{"id":"territory-parks-and-wildlife-conservation-regulations-2001","name":"TERRITORY PARKS AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION REGULATIONS 2001","slug":"territory-parks-and-wildlife-conservation-regulations-2001","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"nt","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":177178,"registerId":"nt-territory-parks-and-wildlife-conservation-regulations-2001-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"TERRITORY PARKS AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION REGULATIONS 2001","content":"NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nTERRITORY PARKS AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION\nREGULATIONS 2001\nAs in force at 13 September 2025\nTable of provisions\nPart 1 Preliminary matters\n1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1\n1A Definitions ........................................................................................ 1\n1B Expiry of application of By-laws to joint management parks\nand reserves .................................................................................... 1\nPart 2 Animals and plants\n2 Prescribed classifications (section 28)............................................. 2\n3 Protected wildlife (section 43(2)) ..................................................... 2\n3A Prescribed statutory approvals ........................................................ 2\n4 Animals that are not prohibited entrants (section 52) ...................... 2\n4A Grant of permit in relation to joint management park or\nreserve: matters to consider and take into account (section 56)...... 3\n5 Authority to kill snakes (section 66(1)) ............................................. 3\n6 Advance payments in respect of royalties (section 116(3)(a)) ......... 3\nPart 3 Infringement notices\n7 When infringement notice for infringement offence may be\nserved .............................................................................................. 4\n8 Contents of infringement notice ....................................................... 4\n9 Payment by cheque ......................................................................... 5\n10 Withdrawal of infringement notice.................................................... 5\n11 Application of Part ........................................................................... 5\nSchedule 1 Animals that are not prohibited entrants\nSchedule 2\nSchedule 3 Infringement offences and prescribed\namounts\nENDNOTES\n\n\n\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\n____________________\nAs in force at 13 September 2025\n____________________\nTERRITORY PARKS AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION\nREGULATIONS 2001\nRegulations under the Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation\nAct 1976\nPart 1 Preliminary matters\n1 Citation\nThese Regulations may be cited as the Territory Parks and Wildlife\nConservation Regulations 2001.\n1A Definitions\nIn these Regulations:\ninfringement notice, see regulation 7.\ninfringement offence, means an offence against a provision of the\nAct specified in Schedule 3, column 1.\nprescribed amount, for an infringement offence, means the\namount equal to the monetary value of the number of penalty units\nspecified in Schedule 3, column 2 opposite the offence provision.\n1B Expiry of application of By-laws to joint management parks\nand reserves\nFor section 25APA(5)(b) of the Act, 1 July 2027 is prescribed.\nNote for regulation 1B\nUnder section 25APA(5) of the Act, the Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation\nBy-laws 1984 may cease to have effect on an earlier day specified in a by-law\nmade for a joint management park or reserve under section 25AQ of the Act.\n\nPart 2 Animals and plants\nTerritory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Regulations 2001 2\nPart 2 Animals and plants\n2 Prescribed classifications (section 28)\n(1) The classifications for classifying the conservation status of wildlife\nin the Territory are the categories known as the IUCN Red List\nCategories as prepared by the IUCN Species Survival Commission\nand approved by the IUCN Council from time to time.\n(2) In subregulation (1):\nIUCN means the International Union for Conservation of Nature and\nNatural Resources.