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State Arms, Symbols and Emblems Act 2004
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Schedule 3 State emblems
Schedule 3 State emblems
(Section 3)
The animal emblem of New South Wales is the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus).
The bird emblem of New South Wales is the kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae).
The floral emblem of New South Wales is the waratah (Telopea speciosissima).
The state fish of New South Wales is the blue groper (Achoerodus viridis).
The gemstone emblem of New South Wales is the black opal.
The fossil emblem of New South Wales is Mandageria fairfaxi.
sch 3: Am 2008 No 70, sec 3; 2015 No 33, sec 3.