4Definitions

#### 4 Definitions 4 Definitions > In this Act— > > declared public hunting land means public land that is the subject of a declaration in force under section 20. > > exercise a function includes perform a duty. > > function includes a power, authority or duty. > > Game and Pest Management Advisory Board or Advisory Board means the Game and Pest Management Advisory Board constituted under Part 2. > > game animal—see section 5. > > game hunting licence means a licence granted under Part 3 and in force (being a general game hunting licence or a restricted game hunting licence). > > hunt means to search for, pursue, trail, stalk or drive out an animal in order to capture or kill the animal— > > > (a) including using a firearm, bow, animal or other hunting device to capture or kill the animal, but > > > (b) not including laying or using poison for that purpose. > > inspector means an inspector appointed under Division 1 of Part 4. > > Note. > > Section 34 provides that a police officer may exercise the functions of an inspector under this Act, and for that purpose is taken to be an inspector. > > national park estate land means— > > > (a) any land reserved, dedicated or declared under the [National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1974-080) or any land vested in the Minister administering that Act for the purposes of Part 11 of that Act, or > > > (b) any dedicated or reserved Crown land under the [Crown Land Management Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2016-058) of which the National Parks and Wildlife Reserve Trust is the Crown land manager, or > > > (c) any land that is declared to be a wilderness area under the [Wilderness Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-196), and any land the subject of a wilderness protection agreement under section 10 of that Act that has not been declared to be a wilderness area. > > native game bird means a game animal listed in Part 1A of Schedule 3. > > native game bird management licence means a licence granted under Part 3A and in force. > > occupier and owner have the same meanings as they have in the [Local Government Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1993-030). > > premises includes any place, and in particular includes— > > > (a) any land, building or part of any building, or > > > (b) any vehicle, vessel or aircraft, or > > > (c) any installation on land, on the bed of any waters or floating on any waters, or > > > (d) any tent or movable structure. > > private land means land other than— > > > (a) any public land, or > > > (b) (Repealed) > > > (c) any other land of a kind prescribed by the regulations. > > public land means— > > > (a) Crown land within the meaning of the [Crown Land Management Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2016-058), or > > > (b) State forest, or > > > (b1) national park estate land, or > > > (c) land under the control and management of a public or local authority that is declared by the regulations, on the recommendation of the authority, to be public land for the purposes of this Act, > > but does not include— > > > (d) any land (other than State forest) that is occupied under any lease or other arrangement for private purposes that confers a right to exclusive possession of the land, or > > > (e) (Repealed) > > > (f) any land leased under a Western lands lease within the meaning of Schedule 3 to the [Crown Land Management Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2016-058), or > > > (g) any other land of a kind prescribed by the regulations. > > Regulatory Authority means the Secretary of Regional NSW. > > State forest has the same meaning it has in the [Forestry Act 2012](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2012-096). > > Note. > > Words and expressions used in this Act that are defined in the [Interpretation Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-015) have the meanings set out in that Act. > > **s 4:** Am 2012 No 52, Sch 1 \[2\]–\[5\]; 2012 No 96, Sch 4.12 \[1\]; 2012 No 104, Sch 1 \[1\]; 2013 No 75, Sch 1 \[2\] \[3\]; 2017 No 17, Sch 2.4 \[1\]–\[3\]; 2017 No 62, Sch 1.3 \[1\]; 2020 No 30, Sch 2.17.