\n3 Protected wildlife (section 43(2))\nAll species of threatened wildlife, whether identified by classification\nor species, are protected wildlife.\n3A Prescribed statutory approvals\nFor section 45A of the Act, the following statutory approvals are\nprescribed:\n(a) an authorisation to use and develop land under section 21A or\n25AKB of the Act;\n(b) a development permit issued under the Planning Act 1999;\n(c) a clearing permit granted under section 91H of the Pastoral\nLand Act 1992;\n(d) an environmental approval granted under Part 5 of the\nEnvironment Protection Act 2019;\n(e) an environmental (mining) licence granted under Part 5A,\nDivision 4, Subdivision 3 or Subdivision 7 or section 313 of the\nEnvironment Protection Act 2019;\n(f) an environment management plan approved under\nregulation 11 of the Petroleum (Environment)\nRegulations 2016.\n4 Animals that are not prohibited entrants (section 52)\nAnimals of a species of animal specified in Schedule 1 are not\nprohibited entrants.\n\nPart 2 Animals and plants\nTerritory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Regulations 2001 3\n4A Grant of permit in relation to joint management park or\nreserve: matters to consider and take into account (section 56)\nFor section 56(1)(h) of the Act, the Director must consider and take\ninto account the following in deciding whether to grant or refuse to\ngrant a permit in relation to a joint management park or reserve:\n(a) the relevant agreements for the park or reserve;\n(b) any joint management plan for the park or reserve;\n(c) the objective of joint management mentioned in section 25AB\nof the Act;\n(d) the principles of joint management mentioned in\nsection 25AC of the Act;\n(e) if there is no joint management plan for the park or reserve –\nany agreement under section 25AK(3) of the Act.\n5 Authority to kill snakes (section 66(1))\nFor the purposes of section 66(1) of the Act, a person is authorised\nto kill or injure a snake that is protected wildlife if:\n(a) the snake is within 100 metres of an occupied building; or\n(b) the person honestly believes that it is necessary to kill or injure\nthe snake to avoid an immediate danger of death or injury to a\nperson or a domestic animal.\n6 Advance payments in respect of royalties (section 116(3)(a))\nFor the purposes of section 116(3)(a) of the Act:\n(a) the holder of a permit may, at the time the permit is granted or\nat any other time before wildlife is taken under the permit, pay\nthe amount specified in column 3 of Schedule 2 for each unit\nof quantity specified opposite in column 2 of Schedule 2 of the\nwildlife specified opposite in column 1 of Schedule 2 to be\ntaken under the permit; and\n(b) an amount paid under paragraph (a) is to be credited towards\nroyalties subsequently payable by the holder of the permit to\nthe Territory in respect of wildlife actually taken under the\npermit.\n\nPart 3 Infringement notices\nTerritory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Regulations 2001 4\nPart 3 Infringement notices\n7 When infringement notice for infringement offence may be\nserved\nIf a conservation officer reasonably believes a person has\ncommitted an infringement offence, the officer may serve a notice\n(an infringement notice) on the person.\n8 Contents of infringement notice\n(1) The infringement notice must specify the following particulars:\n(a) the name and address of the alleged offender, if known;\n(b) the date of the infringement notice;\n(c) the date, time and place of the infringement offence;\n(d) a description of the infringement offence and the prescribed\namount payable for the offence;\n(e) the enforcement agency, as defined in the Fines and Penalties\n(Recovery) Act 2001, to whom the prescribed amount is\npayable.