Nature Conservation (Protected Plants in Trade) Conservation Plan 1995

Queensland Nature Conservation Act 1992 NATURE CONSERVATION (PROTECTED PLANTS IN TRADE) CONSERVATION PLAN 1995 Reprinted as in force on 1 April 1998 (includes amendments up to SL No. 37 of 1998) Reprint No. 2 This reprint is prepared by the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel Warning—This reprint is not an authorised copy

Information about this reprint This plan is reprinted as at 1 April 1998. The reprint shows the law as amended by all amendments that commenced on or before that day (Reprints Act 1992 s 5(c)). The reprint includes a reference to the law by which each amendment was made—see list of legislation and list of annotations in endnotes. Minor editorial changes allowed under the provisions of the Reprints Act 1992 mentioned in the following list have also been made to— • reorder other provisions consistent with current drafting practice (s 30A) • use aspects of format and printing style consistent with current drafting practice (s 35). This page is specific to this reprint. See previous reprints for information about earlier changes made under the Reprints Act 1992. A table of earlier reprints is included in the endnotes. Also see endnotes for information about— • when provisions commenced • editorial changes made in earlier reprints.

Queensland NATURE CONSERVATION (PROTECTED PLANTS IN TRADE) CONSERVATION PLAN 1995 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 Expressions to have meaning given in regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5 Purpose of plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6 Application of plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 PART 2—ADMINISTRATION OF PLAN 7 Administration of plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 8 Plan does not replace management intent for protected plants . . . . . . . . . . 5 9 Declaration of harvest periods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 PART 3—TAKING, USING AND KEEPING PROTECTED PLANTS 10 Restriction on taking under Aboriginal tradition or Island custom . . . . . . . 5 11 Restrictions on holder of commercial wildlife harvesting licence . . . . . . . 5 12 Restrictions on holder of recreational wildlife harvesting licence . . . . . . . 6 13 Harvested restricted plants to be tagged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 14 Restricted plants offered for sale to be tagged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 15 Prohibition on sale if not in pot etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 PART 4—RECORDS AND RETURNS 16 Records to be kept . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 17 Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2 Nature Conservation (Protected Plants in Trade) Conservation Plan 1995 PART 5—MISCELLANEOUS 18 Conservation value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 19 Amendment of plan—Act, s 124 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 20 Expiry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 SCHEDULE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 PLANTS FOR TRADE ENDNOTES 1 Index to endnotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 2 Date to which amendments incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 3 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4 Table of earlier reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 5 List of legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 6 List of annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

s1 3 s3 Nature Conservation (Protected Plants in Trade) Conservation Plan 1995 NATURE CONSERVATION (PROTECTED PLANTS IN TRADE) CONSERVATION PLAN 1995 [as amended by all amendments that commenced on or before 1 April 1998] † PART 1—PRELIMINARY ˙ Short title 1. This conservation plan may be cited as the Nature Conservation (Protected Plants in Trade) Conservation Plan 1995 . ˙ Commencement 2. This plan commences on 1 January 1996. ˙ Definitions 3. In this plan— “management program” means the Management Program for the Management of Protected Plants in Trade in Queensland 1995–1998. 1 “official tag” for a protected plant means— (a) a tag supplied by the chief executive for attaching to the plant; or (b) a tag complying with the requirements of a conservation authority of another State for attaching to the plant. “propagator’s tag” for a protected plant means a tag supplied by the propagator and approved by the chief executive for attaching to the plant. 1 This document is published by the department and a copy is available for inspection at the department’s central office and regional offices.

