Wildlife Amendment Regulations 2009 S. R. No. 103/2009 table of provisions

Wildlife Act 1975

Wildlife Amendment Regulations 2009

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 1 September 2009

Responsible Minister:

GAVIN JENNINGS

Minister for Environment and Climate Change

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Clerk of the Executive Council

1 Objectives

The objectives of these Regulations are to amend the Wildlife Regulations 2002—

(a) to remove the prohibition on the keeping and trading of young tortoises and turtles; and

(b) to increase the taxa of wildlife that may be kept by holders of certain wildlife licences; and

(c) to increase the taxa of wildlife that may be kept by members of the general public without needing to obtain a wildlife licence; and

(d) to enable certain taxa of wildlife to be kept under less restrictive wildlife licences; and

(e) to clarify which taxa of Red-tailed Black Cockatoo may be kept by holders of certain wildlife licences.

2 Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 87 of the Wildlife Act 1975.

3 Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 1 October 2009.

4 Wildlife that is not self-sufficient

(1) In regulation 12(1)(a)(v) of the Wildlife Regulations 2002¹, for "egg; or" substitute "egg.".

(2) Regulation 12(1)(b) of the Wildlife Regulations 2002 is revoked.

5 Amendments to Schedule 3

(1) In Schedule 3 to the Wildlife Regulations 2002, under the heading "Birds" omit—

(a) "Stubble Quail Coturnix pectoralis"; and

(b) "Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes"; and

(c) "Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica"; and

(d) "Common Phaps chalcoptera";

Bronzewing and

(e) "Hooded Parrot Psephotus dissimilis"; and

(f) "Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris"; and

(g) "Twenty-eight Barnardius zonarius

Parrot semitorquatus"; and

(h) "Scaly-breasted Trichoglossus

Lorikeet chlorolepidotus"; and

(i) "Musk Lorikeet Glossopsitta concinna".

(2) In Schedule 3 to the Wildlife Regulations 2002, under the heading "Birds", for the entry relating to "Eclectus Parrot" substitute—

"Eclectus Parrot Eclectus roratus macgillivrayi";

(3) In Schedule 3 to the Wildlife Regulations 2002, under the heading "Reptiles", after the entry relating to "Pored Earless Dragon" insert—

"Southern Angle-headed Hypsilurus spinipes".

Dragon

6 Amendment to Part A of Schedule 4

In Part A of Schedule 4 to the Wildlife Regulations 2002, under the heading "Birds", for the entry relating to "Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo" substitute—

"Red-tailed Black- Calyptorhynchus

Cockatoo banksii
(all taxa except (all taxa except
South-eastern) graptogyne)".

7 Amendments to Part B of Schedule 4

(1) In Part B of Schedule 4 to the Wildlife Regulations 2002, under the heading "Reptiles"—

(a) after the entry relating to "Beaked Gecko" insert—

"Centralian Knob- Nephrurus amyae
tailed Gecko

Prickly Knob-tailed Nephrurus asper

Gecko

Golden-tailed Gecko Strophurus taenicauda

Rough-throated Leaf- Saltuarius
tail Gecko salebrosus

No common name Saltuarius swaini";

(b) after the entry relating to "Frilled Lizard" insert—

"Boyd's Forest Dragon Hypsilurus boydii

Downs Bearded Pogona
Dragon henrylawsoni";

(c) omit the entry relating to "Southern Angle-headed Dragon";

(d) after the entry relating to "Green Tree Python" insert—

"Pygmy Python Antaresia perthensis

Rough-scaled Python Morelia carinata";

(e) after the entry relating to "Brown Tree Snake" insert—

"Arafura File Snake Acrochordus arafurae".

(2) In Part B of Schedule 4 to the Wildlife Regulations 2002, under the heading "Mammals"—

(a) after the entry relating to "Red Kangaroo" insert—

"Black-striped Wallaby Macropus dorsalis

Quokka Setonix brachyurus

Long-nosed Potoroo Potorous tridactylus

Brush-tailed Bettong Bettongia pencillata

Plains Rat Pseudomys australis

Spinifex Hopping- Notomys alexis
mouse

Feathertail Glider Acrobates pygmaeus

Squirrel Glider Petaurus norfolcensis

Southern Brown Isoodon obesulus";

Bandicoot

(b) omit the entry relating to "Brush-tailed Bettong".

(3) In Part B of Schedule 4 to the Wildlife Regulations 2002, under the heading "Amphibians", after the entry relating to "Northern Dwarf Tree Frog" insert—

"Magnificent Tree Frog Litoria splendida".

8 Amendments to Part B of Schedule 5

In Part B of Schedule 5 to the Wildlife Regulations 2002, under the heading "Birds"—

(a) after the entry relating to "Alexandra's (Princess) Parrot" insert—

"Hooded Parrot Psephotus dissimilis

Twenty-eight Parrot Barnardius zonarius semitorquatus";

(b) after the entry relating to "Double-barred Finch" insert—

"Stubble Quail Coturnix pectoralis";

(c) after the entry relating to "Rainbow Lorikeet" insert—

"Scaly-breasted Trichoglossus

Lorikeet chlorolepidotus

Musk Lorikeet Glossopsitta concinna

Red-sided Eclectus Eclectus roratus
Parrot polychloros";

(d) after the entry relating to "Peaceful Dove" insert—

"Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera

Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes

Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica";

(e) after the entry relating to "Little Corella" insert—

"Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris".

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Endnotes

1 Reg. 4(1): S.R. No. 50/2002. Reprint No. 1 incorporating amendments as at 21 August 2008. Reprinted to S.R. No. 139/2004.