\n(2) An infringement notice must include a statement to the effect of the\nfollowing:\n(a) the alleged offender may expiate the infringement offence and\navoid further action in relation to the offence by paying the\nprescribed amount to the specified enforcement agency within\n28 days after service of the notice;\n(b) the alleged offender may elect under section 21 of the Fines\nand Penalties (Recovery) Act 2001 to have the matter dealt\nwith by a court instead of under that Act by completing a\nstatement of election and serving it on the specified\nenforcement agency;\n(c) if the alleged offender does nothing in response to the notice,\nenforcement action may be taken under the Fines and\nPenalties (Recovery) Act 2001 including (but not limited to)\naction for the following:\n(i) suspension of the alleged offender's licence to drive;\n(ii) suspension of the alleged offender's vehicle registration;\n(iii) seizure of personal property of the alleged offender;\n\nPart 3 Infringement notices\nTerritory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Regulations 2001 5\n(iv) deduction of an amount from the alleged offender's\nwages or salary;\n(v) registration of a statutory charge on land owned by the\nalleged offender;\n(vi) making of a community work order for the alleged\noffender which may result in imprisonment of the alleged\noffender if the alleged offender breaches the order.\n(3) Also, the infringement notice must include the statement of election\nmentioned in subregulation (2)(b).\n9 Payment by cheque\nIf the alleged offender tenders a cheque in payment of the\nprescribed amount, the amount is not taken to have been paid\nunless the cheque is cleared on first presentation.\n10 Withdrawal of infringement notice\n(1) The Director may withdraw the infringement notice by written notice\nserved on the alleged offender.\n(2) The notice must be served within 28 days after service of the\ninfringement notice but before payment of the prescribed amount.\n11 Application of Part\n(1) This Part does not prejudice or affect the start or continuing of\nproceedings for an infringement offence for which an infringement\nnotice has been served unless the offence is expiated.\n(2) Also, this Part does not prevent more than one infringement notice\nfor the same infringement offence being served on an alleged\noffender and, to expiate the offence, it is sufficient for the alleged\noffender to pay the prescribed amount in accordance with any of\nthe notices.\n(3) In addition, this Part does not:\n(a) require an infringement notice to be served; or\n(b) affect the liability of a person to be prosecuted in a court for an\ninfringement offence for which an infringement notice has not\nbeen served.\n\nSchedule 1 Animals that are not prohibited entrants\nTerritory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Regulations 2001 6\nSchedule 1 Animals that are not prohibited entrants\nregulation 4\nMammals\nBos javanicus Bali Cattle\nBos taurus Cattle\nBos indicus Cattle\nBubalus bubalis Buffalo\nCamelus dromedarius Camel\nCanis familiaris Dog\nCapra hircus Goat\nCarvia porcellus Guinea Pig\nEquus asinus Donkey\nEquus caballus Horse\nFelis catus Cat\nMus musculus Mouse (laboratory strain)\nOryctolagus cuniculus Rabbit (domestic varieties)\nOvis aries Sheep\nRattus rattus Rat (laboratory strain)\nSus scrofa Pig\nBirds\nAgapornis spp. Lovebirds\nAlisterus scapularis King Parrot\nAmadina fasciata Cut-throat Finch\nAmandava subflava Orange-breasted Waxbill\nAnas platyrhynchos Domestic Duck\nAnser anser Domestic (Grey-lag) Goose\nAnser cygnoides Goose\nCacatua tenuirostris Long-billed Corella\nCairina moschata Muscovy Duck\nCarduelis carduelis European Goldfinch\nCarduelis chloris Greenfinch\n\nSchedule 1 Animals that are not prohibited entrants\nTerritory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Regulations 2001 7\nCatreus wallichii Cheer Pheasant\nChrysolophus amherstiae Lady Amherst Pheasant\nChrysolophus pictus Golden Pheasant\nColumba livia Domestic Pigeon\nCoturnix coturnix Domestic Quail\nCoturnix chinensis Chinese Quail\nCyanoramphus novaezelandiae Kakariki (Red-fronted Parakeet)\nEclectus roratus Eclectus Parrot\nErythrura trichroa Blue-faced Parrot-finch\nEstrilda astrild Saint Helena Waxbill\nEstrilda melpoda Orange-cheeked Waxbill\nGallus gallus Domestic Fowl\nGlossopsitta concinna Musk Lorikeet\nGlossopsitta porphyrocephala Purple-crowned Lorikeet\nGlossopsitta pusilla Little Lorikeet\nLagonosticta senegala African Firefinch\nLophura nycthemera Silver Pheasant\nMeleagris galloparvo Turkey\nNeophema elegans Elegant Parrot\nNeophema pulchella Turquoise Parrot\nNumidia meleagris Guineafowl\nPavo cristatus Common Peafowl\nPlatycercus adscitus Pale-headed Rosella\nPlatycercus elegans Crimson Rosella\nPlatycercus elegans Crimson Rosella\nPlatycercus eximius