Nature Conservation (2006 Macropod Harvest Period) Notice 2005

Queensland Nature Conservation Act 1992 Nature Conservation (2006 Macropod Harvest Period) Notice 2005 Reprinted as in force on 1 January 2006 Reprint No. 1 This reprint is prepared by the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel Warning—This reprint is not an authorised copy NOT FURTHER AMENDED LAST REPRINT BEFORE REPEAL See 2006 SL No. 301 s 8

Information about this reprint This notice is reprinted as at 1 January 2006. This page is specific to this reprint. A table of reprints is included in the endnotes. Also see endnotes for information about when provisions commenced. Dates shown on reprints Reprints dated at last amendment All reprints produced on or after 1 July 2002, hard copy and electronic, are dated as at the last date of amendment. Previously reprints were dated as at the date of publication. If a hard copy reprint is dated earlier than an electronic version published before 1 July 2002, it means the legislation was not further amended and the reprint date is the commencement of the last amendment. If the date of a hard copy reprint is the same as the date shown for an electronic version previously published, it merely means that the electronic version was published before the hard copy version. Also, any revised edition of the previously published electronic version will have the same date as that version. Replacement reprint date If the date of a hard copy reprint is the same as the date shown on another hard copy reprint it means that one is the replacement of the other.

Queensland Nature Conservation (2006 Macropod Harvest Period) Notice 2005 Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Schedule Page Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Macropods to which notice applies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Harvest period for harvest macropods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Minimum area for skin of harvest macropod taken for skin only. . 6 Minimum weights for carcass of harvest macropod taken for meat only or meat and skin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Expiry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Relevant regions for macropods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Endnotes 1 2 3 4 5 Index to endnotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Date to which amendments incorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table of reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List of legislation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 12 12 13 13

s1 3 Nature Conservation (2006 Macropod Harvest Period) Notice 2005 s4 Nature Conservation (2006 Macropod Harvest Period) Notice 2005 [reprinted as in force on 1 January 2006] 1 Short title This notice may be cited as the Nature Conservation ( 2006 Macropod Harvest Period) Notice 2005 . 2 Commencement This notice commences on 1 January 2006. 3 Macropods to which notice applies This notice applies to the following (each a harvest macropod )— (a) an eastern grey kangaroo ( Macropus giganteus ); (b) a red kangaroo ( Macropus rufus ); (c) a wallaroo ( Macropus robustus ); (d) a whiptail wallaby ( Macropus parryi ). 4 Definitions In this notice— conservation plan means the Nature Conservation (Macropod) Conservation Plan 2005. dress , a macropod, see the conservation plan, schedule 2. fully dressed , in relation to a macropod, means a macropod with all of the following parts removed— (a) the head; (b) all of the viscera;

s4 4 Nature Conservation (2006 Macropod Harvest Period) Notice 2005 s4 (c) each of the forelimbs, from a point between the elbow and wrist; (d) the foot from one hindlimb, from the point immediately below the ankle; (e) the other hindlimb, from a point between the knee and ankle; (f) the part of the tail that is below the sixth caudal vertebra. harvest macropod see section 3. macropod harvesting licence see the conservation plan, schedule 2. prescribed part , of a macropod, means the following parts of the macropod— (a) the head; (b) the heart, liver and lungs, or 1 or more parts of the heart, liver and lungs; (c) the forelimbs, from a point between the elbow and wrist, and hindlimbs, from a point between the knee and the point immediately below the ankle, or 1 or more of the limbs; (d) a part of the tail that includes 2 or more caudal vertebrae. relevant estimated population size , for a harvest macropod, for a relevant region for the macropod, means the population size estimated by the chief executive for the macropod for the region for 2006. relevant maximum amount means— (a) for an eastern grey kangaroo— (i) for the central region for the kangaroo—14.9% of the relevant estimated population size for the kangaroo for the region; or (ii) for the eastern region for the kangaroo—10% of the relevant estimated population size for the kangaroo for the region; or

s5 5 Nature Conservation (2006 Macropod Harvest Period) Notice 2005 s5 (iii) for the western region for the kangaroo—10% of the relevant estimated population size for the kangaroo for the region; or (b) for a red kangaroo— (i) for the central region for the kangaroo—18.6% of the relevant estimated population size for the kangaroo for the region; or (ii) for the eastern region for the kangaroo—10% of the relevant estimated population size for the kangaroo for the region; or (iii) for the western region for the kangaroo—10% of the relevant estimated population size for the kangaroo for the region; or (c) for a wallaroo— (i) for the central region for the wallaroo—14.9% of the relevant estimated population size for the wallaroo for the region; or (ii) for the eastern region for the wallaroo—10% of the relevant estimated population size for the wallaroo for the region; or (iii) for the western region for the wallaroo—10% of the relevant estimated population size for the wallaroo for the region; or (d) for a whiptail wallaby for a relevant region for the wallaby—1% of the relevant estimated population size for the wallaby for the region. relevant region , for a harvest macropod, means each region mentioned and described in the schedule for the macropod. 5 Harvest period for harvest macropods (1) A harvest period for a harvest macropod starts, for each relevant region for the macropod, on 1 January 2006 and ends at the end of— (a) if the chief executive has published a notice stating the chief executive is satisfied the relevant maximum

