Wildlife Act 1975

If the Minister is satisfied that any threatened wildlife or that significant numbers of protected wildlife other than game is under immediate threat of destruction, injury or disturbance from hunting or the presence of hunters, the Minister may, by notice published in the Government Gazette—

prohibit absolutely or regulate or control the taking or destroying or hunting of any particular kind or taxon of wildlife in any area and for any period, not exceeding 7 days, specified in the notice; and

provide exemptions for anything referred to in paragraph (a); and

fix penalties of not more than 25 penalty units for any contravention of any part of the notice.

Before issuing a notice under subsection (1), the Minister must consider the advice of the Game Management Authority.

A notice under subsection (1)—

may be general in application or may be restricted in operation as to wildlife (whether by reference to kind or taxon or to sex) time, place, persons, equipment, hunting, guns or circumstances whether any such wildlife, time, place, persons, equipment, hunting, guns or circumstances is determined or ascertainable before, at, or after the making of the notice; and

unless it otherwise expressly provides, if it refers to wildlife or any specified kind or species of wildlife applies to both sexes of wildlife or to both sexes of that kind or species of wildlife.

A notice under subsection (1) prevails over any inconsistent—

regulation made under this Act; or

licence, permit or other authority to take destroy or hunt any particular kind or taxon of wildlife issued under this Act.

A notice under subsection (1) takes effect on the day after the day on which the notice is published in the Government Gazette.