Eastern Rosella\nPlatycercus icterotis Western Rosella\nPolytelis anthopeplus Regent Parrot\nPolytelis swainsonii Superb Parrot\nPsephotus chrysopterygius Golden-shouldered Parrot\nPsephotus haematonotus Red-rumped Parrot\nPsittacula cyanocephala Plum-headed Parakeet\nSerinus canaria Canary\nStagonopleura guttata Diamond Firetail\n\nSchedule 1 Animals that are not prohibited entrants\nTerritory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Regulations 2001 8\nTiaris canora Cuban Finch\nTrichoglossus chlorolepidotus Scaly-breasted Lorikeet\nUraeginthus spp. Cordon Bleu Finches\n\nSchedule 2\nTerritory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Regulations 2001 9\nSchedule 2\nregulation 6\nAdvance payments in respect of royalties\nColumn 1\nWildlife\n(scientific name)\nColumn 2\nUnit of quantity\nColumn 3\nAmount per unit\n(revenue units unless\notherwise stated)\nAnimals\nAnseranas semipalmata per egg $0.45\nCalyptorhynchus banksii per egg\nper hatchling\nnil\nnil\nCrocodylus johnstoni per egg\nper hatchling\nadult < 1.5 m\nadult > 1.5 m\n$1.15\n$5.75\n11\n11\nCrocodylus porosus per viable egg\nper hatchling\nadult < 2 m\nadult > 2 m\n$1.40\n$8.60\n28\n40\nPlant Seeds\nAbrus precatorius per kg 11\nAcacia acradenia per kg 13\nAcacia argyraea per kg $8.00\nAcacia aulacocarpa per kg 14\nAcacia auriculiformis per kg 28\nAcacia colei per kg $5.75\nAcacia cowleana per kg $5.75\nAcacia dictyophleba per kg $8.60\nAcacia difficilis per kg 11\nAcacia dimidiate per kg 11\nAcacia dunnii per kg $5.75\nAcacia gonocarpa per kg 17\n\nSchedule 2\nTerritory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Regulations 2001 10\nColumn 1\nWildlife\n(scientific name)\nColumn 2\nUnit of quantity\nColumn 3\nAmount per unit\n(revenue units unless\notherwise stated)\nAcacia gonoclada per kg $8.60\nAcacia hammondii per kg $8.60\nAcacia hemignosta per kg 11\nAcacia holosericea per kg $6.90\nAcacia kempeana per kg $6.90\nAcacia latescens per kg $5.75\nAcacia lysiphloia per kg $8.60\nAcacia melleodora per kg $8.60\nAcacia monticola per kg $9.20\nAcacia mountfordiae per kg 11\nAcacia multisiliqua per kg 11\nAcacia nuperrima per kg 43\nAcacia oncinocarpa per kg 11\nAcacia platycarpa per kg $6.90\nAcacia plectocarpa per kg $9.20\nAcacia retivenea per kg $9.20\nAcacia shirleyi per kg 17\nAcacia simsii per kg $8.60\nAcacia torulosa per kg $8.60\nAcacia tropica per kg 23\nAcacia tumida per kg $5.75\nAcacia umbellate per kg 11\nAcacia victoriae per kg $5.75\nAcacia wickhamii per kg 17\nAdenanthera pavonia per kg $5.75\nAlbizia lebbeck per kg $5.75\nAlphitonia excelsa per kg $5.75\nAsteromyrtus symphyocarpa per kg 14\nAstrebla sp. per kg $1.15\nAtalaya hemiglauca per kg $5.75\n\nSchedule 2\nTerritory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Regulations 2001 11\nColumn 1\nWildlife\n(scientific name)\nColumn 2\nUnit of quantity\nColumn 3\nAmount per unit\n(revenue units unless\notherwise stated)\nAtriplex nummularia per kg 11\nBanksia dentate per 100 seeds $8.60\nBombax ceiba per kg 11\nBrachychiton diversifolius per kg 12\nBrachychiton megaphyllus per kg 17\nBrachychiton paradoxus per kg 17\nBuchanania obovata per kg 17\nCallitris intratropica per kg 11\nCanarium australianum per 100 seeds 11\nCarpentaria acuminate per 100 seeds $1.40\nCassia artemisioides per kg $6.90\nCassia desolata per kg $6.90\nCassia glutinosa per kg $8.60\nCassia notabilis per kg $5.75\nCassia oligophylla per kg $6.90\nCassia sturtii per kg $8.60\nCasuarina equisetifolia per kg $8.60\nClianthus formosus per kg 11\nCochlospermum fraseri per kg 11\nCycas angulata R.Br. per 100 seeds $2.30\nCycas armstrongii Miq. per 100 seeds $1.15\nCycas brunnea per 100 seeds 11\nCycas calcicola Maconochie per 100 seeds $5.75\nCycas canalis subsp. canalis per 100 seeds $2.30\nCycas canalis subsp. carinata per 100 seeds $2.30\nCycas conferta per 100 seeds $2.30\nCycas maconochieana per 100 seeds $2.30\nCycas pruinosa Maconochie per 100 seeds $2.30\nDodonaea platyptera per kg 11\nEnchylaena tomentose per kg 11\n\nSchedule 2\nTerritory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Regulations 2001 12\nColumn 1\nWildlife\n(scientific name)\nColumn 2\nUnit of quantity\nColumn 3\nAmount per unit\n(revenue units unless\notherwise stated)\nErythrophleum chlorostachys per kg $9.20\nEucalyptus alba per kg 