Nature Conservation and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation 2022

1Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Nature Conservation and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation 2022.

2Regulation amended

This part amends the Environmental Offsets Regulation 2014.

3Amendment of s 6 (Environmental offsets policy—Act, s 12)

Section 6, ‘Queensland Environmental Offsets Policy (version 1.11)’—
omit, insert—

Queensland Environmental Offsets Policy (version 1.12)

4Regulation amended

This part amends the Environmental Protection Regulation 2019.

5Amendment of sch 2 (Prescribed ERAs and aggregate environmental scores)

(1)Schedule 2, section 1(3), table, item 1(a), after ‘100m²’—
insert—

but not more than 10ha

(2)Schedule 2, section 1(3), table, item 2(a), ‘than10ha’—
omit, insert—

than 10ha

6Regulation amended

This part amends the Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020.

7Amendment of s 138 (Restrictions on grant)

(1)Section 138—
insert—

(1A)The chief executive must not grant a dealer licence for a live farm animal unless the chief executive believes the animal is kept under a farming licence before the proposed holder of the dealer licence buys, accepts or receives the animal.

(2)Section 138(1A) and (2)—
renumber as section 138(2) and (3).

8Amendment of s 150 (Restrictions on grant)

(1)Section 150—
insert—

(1A)The chief executive must not grant a farming licence for a farm animal unless the chief executive is satisfied—

(a)the animal was taken from the wild by a person authorised under the Act to take the animal; or

(b)the animal has been, or is being, lawfully moved into the State for use for farming; or

(c)the animal was lawfully obtained and kept at a time when it was not a protected animal; or

(d)the animal is a descendant of an animal mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c).

(2)Section 150(1A) and (2)—
renumber as section 150(2) and (3).

9Amendment of s 186 (Grant of permit)

(1)Section 186—
insert—

(ba)to keep a protected animal that was lawfully obtained and kept at a time when it was not a protected animal;

(2)Section 186(ba) to (d)—
renumber as section 186(c) to (e).

10Insertion of new s 189A

After section 189—
insert—

189A Restriction on grant of permit for animal obtained and kept when not protected

The chief executive must not grant a person a permit to keep for a protected animal for a purpose mentioned in section 186(c), unless—

(a)the animal is not a class 1 animal or class 2 animal; and

(b)the chief executive is satisfied—

(i)the person lawfully obtained and kept the animal at a time when it was not a protected animal; and

(ii)the person intends to keep the animal for the term of the animal’s natural life; and

(iii)the person would not unlawfully use the animal; and

(c)the chief executive believes another animal authority, or an exhibited animal authority, would not be more appropriate for keeping the animal.

11Amendment of s 190 (Restriction on grant of permit for protected, international or prohibited animal kept under ended authority)

(1)Section 190, ‘section 186(c)’—
omit, insert—

section 186(d)

(2)Section 190(a)—
omit, insert—

(a)the animal is not a class 1 animal or class 2 animal; and

12Amendment of s 191 (Restriction on grant of permit to holders of farming licence)

Section 191, ‘section 186(d)’—
omit, insert—

section 186(e)

13Amendment of s 192 (Keeping animals)

(1)Section 192(1)(a), ‘section 186(a) or (b)’—
omit, insert—

section 186(a), (b) or (c)

(2)Section 192(1)(b), ‘section 186(c) or (d)’—
omit, insert—

section 186(d) or (e)

14Insertion of new ch 12, pt 5

Chapter 12—
insert—

Part 5 Transitional provision for Nature Conservation and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation 2022

424Undecided applications for licences and permits

(1)This section applies if—

(a)before the commencement, an application was made for any of the following licences or permits—

(i)a dealer licence under former section 138;

(ii)a farming licence under former section 150;

(iii)a permit to keep under former section 186; and

(b)immediately before the commencement, the application had not been decided.

(2)The application may be decided under the former section as if the amendment regulation had not been made.

(3)In this section—

amendment regulation means the Nature Conservation and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation 2022.

former, for a provision of this regulation, means the provision as in force from time to time before the commencement.

15Amendment of sch 1, s 20 (Birds)

(1)Schedule 1, section 20, entry for Erythrura gouldiae—
omit.

(2)Schedule 1, section 20—
insert—

Chloebia gouldiae

Gouldian finch

16Amendment of sch 1, s 22 (Invertebrates)

Schedule 1, section 22, ‘Argyreus’—
omit, insert—

Argynnis

17Amendment of sch 1, s 23 (Mammals)

(1)Schedule 1, section 23—
insert—

Phascolarctos cinereus

koala

(2)Schedule 1, section 23, ‘fraenata’—
omit, insert—

frenata

18Amendment of sch 1, s 32 (Mammals)

Schedule 1, section 32, entry for Phascolarctos cinereus—
omit.

