19Taking or possessing protected wildlife

19 Taking or possessing protected wildlife

(1)  A person must not take or possess protected wildlife, or a product of protected wildlife, unless the person is authorised to do so by a licence or permit.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.

(2)  Subregulation (1) does not apply to the taking of protected wildlife, or of a product of protected wildlife, by a person –

(a) in the course of undertaking the clearance of native vegetation, or the harvesting of trees, in accordance with a certified forest practices plan or a public authority management agreement; or

(b) in the course of undertaking dam works in accordance with a permit issued under Part 8 of the Water Management Act 1999 ; or

(c) undertaking an activity in accordance with a public authority management agreement, within the meaning of the Threatened Species Protection Act 1995 ; or

(d) if –

(i) the protected wildlife is a snake; and

(ii) the person taking the snake reasonably believed it was a threat to the life of a person or a domestic animal; or

(e) if the protected wildlife is amphibian eggs or tadpoles; or

(f) if –

(i) the protected wildlife is a metallic skink, spotted skink, common froglet and brown tree frog; and

(ii) not more than 6 of each such wildlife are possessed by the relevant person at any one time.

(3)  Subregulation (1) does not apply to the possession of protected wildlife, or of a product of protected wildlife, of a species specified in Schedule 2 .