14\nEucalyptus apodophylla per kg 11\nEucalyptus argillacea per kg 11\nEucalyptus aspera per kg 11\nEucalyptus bigalerita per kg 11\nEucalyptus bleeseri per kg 17\nEucalyptus brevifolia per kg 11\nEucalyptus camaldulensis per kg 14\nEucalyptus chlorophylla per kg 11\nEucalyptus clavigera per kg 14\nEucalyptus confertiflora per kg 14\nEucalyptus dichromophloia per kg 14\nEucalyptus ferruginea per kg 14\nEucalyptus foelscheana per kg 15\nEucalyptus grandifolia per kg 14\nEucalyptus herbertiana per kg 11\nEucalyptus latifolia per kg 15\nEucalyptus leucophloia per kg 11\nEucalyptus microtheca per kg $8.60\nEucalyptus miniata per kg 17\nEucalyptus nesophila per kg 11\nEucalyptus normantonensis per kg 14\nEucalyptus pachyphylla per kg $10.35\nEucalyptus papuana per kg 14\nEucalyptus patellaris per kg 11\nEucalyptus phoenicea per kg 17\nEucalyptus polycarpa per kg 23\nEucalyptus pruinosa per kg 17\nEucalyptus ptychocarpa per kg 23\n\nSchedule 2\nTerritory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Regulations 2001 13\nColumn 1\nWildlife\n(scientific name)\nColumn 2\nUnit of quantity\nColumn 3\nAmount per unit\n(revenue units unless\notherwise stated)\nEucalyptus setosa (red) per kg 37\nEucalyptus tectifica per kg 14\nEucalyptus terminalis per kg 14\nEucalyptus tetrodonta per kg 11\nEucalyptus tintinnans per kg 11\nEuodia elleryana per kg $5.75\nGossypium sturtianum per kg 23\nGrevillea decurrens per kg 34\nGrevillea dryandra per kg 43\nGrevillea Formosa per kg 43\nGrevillea goodie per kg 34\nGrevillea mimosoides per kg 34\nGrevillea parallela per kg 34\nGrevillea pteridifolia per kg 34\nGrevillea refracta per kg 43\nGrevillea striata per kg 34\nGrevillea wickhamii per kg 43\nGyrocarpus americanus per kg $5.75\nHakea arborescens per kg 34\nIpomea brasiliensis per kg 11\nLeptospermum parviflorum per kg 11\nLivistona benthamii per 100 seeds $2.85\nLivistona humilis per 100 seeds $1.70\nLivistona inermis per 100 seeds $3.45\nLivistona rigida per 100 seeds $2.85\nMacrozamia macdonnellii per 100 seeds 11\nMelaleuca argentea per kg 14\nMelaleuca bracteata per kg 11\nMelaleuca dealbata per kg 11\nMelaleuca leucadendra per kg 11\n\nSchedule 2\nTerritory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Regulations 2001 14\nColumn 1\nWildlife\n(scientific name)\nColumn 2\nUnit of quantity\nColumn 3\nAmount per unit\n(revenue units unless\notherwise stated)\nMelaleuca minutifolia per kg 11\nMelaleuca nervosa per kg 17\nMelaleuca viridiflora per kg 11\nOwenia vernicosa per 100 seeds $8.60\nPandanus spiralis per 100 seeds $8.60\nPetalostigma pubescens per kg 14\nPongamia pinnata per kg 11\nPtilotus exaltatus per kg $8.60\nSesbania cannabina per kg $4.30\nSyzygium armstrongii per 100 seeds $5.75\nSyzygium eucalyptoides per 100 seeds $5.75\nSyzygiunm minutiflorum per 100 seeds $5.75\nSyzygium suborbiculare per 100 seeds $2.85\nTerminalia arostrata per kg $4.60\nTerminalia canescens per kg $8.60\nTerminalia carpentariae per kg $5.75\nTerminalia ferdinandiana per kg $5.75\nTerminalia platyphylla per kg 11\nTerminalia platyptera per kg $5.75\nTerminalia seriocarpa per kg $5.75\nTerminalia volucris per kg $8.60\nTriodia wiseana per kg $3.45\nXanthostemon paradoxus per kg 28\nWhole Plants\nAcacia auriculiformis per tree $9.20\nBambusa arnhemica per stem $0.55\nErythropleum chlorostachys per tree 11\nEucalyptus bigalerita per tree $9.20\nEucalyptus confertiflora per tree $9.20\n\nSchedule 2\nTerritory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Regulations 2001 15\nColumn 1\nWildlife\n(scientific name)\nColumn 2\nUnit of quantity\nColumn 3\nAmount per unit\n(revenue units unless\notherwise stated)\nEucalyptus ferruginea per tree $9.20\nEucalyptus grandiflora per tree $9.20\nEucalyptus miniata per tree $9.20\nEucalyptus papuana per tree $9.20\nEucalyptus polycarpa per tree $9.20\nEucalyptus tetradonta per tree $9.20\nMelaleuca leucadendra per tree $9.20\nDidgeridoos\nAll species per stick $1.15\nLeaves\nCycas armstrongii Miq. per 100 leaves $3.45\nCycas maconochieana per 100 leaves $3.45\nFruits\nTerminalia ferdinandiana per kg $1.15\nFirewood\nAcacia aneura (mulga) per tonne $5.75\nAcacia estrophiolata (ironwood) per tonne $5.75\nEucalyptus camaldulensis (redgum) per tonne $5.75\nBoomerangs\nAcacia aneura (mulga) per stick $1.15\n\nSchedule 3 Infringement offences