s4 4 s7 Nature Conservation (Protected Plants in Trade) Conservation Plan 1995 “protected plant” means an endangered, vulnerable, rare or common plant in the wild. “regulation” means the Nature Conservation Regulation 1994 . ˙ Expressions to have meaning given in regulation 4. An expression that is not defined in this plan, but is defined in the regulation, has the meaning given in the regulation. ˙ Purpose of plan 5. The purpose of this plan is— (a) to promote the continued existence in the wild of biologically viable populations of all taxa of protected plants; and (b) to allow ecologically sustainable harvesting of protected plants from the wild. ˙ Application of plan 6. For the plants mentioned in the schedule, this plan applies only to the plant parts cut for trade. † PART 2—ADMINISTRATION OF PLAN ˙ Administration of plan 7.(1) This plan is to be administered in conjunction with the management program. (2) If there is any conflict between this plan and the management program, the plan prevails over the program.

s 8 5 s 11 Nature Conservation (Protected Plants in Trade) Conservation Plan 1995 ˙ Plan does not replace management intent for protected plants 8. Section 121(2) of the Act does not apply to this plan. ˙ Declaration of harvest periods 9.(1) Subject to section 73 2 of the Act, the chief executive may, by written notice, declare a harvest period for a protected plant. (2) The notice may impose conditions on the taking of a protected plant, including, for example, the maximum number of a species of plant or a particular part of a plant a person may take. (3) A person who takes a protected plant during a harvest period must comply with the conditions stated in the notice. Maximum penalty—120 penalty units. † PART 3—TAKING, USING AND KEEPING PROTECTED PLANTS ˙ Restriction on taking under Aboriginal tradition or Island custom 10.(1) Taking a whole endangered plant under Aboriginal tradition or Island custom is prohibited. (2) Taking part of an endangered plant under Aboriginal tradition or Island custom is prohibited other than under an Aboriginal tradition or Island custom authority granted under the regulation. ˙ Restrictions on holder of commercial wildlife harvesting licence 11. A person who takes a protected plant under a commercial wildlife harvesting licence must not sell the plant other than to the holder of a 2 Section 73 (Management principles of protected wildlife) of the Act.

s 12 6 s 14 Nature Conservation (Protected Plants in Trade) Conservation Plan 1995 commercial wildlife licence. Maximum penalty—120 penalty units. ˙ Restrictions on holder of recreational wildlife harvesting licence 12.(1) The holder of a recreational wildlife harvesting licence must not take more than— (a) if the holder is a recreational plant society—20 protected plants in a month; or (b) if the holder is an individual—50 protected plants in a year. Maximum penalty—80 penalty units. (2) Despite subsection (1), the holder of a recreational wildlife harvesting licence must not take more than 10 plants of each species of the genus Aponogeton . Maximum penalty—80 penalty units. (3) Subsection (1)(a) does not apply to the taking of a protected plant that would otherwise have been lawfully destroyed. ˙ Harvested restricted plants to be tagged 13. A person who takes a whole restricted plant under a wildlife harvesting licence must attach an official tag to the plant. Maximum penalty—120 penalty units. ˙ Restricted plants offered for sale to be tagged 14.(1) This section applies to a whole restricted plant that is large enough to tag. (2) A person must not sell the plant unless it is tagged— (a) if the plant was taken from the wild or raised from seed or other propagating material taken from the wild—with an official tag; or (b) if the plant was raised from cultivated stock—with a propagator’s tag.

s 15 7 s 16 Nature Conservation (Protected Plants in Trade) Conservation Plan 1995 Maximum penalty—120 penalty units. (3) Subsection (2)(b) does not apply to— (a) a cycad (family Cycadaceae ) if its caudex diameter is smaller than 10 cm; or (b) a grasstree (family Xanthorrhoeaceae ) if its caudex diameter is smaller than 10 cm; or (c) a bird’s nest fern ( Asplenium nidus and Asplenium australasicum ) if its longest leaf is less than 40 cm long; or (d) a staghorn ( Platycerium grande ) if its diameter is smaller than 10 cm; or (e) a tassel fern (family Lycopodiaceae , other than a blue tassel fern ( Huperzia daehousieana )) if its longest stem is less than 15 cm long. ˙ Prohibition on sale if not in pot etc. 15.(1) A person must not sell a whole protected plant taken from the wild unless the plant is in a pot or mounted on a slab or board. Maximum penalty—80 penalty units. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to— (a) Epiphytic orchids (family Orchidaceae ) if the sale is by post, air, rail or road; or (b) plants that would otherwise have been lawfully destroyed but have been salvaged by a recreational plant society. † PART 4—RECORDS AND RETURNS ˙ Records to be kept 16.(1) A person who holds a commercial wildlife harvesting licence must keep a record book.

