Part 1Preliminary1Short titleThis regulation may be cited as the Nature Conservation and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation 2022.Part 2Amendment of Environmental Offsets Regulation 20142Regulation amendedThis 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)Part 3Amendment of Environmental Protection Regulation 20194Regulation amendedThis 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 10haPart 4Amendment of Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 20206Regulation amendedThis 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 189AAfter section 189—insert—189A Restriction on grant of permit for animal obtained and kept when not protectedThe 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 5Chapter 12—insert—Part 5Transitional provision for Nature Conservation and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation 2022424Undecided 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 gouldiaeGouldian finch16Amendment of sch 1, s 22 (Invertebrates)Schedule 1, section 22, ‘Argyreus’—omit, insert—Argynnis17Amendment of sch 1, s 23 (Mammals)(1)Schedule 1, section 23—insert—Phascolarctos cinereuskoala(2)Schedule 1, section 23, ‘fraenata’—omit, insert—frenata18Amendment 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 amnicolaMount Elliot broad-tailed geckoPhyllurus championaeConnors’ Range broad-tailed gecko(3)Schedule 1, section 33, ‘lavarackorum’—omit, insert—oneiros20Amendment of sch 1, s 39 (Fish)Schedule 1, section 39, ‘Dasyatis’—omit, insert—Hemitrygon21Amendment of sch 1, s 48 (Mammals)Schedule 1, section 48(2)(b), ‘Ornithorynchus’—omit, insert—Ornithorhynchus22Amendment of sch 1, s 53 (Birds)Schedule 1, section 53, ‘Eclectus roratus macgillivrayi’—omit, insert—the Australian population of Eclectus roratus23Amendment of sch 3, s 1 (Birds)(1)Schedule 3, section 1, entry for Erythrura gouldiae—omit.(2)Schedule 3, section 1—insert—Chloebia gouldiaeGouldian finch24Amendment of sch 3, s 3 (Birds)Schedule 3, section 3, ‘Eclectus roratus macgillivrayi’—omit, insert—the Australian population of Eclectus roratus25Amendment of sch 3, s 7 (Birds)Schedule 3, section 7, entry for Eclectus roratus macgillivrayi—omit, insert—Eclectus roratuseclectus parrot (Australian population)no26Amendment of sch 3, s 8 (Reptiles)(1)Schedule 3, section 8, ‘spp.’—omit, insert—spp.(2)Schedule 3, section 8, ‘lavarackorum’—omit, insert—oneiros27Replacement of sch 3, pt 4 (Farm animals)Schedule 3, part 4—omit, insert—Part 4Farm animals9BirdsScientific nameCommon nameDromaius novaehollandiaeemu10InvertebratesScientific nameCommon nameCherax robustussand yabbyEuastacus spp.spiny crayfish (all species)Ornithoptera spp.birdwing butterfly (all species)Papilio ulyssesUlysses butterfly11ReptilesScientific nameCommon nameCrocodylus johnstonifreshwater crocodileCrocodylus porosusestuarine crocodileElapidaea reptile of the family Elapidae28Amendment of sch 6 (Fees)(1)Schedule 6, part 1, item 7—omit, insert—7Application 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 year565.00(ii)if the term of the licence is more than 1 year1,614.00(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 year547.00(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 year4,308.00(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 year1,089.00(2)Schedule 6, part 2, items 1 and 2—omit, insert—1Supply of a tag for a skin of a crocodile that is a farm animal kept under a farming licence (s 350(1))2.222Supply of a tag for a skin of an emu that is a farm animal kept under a farming licence (s 350(1))1.5929Amendment of sch 7 (Dictionary)Schedule 7, definitions farm crocodile and farm emu—omit. Part 5Amendment of Nature Conservation (Estuarine Crocodile) Conservation Plan 201830Plan amendedThis 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 338Part 6Amendment of Nature Conservation (Plants) Regulation 202032Regulation amendedThis 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 inophloiaZieria gymnocarpa34Amendment 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 wongawallanensisRhodamnia arenariaRhodamnia sessilifloraRhodamnia whiteanaRhodomyrtus canescensRhodomyrtus effusaRhodomyrtus pervagataStyphelia 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 robertsiiBogoria matutinaEragrostis fenshamiiLagenophora fimbriataMelaleuca comosaSannantha papillosa36Amendment 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 monticolaEucosia umbrosaHoya inconspicuaPlectorrhiza beckleriStigmatodactylus sublestusPart 7Amendment of Nature Conservation (Protected Areas Management) Regulation 201737Regulation amendedThis 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 program39Amendment 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). Part 8Amendment of State Penalties Enforcement Regulation 201440Regulation amendedThis 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—9AIf the assessable development carried out involves interfering with koala habitat20100(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—18AIf—(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 habitat20100(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—20AIf the enforcement notice relates to interfering with koala habitat under the Planning Regulation 2017, schedule 10, part 10, division 3 or 420100(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.