and prescribed amounts\nTerritory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Regulations 2001 16\nSchedule 3 Infringement offences and prescribed amounts\nregulation 1A, definitions infringement\noffence and prescribed amount\nColumn 1\nOffence provision\nColumn 2\nPrescribed amount\nSection 21H(1) 5 penalty units\nSection 21J(1) 5 penalty units\nSection 25AKI(1) 5 penalty units\nSection 25AKJ(1) 5 penalty units\nSection 40(3) 2 penalty units\nSection 46(2) 5 penalty units\nSection 49(2) 10 penalty units\nSection 67A 10 penalty units\nSection 67B 10 penalty units\nSection 67C(3) 2 penalty units\nSection 67D 3 penalty units\nSection 67E(1) 3 penalty units\nSection 69 1 penalty unit\n\nENDNOTES\nTerritory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Regulations 2001 17\nENDNOTES\n1 KEY Key to abbreviations\namd = amended od = order\napp = appendix om = omitted\nbl = by-law pt = Part\nch = Chapter r = regulation/rule\ncl = clause rem = remainder\ndiv = Division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired rep = repealed\nf = forms s = section\nGaz = Gazette sch = Schedule\nhdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision\nins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation\nlt = long title sub = substituted\nnc = not commenced\n2 LIST OF LEGISLATION\nTerritory Wildlife Regulations (SL No. 1, 2001)\nNotified 14 February 2001\nCommenced 14 February 2001\nAmendment of Territory Wildlife Regulations (SL No. 2, 2004)\nNotified 4 February 2004\nCommenced 4 February 2004\nTerritory Wildlife Amendment (Infringement Notices) Regulations 2007 (SL No. 1, 2007)\nNotified 7 February 2007\nCommenced 7 February 2007\nFees and Charges Amendment Regulations 2009 (SL No. 34, 2009)\nNotified 14 December 2009\nCommenced 1 January 2010 (r 2)\nTerritory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Legislation Amendment Act 2010 (Act No. 34,\n2010)\nAssent date 18 November 2010\nCommenced 6 December 2010 (Gaz S66, 6 December 2010)\nStatute Law Amendment (Territory Economic Reconstruction) Act 2022 (Act No. 5,\n2022)\nAssent date 14 April 2022\nCommenced pt 7: 25 May 2023 (Gaz G11, 25 May 2023, p 2);\nrem: 25 May 2022 (Gaz G21, 25 May 2022, p 1)\nParks and Water Legislation Amendment Act 2024 (Act No. 13, 2024)\nAssent date 11 June 2024\nCommenced pt 3: 2 July 2024 (s 2(2)); rem: 12 June 2024 (s 2(1))\n\nENDNOTES\nTerritory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Regulations 2001 18\nLands, Planning and Environment Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (Act No. 25, 2025)\nAssent date 12 September 2025\nCommenced pt 6: nc; rem: 13 September 2025 (s 2(1))\n3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS\nGeneral amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table\nof amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation\nAmendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: rr 1 and 8.\n4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS\npt 1 hdg ins No. 1, 2007, r 3\nr 1 amd No. 1, 2007, r 4\nr 1A ins No. 1, 2007, r 5\namd Act No. 13, 2024, s 22\nr 1B ins Act No. 13, 2024, s 23\npt 2 hdg ins No. 1, 2007, r 6\nr 3 sub No. 2, 2004\nr 3A ins Act No. 25, 2025, s 61\nr 4A ins Act No. 13, 2024, s 24\npt 3 hdg ins No. 1, 2007, r 7\nr 7 sub No. 1, 2007, r 7\nrr 8 – 11 ins No. 1, 2007, r 7\nsch 2 sub No. 34, 2009, r 11\nsch 3 sub No. 1, 2007, r 8\namd Act No. 34, 2010, s 6; Act No. 5, 2022, s 131; Act No. 13, 2024, s 25","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information, the regulations appear to remain within the scope of the parent Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act — regulating parks access, wildlife management, and related activities in the Northern Territory. The split administrative responsibility between two departments is notable but does not appear to represent a change in legislative scope."