s 17 8 s 18 Nature Conservation (Protected Plants in Trade) Conservation Plan 1995 (2) An entry that, under the regulation, must be made in the record book must be made before the end of the day to which the entry relates. 3 ˙ Returns 17.(1) A person who holds a commercial or recreational wildlife harvesting licence must give the chief executive a return of operations under the licence. (1A) The licensee must give the chief executive the return— (a) for each month during the harvest period—within 14 days after the end of the month; and (b) for the harvest period—within 14 days after the end of the harvest period. (2) A person who attaches an official tag to a restricted plant must give the chief executive a monthly return stating the number of each tag attached during the month and the name of the species of plant to which it was attached. (3) The return mentioned in subsection (2) must be given within 14 days after the end of the month to which it relates. Maximum penalty for subsection (3)—120 penalty units. † PART 5—MISCELLANEOUS ˙ Conservation value 18. No conservation value is payable for a protected plant taken under this plan. 3 See section 258(1) and (3)(b)(i) (Records to be kept) of the regulation.

s 19 9 s 20 Nature Conservation (Protected Plants in Trade) Conservation Plan 1995 ˙ Amendment of plan—Act, s 124 19.(1) An amendment of the schedule is an amendment to which section 124(2)(c) of the Act applies. (2) However, an amendment of the schedule to insert a species of plant may be made only if the amendment is to allow the export of the species under the Wildlife Protection (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1982 (Cwlth). ˙ Expiry 20. This plan expires on 31 December 1998.

10 Nature Conservation (Protected Plants in Trade) Conservation Plan 1995 ¡ SCHEDULE † PLANTS FOR TRADE section 6 Scientific name Acacia betchei Acacia fimbriata Acacia floribunda Acacia gnidium Acacia implexa Acacia irrorata Acacia leucoclada Acacia macradenia Acacia neriifolia Acacia penninervis Acacia podalyriifolia Acacia rubida Acacia stricta Acacia triptera Acacia ulicifolia Acacia uncinata Acacia venulosa Acacia viscidula Acrostichum speciosum Actinotus helianthi Common name fringed/Brisbane wattle white sally/catkin wattle lightwood green wattle zig-zag wattle oleander/Pechey wattle veined wattle or mountain hickory silver wattle hop wattle prickly moses veined wattle sticky wattle mangrove fern flannel flower

11 Nature Conservation (Protected Plants in Trade) Conservation Plan 1995 SCHEDULE (continued) Allocasuarina littoralis Allocasuarina rigida Aotus subglauca Babingtonia densifolia Babingtonia jucunda Babingtonia virgata Baeckea frutescens Baeckea stenophylla Banksia , all species and naturally occurring hybrids and intergrades (other than a species classified as a threatened or rare plant) of the genus Blechnum cartilagineum Blechnum indicum Bossiaea rhombifolia Brachyloma daphnoides Bursaria spinosa Callistemon linearis Callistemon pachyphyllus Callistemon pallidus Callistemon pityoides Callistemon salignus Callistemon viminalis Callitris columellaris Callitris endlicheri Callitris glaucophylla black sheoak twiggy myrtle, wild may gristle fern daphne heath prickly pine, blackthorn stiff bottlebrush wallum/red/green bottlebrush lemon bottlebrush alpine bottlebrush white bottlebrush red/river/weeping bottlebrush Bribie Island pine black cypress white cypress

