking game in accordance with this Act.

An authorised officer or a police officer, before giving a banning notice, must produce—

in the case of an authorised officer, evidence of his or her identity; or

in the case of a police officer, proof of his or her identity and official status (unless he or she is in uniform).

No more than one banning notice may be given to a person in respect of the same specified offence in the same specified hunting area.

A banning notice may be given to a person who is already subject to a banning notice if the subsequent notice is given in respect of another specified offence.