},"complexity_factors":["Split administrative responsibility between two separate government agencies, creating potential confusion about which agency to deal with for different matters","Regulations are subordinate to a parent Act, meaning you must read both documents together to understand the full legal picture","Multiple subject areas covered (wildlife, parks, land management, commercial activities) under one instrument","Interaction with native title and Indigenous land rights adds a layer of complexity not visible from the face of this document","The metadata provided is incomplete (missing gazette details, date of making, regulation number), making it harder to trace the full legislative history"],"plain_english_summary":"The Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Regulations 2001 set the day-to-day rules for using Northern Territory parks, reserves and wildlife—covering permits, licences and what activities are allowed or prohibited. \n\nThey affect visitors, hunters, fishers, tour operators, researchers and Indigenous landholders. Administered jointly by two NT departments, the regulations matter because breaches can lead to fines or loss of permits and limit how people and businesses operate in protected areas."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Amendments since the original 2001 instrument have broadened and clarified scope: additions include prescribed statutory approvals for development/environmental consents (r3A, inserted 2025), specific permit decision criteria for joint‑management parks and reserves (r4A, 2024), a prescribed expiry for application of legacy by‑laws to joint management areas (r1B, 2024), expanded and updated royalty/advance payment schedules (Sch 2 amendments), and a formalised infringement notice regime (Part 3, 2007). These changes extend regulatory interaction with planning, pastoral and environment approvals and formalise enforcement and payment mechanisms."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive cross‑references to the Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1976 and other statutes (Planning Act 1999, Pastoral Land Act 1992, Environment Protection Act 2019, Petroleum (Environment) Regulations 2016, Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act 2001).","Large, detailed Schedules listing many species and precise monetary rates/units (Schedule 1 and Schedule 2) requiring technical application in permits and royalties.","Multiple amendment layers across years (2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2022, 2024, 2025) changing substance (eg r3A, r4A, r1B) and complicating historical interpretation.","Discretionary decision‑making by the Director with statutory matters to consider (r4A) that interact with joint management agreements and plans.","Enforcement mechanics integrate with external recovery processes (infringement notices, prescribed amounts, and Fines & Penalties recovery powers) creating procedural complexity for offenders and officers (rr 7–11, Sch 3).","Mixture of quantitative rules (royalty amounts, units, time limits) and qualitative judgments (honest belief for killing snakes under r5), increasing implementation and compliance risk.","Administrative details (cheque clearing rule, withdrawal window for notices, ability to serve multiple notices for same offence) add procedural nuance."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation prescribes how wildlife is classified and protected in the Northern Territory, lists species excluded from prohibited‑entrant rules, sets royalty and advance‑payment amounts for taking wildlife, defines permit decision factors for joint‑management parks, authorises killing of snakes near occupied buildings, and creates an infringement‑notice scheme. It affects permit holders (who pay royalties or advance payments), the Director (who decides permits), conservation officers (who enforce and issue notices), land developers (through prescribed statutory approvals), and park visitors who must comply with species protections."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation appears to maintain its original scope as regulations supporting the Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1976. While it has been amended multiple times (as shown in the endnotes) to add provisions like infringement notices (2007), joint management provisions (2024), and statutory approvals (2025), these additions represent evolutionary development within the original conservation and park management framework rather than scope creep into unrelated areas."