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(m) an outline of the authority’s organisational structure and
resources.
(3) The Minister must table the report in the Legislative
Assembly within 14 days after the Minister receives the
report.
(4) The Minister must cause a copy of the report to be published
on the department’s website.
(5) This section does not affect the operation of the Financial
Accountability Act 2009 in relation to the department.
17 Quarterly reports
(1) The director must publish, on the department’s website, a
report on the authority’s operations for each quarter (each a
quarterly report).
(2) A quarterly report must be published within 4 weeks after the
end of the quarter.
(3) A quarterly report must include the following matters—
(a) the number of licences, permits and other authorities
issued by the director during the quarter, organised by
type and location;
(b) the particulars of each crocodile lawfully killed in the
State during the quarter of which the authority is aware,
including how the crocodile was killed and how the
carcass was dealt with;
(c) the number and location of crocodile eggs harvested in
the State during the quarter;
(d) the number and location of crocodile eggs authorised to
be harvested in the State at the time of the report;
(e) the number and location of each crocodile sanctuary or
populated waterway declared during the quarter;
(f) particulars of each crocodile in the State that was
relocated during the quarter, including—
(i) where the crocodile was relocated from; and
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(ii) where the crocodile was relocated to; and
(iii) the reason for the relocation;
(g) particulars of each crocodile attack on a person in the
State during the quarter of which the authority is aware;
(h) particulars of any injuries incurred by persons lawfully
dealing with crocodiles in the State during the quarter of
which the authority is aware;
(i) a list of persons authorised to operate a crocodile farm
or crocodile sanctuary;
(4) This section does not affect the operation of the Financial
Accountability Act 2009 in relation to the department.
(5) In this section—
quarter, in a year, means the following periods in the year—
(a) 1 January to 31 March;
(b) 1 April to 30 June;
(c) 1 July to 30 September;
(d) 1 October to 31 December.
Part 6 Crocodile sanctuaries and
populated waterways
18 Declaration of crocodile sanctuaries
(1) The director may, by gazette notice, declare a stated area of
land as a crocodile sanctuary for the purpose of protecting
particular crocodiles in, or relocated to, the sanctuary.
(2) However, if a person has an interest in land, the director must
not include the land within a crocodile sanctuary unless the
person consents to the declaration of the land as a crocodile
sanctuary.
(3) The notice must state the duration of the declaration.
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19 Declaration of populated waterways
(1) The director may, by gazette notice, declare a stated waterway
as a populated waterway for the purposes of—
(a) protecting members of the public from the risk of harm
from crocodiles; and
(b) allowing a person authorised to kill or remove a
crocodile to—
(i) kill the crocodile; or
(ii) relocate the crocodile to—
(A) a crocodile sanctuary; or
(B) an area used for the purpose of farming
crocodiles operated by a person authorised to
farm crocodiles.
(2) In deciding to make the declaration the director must have
regard to the public’s recreational or commercial use and
enjoyment of the waterway.
(3) The notice must state the duration of the declaration.
Part 7 Other matters
20 Aboriginal tradition and Island custom
(1) This section applies if, in performing a function or exercising
a power under this Act, the director considers the performance
of the function or the excise of the power may affect—
(a) Aboriginal land or Torres Strait Islander land; or
(b) Aboriginal tradition or Island custom.
(2) The director must, in considering whether to perform the
function or exercise the power, consult with—
(a) for Aboriginal land or Torres Strait Islander land—the
owner of the land; or
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(b) for other land—the Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait
Islander peoples responsible for the Aboriginal tradition
or Island custom in relation to the land.
(3) Without limiting subsection (2), the consultation must have
regard to—
(a) the cultural sensitivities of the Aboriginal peoples and
Torres Strait Islander peoples; and
(b) potential economic or social benefits for the Aboriginal
peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples if the function
is performed or the power is exercised.
21 Review of Queensland Crocodile Management Plan
(1) The director must, within 6 months after the commencement,
review the Queensland Crocodile Management Plan for the
purpose of establishing a zero-tolerance zone in the Plan.
(2) The zero-tolerance zone must—
(a) include and identify each populated waterway; and
(b) provide for the killing or removal of a crocodile under
section 19.
22 Regulation-making power
The Governor in Council may make regulations under this
Act.
Part 8 Transitional provision
23 Implementing action to achieve policy objectives
(1) The Minister must, within 2 months after the commencement,
table in the Legislative Assembly a document containing—
(a) proposed subordinate legislation implementing action to
achieve the objectives stated in subsection (2); and
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(b) proposed dates for—
(i) the making of subordinate legislation substantially
in accordance with the draft proposed legislation;
and
(ii) the proposed commencement of the subordinate
legislation.
