Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020
sec.29Railway officers dealing with dead protected animals
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sec.29 Railway officers dealing with dead protected animals
A railway officer employed by a railway manager may carry out any of the following activities in relation to a dead protected animal— take the animal at a railway managed by the railway manager; move the animal to another place. However, when taking or moving the animal the railway officer must comply with any conditions— imposed under subsection (3) ; and notified by the chief executive to the railway manager. The chief executive may impose conditions on the taking or moving of a dead protected animal under this section, including, for example, a condition stating— the way in which the animal is to be dealt with after being taken or moved; or the records to be kept for activities carried out under subsection (1) ; or the way in which the records mentioned in paragraph (b) are kept and accessed. This section does not apply to a railway officer employed by a rail government entity. In this section— railway manager see the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994 , schedule 6 . railway officer , employed by a railway manager, means— an employee or contractor of the railway manager; or an employee or contractor of a related body corporate of the railway manager; or another person approved by the chief executive by notice to the railway manager. related body corporate , of a railway manager, means a body corporate that is a related body corporate of the railway manager within the meaning of the Corporations Act , section 50 . (sec.29-ssec.1) A railway officer employed by a railway manager may carry out any of the following activities in relation to a dead protected animal— take the animal at a railway managed by the railway manager; move the animal to another place. (sec.29-ssec.2) However, when taking or moving the animal the railway officer must comply with any conditions— imposed under subsection (3) ; and notified by the chief executive to the railway manager. (sec.29-ssec.3) The chief executive may impose conditions on the taking or moving of a dead protected animal under this section, including, for example, a condition stating— the way in which the animal is to be dealt with after being taken or moved; or the records to be kept for activities carried out under subsection (1) ; or the way in which the records mentioned in paragraph (b) are kept and accessed. (sec.29-ssec.4) This section does not apply to a railway officer employed by a rail government entity. (sec.29-ssec.5) In this section— railway manager see the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994 , schedule 6 . railway officer , employed by a railway manager, means— an employee or contractor of the railway manager; or an employee or contractor of a related body corporate of the railway manager; or another person approved by the chief executive by notice to the railway manager. related body corporate , of a railway manager, means a body corporate that is a related body corporate of the railway manager within the meaning of the Corporations Act , section 50 .