Conservation and Land Management Regulations 2002

A person in a vessel or aircraft must not, without lawful authority, herd, chase, interfere with the movement of, or otherwise prevent the free movement of, a whale, dolphin, dugong, seal, sea lion, whale shark, manta ray, marine turtle or any other marine fauna in a marine reserve.

Penalty: a fine of $2 000.

A person does not contravene subregulation (1) if the person is in a vessel that is underway and fauna are riding in or on the bow wave of the vessel.

[Regulation 11 amended: Gazette 3 Dec 2010 p. 6052.]

12. Possession or use of firearms, spears, restricted devices etc.

A person must not, without lawful authority, have in his or her possession on CALM land a firearm, major firearm part or ammunition unless that thing —

is completely stowed within a vehicle or vessel; and

in the case of a firearm, is unloaded and disassembled.

Penalty: a fine of $2 000.

A person must not, without lawful authority, have a spear, speargun, gidgie or Hawaiian sling in his or her possession in —

a restricted area declared for the purposes of regulation 9; or

an area classified under section 62(1a) of the Act as a sanctuary area,

unless that thing is completely stowed within a vehicle or vessel and, if it is practicable to do so, is unloaded and disassembled.

Penalty: a fine of $2 000.

A person must not, without lawful authority, have in his or her possession on CALM land any restricted device that is intended to be used for the taking of fauna or that constitutes a danger to the public.

Penalty: a fine of $2 000.

A person must not, without lawful authority —

discharge a firearm on CALM land; or

use a spear, speargun, gidgie or Hawaiian sling in —

a restricted area declared for the purposes of regulation 9; or

an area classified under section 62(1a) of the Act as a sanctuary area;

or

use a restricted device on CALM land for taking fauna or in a manner that constitutes a danger to the public.

Penalty: a fine of $2 000.

Nothing in this regulation prohibits a person from having or using a thing in his or her possession on CALM land where that person has lawful authority to take fauna using that thing.

In this regulation —

restricted device means —

a bow or cross‑bow; or

an explosive, poisonous, noxious or narcotising substance; or

a snare, trap or net; or

any other equipment, implement, device, apparatus or other thing that is used, capable of being used, or designed or adapted for use for, or in connection with, taking fauna, and is not referred to in subregulation (1) or (2).

[Regulation 12 amended: Gazette 29 Sep 2006 p. 4306‑7; 27 Feb 2007 p. 625; 3 Dec 2010 p. 6052; 19 Sep 2014 p. 3335; SL 2022/193 r. 5.]