Wildlife (Game) Regulations 2024

In these Regulations—

adult hunter means a person who is 18 years of age or over and who is the holder of a game licence;

agreed activity has the same meaning as in section 79 of the Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010;

bag limit, in relation to a taxon of game, means the bag limit prescribed by these Regulations for that taxon of game;

blank ammunition means ammunition that is not cartridge ammunition;

cartridge ammunition has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the Firearms Act 1996;

deer hunting dog means a dog from a breed listed in Part 3 of Schedule 4;

downed, in relation to a game bird, means the bird—

Reg. 5 def. of Easter period inserted by S.R. No. 20/2026 reg. 4(1).

Easter period means the period commencing 30 minutes after sunset on the Thursday before Good Friday and ending 30 minutes before sunrise on the first Thursday after Easter Monday in that same year;

electronic acoustic lure means an electronic device made or constructed to emit—

but does not include a mouth-blown or shaker style caller;

established pest animal has the same meaning as in the Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994;

game bird means any taxon of bird listed in Schedule 10;

game bird farm means a farm operated by the holder of a game bird farmer licence within the meaning of the Wildlife Regulations 2024^[2];

ground includes land, water and any vegetation or other thing on the land or water;

gundog means a dog from a breed listed in Part 1 of Schedule 4;

Hog Deer tag means a tag that is issued in accordance with regulation 71;

Reg. 5 def. of hound amended by S.R. No. 20/2026 reg. 4(2).

hound means a dog from a breed referred to in Part 2 of Schedule 4 that conforms to—

hound possessor means a person who keeps or harbours a hound or has a hound in the person's care, whether the hound is at large, is restrained or is in confinement;

motor boat means a boat which has at least one motor fitted or attached which, when operating, is capable of propelling the boat, and includes any craft known as an "airboat" or "hovercraft";

park has the same meaning as in the National Parks Act 1975;

possession, in relation to shot, a magazine, ammunition, a firearm or a spotlight, includes any of the following—

prescribed permanent identification device has the same meaning as in the Domestic Animals Act 1994;

recognised deer habitat means an area referred to in Schedule 5;

registered hound means a hound that is registered by the Game Management Authority under regulation 26(1);

Sambar Deer Hunting with Hounds Test means a test that is conducted by the Game Management Authority under regulation 18(1);

secured in a vehicle, in relation to a firearm, a magazine, ammunition or shot, means—

spotlight means—

but does not include—

State Game Reserve means an area classified as a State Game Reserve under section 15(2) of the Act;

take means to gain possession or control of wildlife by any means and also includes causing, permitting or assisting in taking wildlife;

the Act means the Wildlife Act 1975;

toxic shot means shot which is not of a class or type described in Schedule 6;

traditional owner group agreement means an agreement under Part 6 of the Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010;

traditional owner group entity has the same meaning as in the Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010;

Waterfowl Identification Test means a test that is conducted by the Game Management Authority under regulation 16(1);

waterway means—