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Wildlife Act 1975
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28 Production of licence 63
Part IIIA—Authorisations 65
28A Authorisation to take etc. wildlife 65
28B Offence of failing to comply with conditions of authorisation 68
28C Duration and renewal of authorisation 68
28D Suspension of authorisation 69
28E Making submissions on suspension 70
28F Cancellation of authorisation 70
Part IIIB—Authorisation Orders 72
28G Authorisation Orders as to taking etc. wildlife 72
28H Authorisation Orders as to disturbing wildlife 73
28I Conditions in authorisation orders 73
28J Publication and commencement of authorisation order 74
28K Period of authorisation order 74
Part IV—Research and management 75
29 Secretary to carry out research etc. 75
30 Minister may authorize the use of prohibited equipment for certain purposes 76
31 Persons acting under authority not guilty of offence 77
Part V—Wildlife Management Co‑operative Areas, prohibited areas, and sanctuaries 78
32 Wildlife Management Co-operative Areas 78
33 Prohibited areas 80
34 Wildlife sanctuaries 81
35 Offences in relation to wildlife sanctuaries 81
Part VII—Offences 83
41 Hunting, taking or destroying threatened wildlife 83
43 Hunting, taking or destroying protected wildlife 84
44 Hunting, taking or destroying game 85
45 Acquiring etc. threatened wildlife 86
47 Acquiring etc. protected wildlife 87
47A Exemptions from certain sections 88
47C Employees of licence holders 89
47D Wildlife unlawfully taken 90
47E Exemption from definition of prohibited person in Firearms Act 1996 90
48 Offence for dogs or cats to attack etc. wildlife 90
48A Seizure of dogs or cats 91
48B Owner to be notified 91
48C Recovery or disposal of animal 92
49 Power to make Order prohibiting possession etc. of certain wildlife 92
50 Import and export permits 93
51 Marking protected wildlife 95
52 Release of birds and animals from captivity or confinement 97
53 Use of prohibited equipment 97
54 Killing wildlife by poison 97
55 Using bird-lime etc. 98
56 Punt guns 98
57 Interference with signs etc. 99
58 Molesting and disturbing etc. protected wildlife 100
58A Keeping false records 101
58B Providing false information 101
58C Offence for certain persons to enter on or remain in specified hunting area 102
58D Offence to approach a person who is hunting 103
58E Hindering or obstructing hunting 104
Part VIIA—Banning notices and exclusion orders 105
Division 1—Interpretation 105
58F Meaning of specified offence 105
Division 2—Banning notices 105
58G Issue of banning notice 105
58H Content of banning notice 106
58I Variation and revocation of banning notice 108
58J Offence to contravene banning notice 108
58K Direction to leave area to which banning notice applies 108
58L Offence to refuse or fail to comply with direction to leave area to which banning notice applies 109
Division 3—Exclusion orders 110
58M Exclusion orders 110
58N Variation of exclusion order 112
58O Offence to contravene exclusion order 113
58P Direction to leave area to which exclusion order applies 113
58Q Offence to refuse or fail to comply with direction to leave area to which exclusion order applies 114
Division 4—General 115
58R Disclosure of information for enforcement purposes 115
Part VIII—Enforcement and legal proceedings 116
59 Powers of authorised officers 116
59A Searches of personal property 119
59B Searches of vehicles and boats 120
59C Search warrant for evidence of offence 121
59D Announcement before entry 122
59E Copy of warrant to be given to occupier 123
59F Occupier entitled to be present during search 123
60 Seizure of prohibited equipment etc. 124
60A Power to require production of firearms licence 126
60B Requirements as to taking samples, seizing 127
60C Samples 127
60D Retention notices 128
60E Evidentiary provisions relating to retention notices 129
61 Offenders to give name and address on demand 129
62 Obstructing officer etc. 131
62A Offence to impersonate officer 132
64 Statements of the Secretary or the Game Management Authority as evidence 133
65 Eggs presumed to be threatened wildlife 134
68 Simplification of proof 134
69 Onus of proving wildlife not taken in Victoria 136
70 Cancellation of licence upon conviction for offence 136
70A Disposal of seized things 137
Part IX—Controlled operations 139
Division 1—Introduction 139
71 Definitions 139
72 Evidentiary matters 141
Division 2—Authorisation of controlled operations 142
73 Applications for authorities to conduct controlled operations 142
74 Determination of applications 142
74A Matters to be taken into account 143
74B Form of authority 144
Division 3—Variation and cancellation of authorities 147
74C When can an authority be varied? 147
74D Application for variation of authority 147
74E Determination of application to vary authority 148
74F Form of variation of authority 149
74G Cancellation of authorities 150
Division 4—Effect of authorities 150
74H Effect of authorities 150
74I Defect in authority 151
74J Effect of being unaware of variation or cancellation of authority 151
74K Protection from criminal responsibility for certain ancillary conduct 152
Division 5—Notification of third parties 152
74L Notification requirements 152
Division 6—Compliance and monitoring 153
74M Unauthorised disclosure of information 153
74N Principal law enforcement officers' reports 155
74O Secretary's reports 156
74OA Game Management Authority's reports 157
74P Annual report by Integrity Oversight Victoria 159
74Q Keeping documents connected with authorised operations 162
74R General register of the Secretary 163
74RA General Register of the Game Management Authority 164