Nature Conservation (Macropod Harvest Period 2016) Notice 2015

1Short title

This notice may be cited as the Nature Conservation (Macropod Harvest Period 2016) Notice 2015 .

2Commencement

This notice commences on 1 January 2016.

3Definitions

The dictionary in schedule 3 defines particular words used in this notice.

4Harvest period—conservation plan, s 10

(1)This section declares the harvest period for harvest macropods in a harvest zone.

(2)The harvest period is 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016.

(3)A harvest macropod is—

(a)an eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus); or

(b)a red kangaroo (Macropus rufus); or

(c)a common wallaroo (Macropus robustus).

(4)A harvest zone is—

(a)the central harvest zone; or

(b)the eastern harvest zone; or

(c)the western harvest zone.

(5)The central harvest zone is the area consisting of the area of each local government mentioned in schedule 2, part 1.

(6)The eastern harvest zone is the area consisting of the area of each local government mentioned in schedule 2, part 2.

(7)The western harvest zone is the area consisting of the area of each local government mentioned in schedule 2, part 3.

5Conditions on taking or using harvest macropods—conservation plan, s 11

(1)This section sets out the conditions imposed on the taking or using of harvest macropods during the harvest period.

(2)The holder of a macropod harvesting licence must not take from the western harvest zone—

(a)an eastern grey kangaroo; or

(b)a common wallaroo.

(3)The holder of a commercial wildlife harvesting licence for harvest macropods—

(a)must comply with the ‘National code of practice for the humane shooting of kangaroos and wallabies for commercial purposes’ when taking a harvest macropod; and

Editor’s note—

The code of practice may be inspected on the website of the Commonwealth Department of the Environment.

(b)must not sell, or give away, the carcass or skin of a harvest macropod if there is a bullet wound in the macropod’s body.

(4)In this section—

body, of a harvest macropod, means a part of the macropod’s body other than its head.

6Minimum area of skin—conservation plan, s 12

(1)This section sets out the minimum area of skin of a harvest macropod taken for skin only.

(2)The minimum area is 0.41m².

7Minimum weights—conservation plan, s 13

(1)This section sets out the minimum weight of the carcass of a harvest macropod taken for meat, or for meat and skin.

(2)The minimum whole weight is 20kg.

(3)The minimum dressed weight is—

(a)if the harvest macropod is fully dressed—13kg; or

(b)otherwise—13kg, plus the extra weight stated in schedule 1 for each part of the harvest macropod that has not been removed.

(4)In this section—

fully dressed, in relation to a harvest macropod, means a harvest macropod with all of the following parts removed—

(a)the head;

(b)the viscera;

(c)each of the forelimbs, from the elbow joint;

(d)the foot of 1 hind limb, from a point below the tarsal joint;

(e)the hind limb, other than the hind limb mentioned in paragraph (d), from a point on the tibia midway between the knee and ankle joints;

(f)the tail, not more than 160mm from a point where the underside of the tail joins the body in the external urogenital area.

Note—

For the definition of dress, a macropod, see the conservation plan, schedule 2.

8Shortening harvest period

(1)This section applies if the chief executive intends to amend this notice to change the end of the harvest period to a day (a new end day) that is earlier than 31 December 2016.

(2)The chief executive must—

(a)be satisfied that the relevant maximum amount for a harvest zone will have been taken by the new end day; and

(b)at least 7 days before the new end day—give a written notice stating the new end day to each holder of a macropod harvesting licence for the harvest macropod; and

(c)on or before the end day—publish the new end day in a newspaper circulating generally in the State.

(3)In this section—

relevant maximum amount means—

(a)for an eastern grey kangaroo—

(i)for the central harvest zone—15% of the estimated population size for the kangaroo in the zone; or

(ii)for the eastern harvest zone—10% of the estimated population size for the kangaroo in the zone; or

(b)for a red kangaroo—

(i)for the central harvest zone—20% of the estimated population size for the kangaroo in the zone; or

(ii)for the eastern harvest zone—10% of the estimated population size for the kangaroo in the zone; or

(iii)for the western harvest zone—10% of the estimated population size for the kangaroo in the zone; or

(c)for a common wallaroo—

(i)for the central harvest zone—15% of the estimated population size for the wallaroo in the zone; or

(ii)for the eastern harvest zone—10% of the estimated population size for the wallaroo in the zone.

9Expiry

This notice expires on 31 December 2016.

section 7 (3) (b)

section 4

Balonne

Barcaldine

Barcoo

Blackall-Tambo

Bulloo

Flinders

Goondiwindi

Longreach

Maranoa

McKinlay

Murweh

Paroo

Quilpie

Richmond

Western Downs

Winton

Banana

Bundaberg

Burdekin

Central Highlands

Charters Towers

Croydon

Etheridge

Gladstone

Isaac

Livingstone

Lockyer Valley

Mackay

North Burnett

Rockhampton

Scenic Rim

Somerset

South Burnett

Southern Downs

Toowoomba

Whitsunday

Boulia

Burke

Carpentaria

Cloncurry

Diamantina

Mount Isa

section 3

central harvest zone see section 4 (5).

conservation plan means the Nature Conservation (Macropod) Conservation Plan 2005 .

eastern harvest zone see section 4 (6).

harvest macropod see section 4 (3).

harvest zone see section 4 (4).

viscera means the contents of the abdominal and thoracic cavities.

western harvest zone see section 4 (7).