19Amendment of sch 1, s 33 (Reptiles)

(1)Schedule 1, section 33, entries for Calyptotis thorntonensis, Liburnascincus scirtetis and Nactus galgajuga—
omit.

(2)Schedule 1, section 33—
insert—

Phyllurus amnicola	Mount Elliot broad-tailed gecko
Phyllurus championae	Connors’ Range broad-tailed gecko

(3)Schedule 1, section 33, ‘lavarackorum’—
omit, insert—

oneiros

20Amendment of sch 1, s 39 (Fish)

Schedule 1, section 39, ‘Dasyatis’—
omit, insert—

Hemitrygon

21Amendment of sch 1, s 48 (Mammals)

Schedule 1, section 48(2)(b), ‘Ornithorynchus’—
omit, insert—

Ornithorhynchus

22Amendment of sch 1, s 53 (Birds)

Schedule 1, section 53, ‘Eclectus roratus macgillivrayi’—
omit, insert—

the Australian population of Eclectus roratus

23Amendment of sch 3, s 1 (Birds)

(1)Schedule 3, section 1, entry for Erythrura gouldiae—
omit.

(2)Schedule 3, section 1—
insert—

Chloebia gouldiae

Gouldian finch

24Amendment of sch 3, s 3 (Birds)

Schedule 3, section 3, ‘Eclectus roratus macgillivrayi’—
omit, insert—

the Australian population of Eclectus roratus

25Amendment of sch 3, s 7 (Birds)

Schedule 3, section 7, entry for Eclectus roratus macgillivrayi—
omit, insert—

Eclectus roratus

eclectus parrot (Australian population)

no

26Amendment of sch 3, s 8 (Reptiles)

(1)Schedule 3, section 8, ‘spp.’—
omit, insert—

spp.

(2)Schedule 3, section 8, ‘lavarackorum’—
omit, insert—

oneiros

27Replacement of sch 3, pt 4 (Farm animals)

Schedule 3, part 4—
omit, insert—

Part 4 Farm animals

9Birds

Scientific name	Common name
Dromaius novaehollandiae	emu

10Invertebrates

Scientific name	Common name
Cherax robustus	sand yabby
Euastacus spp.	spiny crayfish (all species)
Ornithoptera spp.	birdwing butterfly (all species)
Papilio ulysses	Ulysses butterfly

11Reptiles

Scientific name	Common name
Crocodylus johnstoni	freshwater crocodile
Crocodylus porosus	estuarine crocodile
Elapidae	a reptile of the family Elapidae

28Amendment of sch 6 (Fees)

(1)Schedule 6, part 1, item 7—
omit, insert—

7	Application for grant of a farming licence (s 235(2)(c))—
	(a)  for birds—
	(i)  if the term of the licence is not more than 1 year	565.00
	(ii)  if the term of the licence is more than 1 year	1,614.00
	(b)  for invertebrates—
	(i)  if the term of the licence is not more than 1 year	192.30
	(ii)  if the term of the licence is more than 1 year	547.00
	(c)  for reptiles of the family Crocodylidae—
	(i)  if the term of the licence is not more than 1 year	1,505.00
	(ii)  if the term of the licence is more than 1 year	4,308.00
	(d)  for reptiles of the family Elapidae—
	(i)  if the term of the licence is not more than 1 year	383.00
	(ii)  if the term of the licence is more than 1 year	1,089.00

(2)Schedule 6, part 2, items 1 and 2—
omit, insert—

1	Supply of a tag for a skin of a crocodile that is a farm animal kept under a farming licence (s 350(1))	2.22
2	Supply of a tag for a skin of an emu that is a farm animal kept under a farming licence (s 350(1))	1.59

29Amendment of sch 7 (Dictionary)

Schedule 7, definitions farm crocodile and farm emu—
omit.

30Plan amended

This part amends the Nature Conservation (Estuarine Crocodile) Conservation Plan 2018.

31Amendment of s 43 (Information that must be included in record)

Section 43, note, ‘Nature Conservation (Administration) Regulation 2017, section 138’—
omit, insert—

Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020, section 338

32Regulation amended

This part amends the Nature Conservation (Plants) Regulation 2020.

33Amendment of sch 1, s 9 (Plants)

(1)Schedule 1, section 9, entry for Zieria furfuracea subsp. gymnocarpa—
omit.

(2)Schedule 1, section 9—
insert—

Gossia inophloia
Zieria gymnocarpa

34Amendment of sch 1, s 13 (Plants)

(1)Schedule 1, section 13, entries for Acacia sp. (Ruined Castle Creek P.I.Forster+ PIF17848), Ammannia robertsii, Endiandra floydii, Eragrostis fenshamii, Leucopogon sp. (Coolmunda D.Halford Q1635) and Sannantha papillosa—
omit.

