Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016

The regulations may provide that prescribed fauna or fauna of a prescribed class is managed fauna for the purposes of any one or more of sections 149, 152 and 153.

Regulations made for the purposes of subsection (1) may —

provide that prescribed fauna or fauna of a prescribed class is managed fauna throughout the State or in a prescribed part of the State; and

prohibit, impose requirements or conditions in relation to, or otherwise control or regulate, the taking, disturbance, possession or disposal of managed fauna; and

confer power on wildlife officers to give directions, in prescribed circumstances, prohibiting the taking, disturbance, possession or disposal of managed fauna.

Without limiting subsection (2)(b), regulations relating to the disturbance of managed fauna may regulate the conduct of people in the vicinity of managed fauna including the distance to be kept between those people and managed fauna.

This section does not authorise the making of regulations that would allow the taking or disturbance of any native species of duck, goose or quail for the purposes of sport or recreation.

In subsection (4) —

This section does not limit or otherwise affect the operation of section 255(2) or (4).