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple cross-references to the parent Act (Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1976) and other legislation (Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act 2001, Planning Act 1999, Pastoral Land Act 1992, Environment Protection Act 2019, Petroleum (Environment) Regulations 2016)","Extensive schedules containing detailed lists: Schedule 1 lists 50+ animal species exempt from prohibited entry rules; Schedule 2 contains 100+ entries for wildlife royalty calculations with varying units (per kg, per 100 seeds, per tree, per tonne) and mixed currency formats (dollar amounts and revenue units)","Nested conditional logic in regulation 5 (snake killing authority) requiring assessment of distance from buildings OR subjective belief of immediate danger","Regulation 4A requires consideration of multiple statutory documents (agreements, plans, objectives, principles) for joint management permit decisions","Infringement notice provisions (regulations 7-11) incorporate external enforcement mechanisms from the Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act 2001 by reference","Dual currency system in Schedule 2 using both specific dollar amounts and 'revenue units' (a variable monetary unit defined elsewhere)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThese regulations set the rules for managing parks and wildlife in the Northern Territory. They work alongside the main Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1976 to fill in the practical details.\n\n**Key things covered:**\n\n*   **Wildlife protection:** Uses international standards (IUCN Red List) to classify how threatened different species are. All threatened species are automatically protected.\n*   **What animals can be brought in:** Lists which animals (like cattle, dogs, cats, horses, and certain birds) are allowed into the Territory without being classified as \"prohibited entrants\" (banned imports).\n*   **Snake safety:** Allows people to kill or injure protected snakes only if the snake is within 100 metres of an occupied building, or if the person genuinely believes someone or a pet is in immediate danger.\n*   **Joint management parks:** Sets out what the Director must consider when granting permits for parks managed jointly with Traditional Owners, including relevant agreements and joint management plans.\n*   **Royalties for wildlife use:** Establishes a system where permit holders can pay fees in advance for taking wildlife (like crocodile eggs or native plant seeds), which is then credited against future royalty payments.\n*   **Infringement notices:** Creates a system for on-the-spot fines (infringement notices) for minor offences, with specific rules about what must be in the notice, how to pay, and what happens if you don't pay (including potential licence suspension, property seizure, or even imprisonment for breaching community work orders).\n*   **Sunset clause:** Sets 1 July 2027 as the date when old By-laws stop applying to joint management parks.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n*   Anyone living in or visiting the Northern Territory who interacts with wildlife\n*   Farmers and pastoralists dealing with wildlife on their land\n*   People holding permits to take or use wildlife commercially\n*   Traditional Owners involved in joint management of parks\n*   Conservation officers enforcing wildlife laws\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThese regulations balance conservation of native species with practical human needs—like allowing farmers to protect their families from snakes, or letting businesses harvest native seeds and wildlife sustainably while paying royalties to the Territory. The infringement notice system also provides a quicker, cheaper way to deal with minor breaches than going to court."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/territory-parks-and-wildlife-conservation-regulations-2001","history":"/api/acts/territory-parks-and-wildlife-conservation-regulations-2001/history","analysis":"/api/acts/territory-parks-and-wildlife-conservation-regulations-2001/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/territory-parks-and-wildlife-conservation-regulations-2001/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/territory-parks-and-wildlife-conservation-regulations-2001/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/territory-parks-and-wildlife-conservation-regulations-2001/documents"}}