Nature Conservation (Plants) Regulation 2020
sec.35Members of Australian Defence Force
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sec.35 Members of Australian Defence Force
An exemption applies to a member of a unit of the Australian Defence Force who takes and uses, other than for trade, a near threatened plant or least concern plant for food for training members of the unit about survival in the wild if— the plant— is taken under a military standing order prepared for the unit; or is taken on private land with the permission of the landholder; or is taken under a permit or other approval under the Forestry Act 1959 ; and the plant is taken by the member primarily for using the plant for food for training. In this section— member , of a unit of the Australian Defence Force, means a Member under the Defence Act 1903 (Cwlth) , section 4 . military standing order means a standing order that— is a general order under the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 (Cwlth) ; and includes provisions relating to training members of a unit of the Australian Defence Force about survival in the wild. A copy of the military standing orders to which this section applies may be inspected at the department’s head office. (sec.35-ssec.1) An exemption applies to a member of a unit of the Australian Defence Force who takes and uses, other than for trade, a near threatened plant or least concern plant for food for training members of the unit about survival in the wild if— the plant— is taken under a military standing order prepared for the unit; or is taken on private land with the permission of the landholder; or is taken under a permit or other approval under the Forestry Act 1959 ; and the plant is taken by the member primarily for using the plant for food for training. (sec.35-ssec.2) In this section— member , of a unit of the Australian Defence Force, means a Member under the Defence Act 1903 (Cwlth) , section 4 . military standing order means a standing order that— is a general order under the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 (Cwlth) ; and includes provisions relating to training members of a unit of the Australian Defence Force about survival in the wild. A copy of the military standing orders to which this section applies may be inspected at the department’s head office.
- (a) the plant— (i) is taken under a military standing order prepared for the unit; or (ii) is taken on private land with the permission of the landholder; or (iii) is taken under a permit or other approval under the Forestry Act 1959 ; and
- (i) is taken under a military standing order prepared for the unit; or
- (ii) is taken on private land with the permission of the landholder; or
- (iii) is taken under a permit or other approval under the Forestry Act 1959 ; and
- (b) the plant is taken by the member primarily for using the plant for food for training.
- (i) is taken under a military standing order prepared for the unit; or