12 Nature Conservation (Protected Plants in Trade) Conservation Plan 1995 SCHEDULE (continued) Callitris rhomboidea Calochlaena dubia Calytrix tetragona Cassinia laevis Cassinia quinquefaria Caustis blakei Caustis flexuosa Caustis recurvata Caustis sp. (Robinson P.I.Forster + PIF11256) Cheiranthera cyanea Choretrum candollei Comesperma sylvestre Conospermum taxifolium Cordyline petiolaris Cordyline rubra Cryptandra amara Dampiera adpressa Daviesia acicularis Daviesia elliptica Daviesia mimosoides Dicranopteris linearis Dillwynia sericea Dillwynia sieberi Dodonaea viscosa Elaeocarpus reticulatus Gorge Port Jackson/dune cypress false/mountain/rainbow bracken fringe myrtle cough bush koala fern, foxtails curly wig curly wig finger flower white broom, sour bush devils rice palm lily, cordyline palm lily, cordyline fan flower small-leaved bitter pea umbrella fern silky parrot pea heathy parrot pea sticky hop bush blueberry ash, ash quandong

13 Nature Conservation (Protected Plants in Trade) Conservation Plan 1995 SCHEDULE (continued) Epacris microphylla Eriostemon myoporoides Eucalyptus microcorys Eucalyptus pilularis Eucalyptus propinqua Exocarpos cupressiformis Exocarpos latifolius Gahnia sieberiana Gleichenia dicarpa Gleichenia mendellii Gleichenia rupestris Haemodorum planifolium Hakea actites Hakea microcarpa Hakea sericea Hardenbergia violacea Hibbertia cistoidea Homoranthus thomasii Hovea lanceolata Hovea pannosa Indigofera australis Isotoma anethifolia Jacksonia scoparia Kunzea obovata Lepironia articulata Leptospermum arachnoides coral heath wax flower tallow wood blackbutt grey gum, small-fruited grey gum cherry ballart or native cherry native/scrub cherry, sandalwood sword grass pouched coral/tangle fern coral fern coral fern bloodroot purple coral pea, false sarsaparilla guinea flower rusty bush pea Australian indigo broom, dogwood

14 Nature Conservation (Protected Plants in Trade) Conservation Plan 1995 SCHEDULE (continued) Leptospermum brachyandrum Leptospermum brevipes Leptospermum liversidgei Leptospermum microcarpum Leptospermum petersonii Leptospermum polygalifolium Leucopogon melaleucoides Leucopogon microphyllus Leucopogon muticus Leucopogon neoanglicus Lomandra multiflora Lomatia silaifolia Lycopodiella cernua Lythrum salicaria Maytenus bilocularis Maytenus silvestris Melaleuca decora Melaleuca linariifolia Melaleuca quinquenervia Melaleuca sieberi Melaleuca thymifolia Micromyrtus sessilis Mirbelia speciosa Notelaea linearis Olearia elliptica Olearia microphylla weeping tea tree wild may small-leaved tea tree wild may, lemon-scented tea tree wild may, yellow tea tree snow bush beard heath prickly heath crinkle bush, fern-leaved lomatia coral fern purple loosestrife orangebark narrow-leaved orangebark paperbark snow-in-summer swamp paperbark paperbark thyme honey myrtle showy mirbelia native olive

15 Nature Conservation (Protected Plants in Trade) Conservation Plan 1995 SCHEDULE (continued) Olearia ramosissima Ozothamnus diosmifolius Ozothamnus obcordatus Patersonia sericea Persoonia cornifolia Persoonia stradbrokensis Persoonia virgata Petrophile canescens Petrophile shirleyae Pimelea linifolia Pimelea neoanglica Platysace lanceolata Podolepis jaceoides Pomaderris queenslandica Poranthera corymbosa Prostanthera nivea Prostanthera saxicola Pteridium esculentum Pultenaea hartmannii Pultenaea villosa Pycnosorus chrysanthes Pycnosorus pleiocephalus Restio pallens Restio stenocoleus Restio tetraphyllus Santalum lanceolatum devils rice, sago flower sago flower native iris broad-leaved geebung geebung geebung conesticks rice flower, Queen of the bush poison pimelea, scanty rice flower white mintbush bracken fern, common bracken kerosene bush, hairy bush pea golden billy buttons cord rush feather plant sandalwood