s6 6 Nature Conservation (2006 Macropod Harvest Period) Notice 2005 s6 amount for the macropod for the region will have been taken by a particular day—the particular day; or (b) otherwise—31 December 2006. (2) A notice mentioned in subsection (1)(a) must be published— (a) in a newspaper circulating generally throughout the State; and (b) on or before the day the harvest period ends. 1 (3) If the chief executive publishes, or intends to publish, a notice mentioned in subsection (1)(a) for a macropod, the chief executive must also give each holder of a macropod harvesting licence for the macropod a written notice stating— (a) the chief executive is satisfied the relevant maximum amount for the macropod for a stated relevant region will have been taken by a particular day; and (b) the harvest period for the macropod for the region ends at the end of that day. (4) The chief executive must give the notice mentioned in subsection (3) at least 7 days before the day the harvest period ends. 6 Minimum area for skin of harvest macropod taken for skin only For section 12 of the conservation plan, the minimum area for the skin of a harvest macropod taken for its skin only is— (a) for a whiptail wallaby—0.32m 2 ; or (b) for another harvest macropod—0.37m 2 . 1 A copy of a notice published under this section may be inspected on the department’s website. At the commencement of this section, the department’s website was <www.epa.qld.gov.au>.

s7 7 Nature Conservation (2006 Macropod Harvest Period) Notice 2005 s8 7 Minimum weights for carcass of harvest macropod taken for meat only or meat and skin For section 13 of the conservation plan, for the carcass of a harvest macropod taken for its meat only or for both its meat and skin— (a) the minimum whole weight is 20kg; and (b) the minimum dressed weight is— (i) if the macropod is fully dressed—13kg; or (ii) otherwise—13kg plus 1kg for each prescribed part of the macropod that has not been removed. 8 Expiry This notice expires on 31 December 2006.

8 Nature Conservation (2006 Macropod Harvest Period) Notice 2005 Schedule Relevant regions for macropods section 4, definition relevant region Part 1 Eastern grey kangaroo Central region The central region for eastern grey kangaroos consists of the areas of the following local governments— Aramac, Balonne, Barcaldine, Barcoo, Bendemere, Blackall, Booringa, Bulloo, Bungil, Flinders, Ilfracombe, Isisford, Longreach, McKinlay, Murilla, Murweh, Paroo, Quilpie, Richmond, Tambo, Tara, Taroom, Waggamba, Warroo and Winton. Eastern region The eastern region for eastern grey kangaroos consists of the areas of the following local governments— Banana, Bauhinia, Beaudesert, Belyando, Biggenden, Boonah, Bowen, Broadsound, Burdekin, Burnett, Caboolture, Calliope, Cambooya, Cardwell, Chinchilla, Clifton, Crows Nest, Croydon, Dalrymple, Duaringa, Eidsvold, Emerald, Esk, Etheridge, Fitzroy, Gatton, Gayndah, Herberton, Inglewood, Isis, Jericho, Jondaryan, Kilcoy, Kilkivan, Kingaroy, Kolan, Laidley, Livingstone, Millmerran, Mirani, Miriam Vale, Monto, Mount Morgan, Mundubbera, Murgon, Nanango, Nebo, Peak Downs, Perry, Pittsworth, Rosalie, Sarina, Stanthorpe, Tiaro, Wambo, Warwick, Wondai and Woocoo.

9 Nature Conservation (2006 Macropod Harvest Period) Notice 2005 Schedule (continued) Western region The western region for eastern grey kangaroos consists of the areas of the following local governments— Boulia, Burke, Carpentaria, Cloncurry, Diamantina and Mount Isa. Part 2 Red kangaroo Central region The central region for red kangaroos consists of the areas of the following local governments— Aramac, Balonne, Barcaldine, Barcoo, Bendemere, Blackall, Booringa, Bulloo, Bungil, Flinders, Ilfracombe, Isisford, Longreach, McKinlay, Murilla, Murweh, Paroo, Quilpie, Richmond, Tambo, Tara, Taroom, Waggamba, Warroo and Winton. Eastern region The eastern region for red kangaroos consists of the areas of the following local governments— Bauhinia, Belyando, Chinchilla, Croydon, Dalrymple, Emerald, Esk, Etheridge, Inglewood, Jericho, Millmerran and Peak Downs. Western region The western region for red kangaroos consists of the areas of the following local governments— Boulia, Burke, Carpentaria, Cloncurry, Diamantina and Mount Isa.