(2) For subsection (1)(a), the objectives are the following—
(a) providing for licences, permits or other authorities under
the Nature Conservation Act 1992, relating to crocodiles
or crocodile eggs, to be—
(i) issued, cancelled, suspended and amended by the
director; and
(ii) subject to conditions imposed on the licence,
permit or other authority by the director;
(b) enabling the director to authorise an adult, who has
completed a crocodile egg harvesting safety course
approved by the authority, to harvest crocodile eggs in
any part of the State;
(c) enabling the director to authorise an adult, who the
director reasonably believes has the skills and training
to safely kill crocodiles, to kill—
(i) particular crocodiles identified by the director; or
(ii) crocodiles generally;
(d) if the authority is notified of a crocodile located in a
zero-tolerance zone, ensuring action is taken by the
director to manage any risk associated with the
crocodile within 48 hours;
(e) ensuring each crocodile located in a populated
waterway is dealt with by either—
(i) killing the crocodile; or
(ii) relocating the crocodile to—
(A) a crocodile sanctuary; or
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(B) if a person, authorised by the director to
operate a crocodile farm, requests that the
crocodile be relocated to the person’s
crocodile farm—the crocodile farm;
(f) enabling the director to authorise an adult, whom the
director reasonably believes has the skills and training
to cull crocodiles safely, to carry out the culling of
crocodiles in any part of the State;
(g) for Aboriginal land or Torres Strait Islander
land—enabling the director to authorise an owner of the
land to—
(i) kill crocodiles on the land; or
(ii) allow other persons to kill crocodiles on the land,
for payment of a fee or free of charge; or
(iii) harvest crocodile eggs on the land; or
(iv) otherwise manage crocodiles on the land;
(h) for State leasehold land or other land that is not State
land—enabling the director to authorise a person to,
with the consent of the owner of land, enter the land
to—
(i) kill crocodiles on the land; or
(ii) harvest crocodile eggs on the land; or
(iii) relocate crocodiles on the land to a crocodile farm
or crocodile sanctuary;
(i) requiring crocodiles mentioned in paragraphs (c), (e)(i),
(f), (g)(i) or (ii) or (h)(i) to be killed only by—
(i) shooting or harpooning the crocodiles; or
(ii) if the person authorised to kill the crocodile is an
Aboriginal person or Torres Strait Islander
person—the use of a traditional practice;
(j) ensuring the carcasses of all crocodiles killed under an
authorisation granted by the director are dealt with so
that, as far as practicable, no part of a carcass is wasted;
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(k) ensuring authorities to farm crocodiles, issued after the
commencement, are issued only to Australian entities;
(l) otherwise ensuring the director and the authority can
carry out their respective functions.
(3) In this section—
Australian entity means—
(a) an individual who is an Australian citizen or a
permanent resident; or
(b) a listed corporation; or
(c) another corporation in which all the shares in the
corporation are directly or ultimately owned, other than
as a trustee, by an Australian entity; or
(d) the trustee of a listed unit trust; or
(e) the trustee of another trust in which all of the trust
interests in the trust are directly or ultimately owned,
other than as a trustee, by an Australian entity.
Australian Securities Exchange means ASX Limited (ACN
008 624 691).
listed corporation means a corporation in which a majority of
the shares are quoted on the market operated by the Australian
Securities Exchange.
listed unit trust means a unit trust in which a majority of the
units are quoted on the market operated by the Australian
Securities Exchange.
traditional practice, for an Aboriginal person or Torres Strait
Islander person, means the practice for killing crocodiles
carried out under the person’s Aboriginal tradition or Island
custom.
ultimately owned means owned through a series of entities
owning shares in corporations or trust interests in trusts, or a
combination of any of them.
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Aboriginal land or Torres Strait Islander land means land
held under any of the following Acts by, or on behalf of or for
the benefit of, Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander inhabitants
or purposes—
(a) the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Holding
Act 2013;
(b) the Aboriginal Land Act 1991;
(c) the Land Act 1994;
(d) the Torres Strait Islander Land Act 1991.
advisory committee means the advisory committee
established under section 14.
authorise—
(a) means authorise by issuing a licence, permit or other
authority under—
(i) the Nature Conservation Act 1992; or
(ii) another Act prescribed by regulation; and
(b) includes cancelling, suspending, amending and
imposing conditions on the licence, permit or other
authority.
authority means the Queensland Crocodile Authority
established under section 5.
carcass, of a crocodile, includes—
(a) its flesh, organs or body fluids; and
(b) its skin and scales; and
(c) its bones and teeth.
crocodile means an animal of the species Crocodylus porosus.
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crocodile farm means a farm operated by a person authorised
by the director, for the purposes of this Act, to operate the
farm.
crocodile sanctuary means a crocodile sanctuary declared
under section 18.
director means the director of the authority appointed under
section 9.
owner, of State leasehold land, includes the lessee of the land.
populated waterway means a populated waterway declared
under section 19.
Queensland Crocodile Management Plan means the
document of that name made by the chief executive and
published on the department’s website.
State land means land in Queensland that is not freehold land
as defined under the Land Act 1994, schedule 6.
State leasehold land means land leased under the Land Act
1994.
zero-tolerance zone means a zone identified as a
zero-tolerance zone in the Queensland Crocodile
Management Plan.
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