(2)Schedule 1, section 13—
insert—

Endiandra wongawallanensis
Rhodamnia arenaria
Rhodamnia sessiliflora
Rhodamnia whiteana
Rhodomyrtus canescens
Rhodomyrtus effusa
Rhodomyrtus pervagata
Styphelia sp. (Coolmunda D.Halford Q1635)

35Amendment of sch 1, s 17 (Plants)

(1)Schedule 1, section 17, entry for Rhinerrhizopsis matutina—
omit.

(2)Schedule 1, section 17—
insert—

Acacia sp. (Ruined Castle Creek P.I.Forster+ PIF17848)
Ammannia robertsii
Bogoria matutina
Eragrostis fenshamii
Lagenophora fimbriata
Melaleuca comosa
Sannantha papillosa

36Amendment of sch 1, s 21 (Plants)

(1)Schedule 1, section 21, entries for Acianthus sublestus, Aglaia brassii, Goodyera viridiflora, Gossia inophloia, Hoya revoluta and Papillilabium beckleri—
omit.

(2)Schedule 1, section 21—
insert—

Aglaia monticola
Eucosia umbrosa
Hoya inconspicua
Plectorrhiza beckleri
Stigmatodactylus sublestus

37Regulation amended

This part amends the Nature Conservation (Protected Areas Management) Regulation 2017.

38Amendment of s 138 (Unlawful disposal of offensive and harmful substances)

Section 138(3), ‘a management program’—
omit, insert—

under the management program

39Amendment of sch 1 (Trustees of conservation parks)

(1)Schedule 1, entry for Southend Conservation Park, column 3, item (b)(ii), from ‘an apiary permit’ to ‘custom authority;’—
omit, insert—

an apiary permit;

(iia)an Aboriginal tradition authority or Island custom authority;

(2)Schedule 1, entry for Southend Conservation Park, column 3, item (b)(iia) to (iv)—
renumber as schedule 1, entry for Southend Conservation Park, column 3, item (b)(iii) to (v).

40Regulation amended

This part amends the State Penalties Enforcement Regulation 2014.

41Amendment of sch 1 (Infringement notice offences and fines for nominated laws)

(1)Schedule 1, entry for Planning Act 2016, entry for section 163(1)—
insert—

9A

If the assessable development carried out involves interfering with koala habitat

20

100

(2)Schedule 1, entry for Planning Act 2016, entry for section 163(1), column 1, paragraph 10, ‘9’—
omit, insert—

9A

(3)Schedule 1, entry for Planning Act 2016, entry for section 164—
insert—

	18A	If—
		(a)  the development approval is for assessable development that involves interfering with koala habitat; and
		(b)  the contravention relates to a development condition about interfering with koala habitat	20	100

(4)Schedule 1, entry for Planning Act 2016, entry for section 164, column 1, paragraph 19, ‘18’—
omit, insert—

18A

(5)Schedule 1, entry for Planning Act 2016, entry for section 168(5)—
insert—

20A

If the enforcement notice relates to interfering with koala habitat under the Planning Regulation 2017, schedule 10, part 10, division 3 or 4

20

100

(6)Schedule 1, entry for Planning Act 2016, entry for section 168(5), paragraph 22, ‘paragraph 20 or 21’—
omit, insert—

paragraphs 20 to 21

(7)Schedule 1, entry for Planning Act 2016, administering authority for an infringement notice offence entry—
insert—

(da)for an infringement notice served by a conservation officer appointed under the Nature Conservation Act 1992—the department in which that Act is administered; or

(8)Schedule 1, entry for Planning Act 2016, administering authority for an infringement notice offence entry, paragraphs (da) to (f)—
renumber as schedule 1, entry for Planning Act 2016, administering authority for an infringement notice offence entry, paragraphs (e) to (g).

(9)Schedule 1, entry for Planning Act 2016, authorised person for service of infringement notices entry, paragraph (a)(iii), ‘paragraphs 17’—
omit, insert—

paragraphs 17, 18A

(10)Schedule 1, entry for Planning Act 2016, authorised person for service of infringement notices entry, paragraph (a)(v), ‘paragraphs 21 and 22’—
omit, insert—

paragraphs 20A to 22

(11)Schedule 1, entry for Planning Act 2016, authorised person for service of infringement notices entry—
insert—

(da)a conservation officer appointed under the Nature Conservation Act 1992, section 127, for an offence against—

(i)section 163(1) as limited by the description relating to that section in column 1, paragraph 9A; or

(ii)section 164 as limited by the description relating to that section in column 1, paragraph 18A; or

(iii)section 168(5) as limited by the description relating to that section in column 1, paragraph 20A; or

(12)Schedule 1, entry for Planning Act 2016, authorised person for service of infringement notices entry, paragraphs (da) to (f)—
renumber as schedule 1, entry for Planning Act 2016, authorised person for service of infringement notices entry, paragraphs (e) to (g).

42Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary)

Schedule 2—
insert—

interfering with koala habitat see the Planning Regulation 2017, schedule 24.