10 Nature Conservation (2006 Macropod Harvest Period) Notice 2005 Part 3 Schedule (continued) Wallaroo Central region The central region for wallaroos consists of the areas of the following local governments— Aramac, Balonne, Barcaldine, Barcoo, Bendemere, Blackall, Booringa, Bulloo, Bungil, Flinders, Ilfracombe, Isisford, Longreach, McKinlay, Murilla, Murweh, Paroo, Quilpie, Richmond, Tambo, Tara, Taroom, Waggamba, Warroo and Winton. Eastern region The eastern region for wallaroos consists of the areas of the following local governments— Banana, Bauhinia, Beaudesert, Belyando, Biggenden, Boonah, Bowen, Broadsound, Burdekin, Burnett, Caboolture, Calliope, Cambooya, Cardwell, Chinchilla, Clifton, Crows Nest, Croydon, Dalrymple, Duaringa, Eidsvold, Emerald, Esk, Etheridge, Fitzroy, Gatton, Gayndah, Herberton, Inglewood, Isis, Jericho, Jondaryan, Kilcoy, Kilkivan, Kingaroy, Kolan, Laidley, Livingstone, Millmerran, Mirani, Miriam Vale, Monto, Mount Morgan, Mundubbera, Murgon, Nanango, Nebo, Peak Downs, Perry, Pittsworth, Rosalie, Sarina, Stanthorpe, Tiaro, Wambo, Warwick, Wondai and Woocoo. Western region The western region for wallaroos consists of the areas of the following local governments— Boulia, Burke, Carpentaria, Cloncurry, Diamantina and Mount Isa.

11 Nature Conservation (2006 Macropod Harvest Period) Notice 2005 Part 4 Schedule (continued) Whiptail wallaby Central region The central region for whiptail wallabies consists of the areas of the following local governments— Aramac, Bendemere, Blackall, Booringa, Bungil, Murilla, Murweh, Tambo, Tara, Taroom, Waggamba and Warroo. Eastern region The eastern region for whiptail wallabies consists of the areas of the following local governments— Banana, Bauhinia, Beaudesert, Belyando, Biggenden, Boonah, Bowen, Broadsound, Burnett, Caboolture, Calliope, Cambooya, Chinchilla, Clifton, Crows Nest, Duaringa, Eidsvold, Emerald, Esk, Fitzroy, Gatton, Gayndah, Herberton, Inglewood, Isis, Jericho, Jondaryan, Kilcoy, Kilkivan, Kingaroy, Kolan, Laidley, Livingstone, Millmerran, Miriam Vale, Monto, Mount Morgan, Mundubbera, Murgon, Nanango, Nebo, Peak Downs, Perry, Pittsworth, Rosalie, Stanthorpe, Tiaro, Wambo, Warwick, Wondai and Woocoo.

12 Nature Conservation (2006 Macropod Harvest Period) Notice 2005 Endnotes 1 Index to endnotes Page 2 Date to which amendments incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 3 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 4 Table of reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 5 List of legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 2 Date to which amendments incorporated This is the reprint date mentioned in the Reprints Act 1992, section 5(c). However, no amendments have commenced operation on or before that day. Future amendments of the Nature Conservation (2006 Macropod Harvest Period) Notice 2005 may be made in accordance with this reprint under the Reprints Act 1992, section 49. 3 Key Key to abbreviations in list of legislation and annotations Key AIA amd amdt ch def div exp gaz hdg ins lap notfd o in c om orig p para prec pres prev Explanation = Acts Interpretation Act 1954 = amended = amendment = chapter = definition = division = expires/expired = gazette = heading = inserted = lapsed = notified = order in council = omitted = original = page = paragraph = preceding = present = previous Key (prev) proc prov pt pubd R[X] RA reloc renum rep (retro) rv s sch sdiv SIA SIR SL sub unnum Explanation = previously = proclamation = provision = part = published = Reprint No.[X] = Reprints Act 1992 = relocated = renumbered = repealed = retrospectively = revised edition = section = schedule = subdivision = Statutory Instruments Act 1992 = Statutory Instruments Regulation 2002 = subordinate legislation = substituted = unnumbered

13 Nature Conservation (2006 Macropod Harvest Period) Notice 2005 4 Table of reprints Reprints are issued for both future and past effective dates. For the most up-to-date table of reprints, see the reprint with the latest effective date. If a reprint number includes a letter of the alphabet, the reprint was released in unauthorised, electronic form only. Reprint No. 1 Amendments included none Effective 1 January 2006 Notes 5 List of legislation Nature Conservation (2006 Macropod Harvest Period) Notice 2005 SL No. 278 made by the chief executive on 10 November 2005 notfd gaz 18 November 2005 pp 1052–3 ss 1–2 commenced on date of notification remaining provisions commenced 1 January 2006 (see s 2) exp 31 December 2006 (see s 8) Note—The expiry date may have changed since this reprint was published. See the latest reprint of the SIR for any change. © State of Queensland 2006