sec.175Restrictions on grant of permits to prevent damage or loss

sec.175 Restrictions on grant of permits to prevent damage or loss

This section applies in relation to a flying-fox roost management permit for a flying-fox roost considered under section 174 (1) (a) . The chief executive must not grant the permit unless the chief executive is satisfied— flying-foxes that congregate at the roost are causing, or may cause, damage; and the landholder of the land on which the flying-foxes are causing, or may cause, damage has made a reasonable attempt to prevent or minimise the damage and the action taken has not prevented or minimised the damage; and covering fruit trees with netting moving cars or equipment to a sheltered location if the damage is not prevented or controlled— persons may suffer significant economic loss; or the ecological sustainability of nature is likely to be harmed; and action under the permit would not adversely affect the survival of flying-foxes in the wild; and the proposed way of taking action under the permit is humane. (sec.175-ssec.1) This section applies in relation to a flying-fox roost management permit for a flying-fox roost considered under section 174 (1) (a) . (sec.175-ssec.2) The chief executive must not grant the permit unless the chief executive is satisfied— flying-foxes that congregate at the roost are causing, or may cause, damage; and the landholder of the land on which the flying-foxes are causing, or may cause, damage has made a reasonable attempt to prevent or minimise the damage and the action taken has not prevented or minimised the damage; and covering fruit trees with netting moving cars or equipment to a sheltered location if the damage is not prevented or controlled— persons may suffer significant economic loss; or the ecological sustainability of nature is likely to be harmed; and action under the permit would not adversely affect the survival of flying-foxes in the wild; and the proposed way of taking action under the permit is humane.

• (a) flying-foxes that congregate at the roost are causing, or may cause, damage; and
• (b) the landholder of the land on which the flying-foxes are causing, or may cause, damage has made a reasonable attempt to prevent or minimise the damage and the action taken has not prevented or minimised the damage; and Examples of reasonable attempts to prevent or minimise damage— • covering fruit trees with netting • moving cars or equipment to a sheltered location
• • covering fruit trees with netting
• • moving cars or equipment to a sheltered location
• (c) if the damage is not prevented or controlled— (i) persons may suffer significant economic loss; or (ii) the ecological sustainability of nature is likely to be harmed; and
• (i) persons may suffer significant economic loss; or
• (ii) the ecological sustainability of nature is likely to be harmed; and