16 Nature Conservation (Protected Plants in Trade) Conservation Plan 1995 SCHEDULE (continued) Solanum elegans Sowerbaea juncea Sticherus , all species and naturally occurring hybrids and intergrades (other than a threatened or rare species) of the genus Stylidium graminifolium Stypandra glauca Styphelia triflora Styphelia viridis Thryptomene parviflora Thysanotus tuberosus Zieria aspalathoides Zieria compacta rush lily, vanilla plant grass-leaved trigger flower nodding blue lily fringed lily

17 Nature Conservation (Protected Plants in Trade) Conservation Plan 1995 † ENDNOTES ´ 1 Index to endnotes Page 2 Date to which amendments incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 3 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4 Table of earlier reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 5 List of legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 6 List of annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 ´ 2 Date to which amendments incorporated This is the reprint date mentioned in the Reprints Act 1992, section 5(c). Accordingly, this reprint includes all amendments that commenced operation on or before 1 April 1998. Future amendments of the Nature Conservation (Protected Plants in Trade) Conservation Plan 1995 may be made in accordance with this reprint under the Reprints Act 1992, section 49. 3 ´ AIA amd ch def div exp gaz hdg ins lap notfd om o in c p para prec pres prev = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Key Key to abbreviations in list of legislation and annotations Acts Interpretation Act 1954 amended chapter definition division expires/expired gazette heading inserted lapsed notified omitted order in council page paragraph preceding present previous (prev) proc prov pt pubd R[X] RA reloc renum rep s sch sdiv SIA SL sub unnum = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = previously proclamation provision part published Reprint No.[X] Reprints Act 1992 relocated renumbered repealed section schedule subdivision Statutory Instruments Act 1992 subordinate legislation substituted unnumbered

18 Nature Conservation (Protected Plants in Trade) Conservation Plan 1995 ´ 4 Table of earlier reprints TABLE OF EARLIER REPRINTS [If a reprint number includes a roman letter, the reprint was released in unauthorised, electronic form only.] Reprint No. Amendments included Reprint date 1 none 29 January 1996 1A to SL No. 238 of 1996 10 October 1996 1B to SL No. 435 of 1997 10 February 1998 ´ 5 List of legislation Nature Conservation (Protected Plants in Trade) Conservation Plan 1995 SL No. 405 approved by Governor in Council on 21 December 1995 notfd gaz 22 December 1995 pp 1672–6 ss 1–2 commenced on date of notification remaining provisions commenced 1 January 1996 (see s 2) exp 31 December 1998 (see s 20) as amended by— Nature Conservation (Protected Plants in Trade) Amendment Conservation Plan (No. 1) 1996 SL No. 238 notfd gaz 13 September 1996 pp 166–7 commenced on date of notification Nature Conservation (Protected Plants in Trade) Amendment Conservation Plan (No. 1) 1997 SL No. 435 notfd gaz 12 December 1997 pp 1631–4 commenced on date of notification Nature Conservation (Protected Plants in Trade) Amendment Conservation Plan (No. 1) 1998 SL No. 37 notfd gaz 13 March 1998 pp 1117–8 commenced on date of notification ´ 6 List of annotations Definitions s 3 def “management program” sub 1996 SL No. 238 s 3 Restrictions on holder of recreational wildlife harvesting licence s 12 amd 1996 SL No. 238 s 4

19 Nature Conservation (Protected Plants in Trade) Conservation Plan 1995 Restricted plants offered for sale to be tagged s 14 amd 1996 SL No. 238 s 5 Returns s 17 amd 1996 SL No. 238 s 6 SCHEDULE—PLANTS FOR TRADE amd 1996 SL No. 238 s 7 sub 1997 SL No 435 s 3; 1998 SL No. 37 s 3 © State of Queensland 1998