Australian Capital Territory
Nature Conservation Regulation 1982    
SL1982-11
made under the
Nature Conservation Act 1980
Republication No 4
Effective:  1 November 2004 – 11 June 2015
Republication date: 1 November 2004
Last amendment made by A2001‑44
(republication includes editorial amendments 
under Legislation Act)

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel’s Office

About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Nature Conservation Regulation 1982, made under the Nature Conservation Act 1980 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 1 November 2004.  It also includes any amendment, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law to 1 November 2004.  
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4. 
Kinds of republications
The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):
•	authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies
•	unauthorised republications.
The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.
Editorial changes
The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.  Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117).  The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.  
This republication includes amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).
Uncommenced provisions and amendments
If a provision of the republished law has not commenced or is affected by an uncommenced amendment, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the uncommenced provision or amendment appears only in the last endnote.
Modifications
If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes.  For the legal status of modifications, see Legislation Act 2001, section 95.
Penalties
The value of a penalty unit for an offence against this republished law at the republication date is—
	(a)	if the person charged is an individual—$100; or
	(b)	if the person charged is a corporation—$500.

Australian Capital Territory
Nature Conservation Regulation 1982
made under the
Nature Conservation Act 1980
    
Contents
	Page
	1	Name of regulation	2
	3	Records to be kept for animals	2
	4	Records to be kept for live fish	3
	5	Records to be kept for plants that are wildlife	3
Endnotes
	1	About the endnotes	5
	2	Abbreviation key	5
	3	Legislation history	6
	4	Amendment history	7
	5	Earlier republications	8

Australian Capital Territory
Nature Conservation Regulation 1982     

made under the
Nature Conservation Act 1980

    

  

1	Name of regulation
This regulation is the Nature Conservation Regulation 1982.
3	Records to be kept for animals
	(1)	For the Act, section 112 (1), a person who is the holder of a licence relating to animals who keeps an animal, other than an exempt animal, must keep the following records in relation to the animals kept by the person:
	(a)	a record of the number, species and sex of the animals;
	(b)	for an animal acquired from another person—
	(i)	a record of the species and sex of the animal;
	(ii)	a record of the date of receipt of the animal;
	(iii)	a record of the name and address of that other person;
	(c)	for an animal that dies or escapes from captivity—
	(i)	a record of the species and sex of the animal;
	(ii)	a record of the date when the animal died or escaped; 
	(d)	for an animal that is transferred, whether because of a sale or otherwise, to another person—
	(i)	a record of the species and sex of the animal;
	(ii)	a record of the date of transfer;
	(iii)	a record of the name and address of the person receiving the animal.
	(2)	However, a person is required to keep a record of the sex of an animal only where it is possible to ascertain, without handling the animal, the sex of that animal.
4	Records to be kept for live fish
For the Act, section 112 (2), the records to be kept by a person who is the holder of a licence in relation to live fish kept by the person are—
	(a)	a record of the species of the fish; and
	(b)	for live fish acquired from another person—
	(i)	a record of the species of the fish; and
	(ii)	a record of the date of receipt of the fish; and
	(iii)	a record of the name and address of that other person; and
	(c)	for live fish that are transferred, whether because of a sale or otherwise, to a person who is the holder of a licence authorising the sale of live fish—
	(i)	a record of the species of the fish; and
	(ii)	a record of the date of transfer; and
	(iii)	a record of the name and address of the person receiving the fish; and
	(d)	for live fish that are exported from the ACT by the person—
	(i)	a record of the species of the fish; and
	(ii)	a record of the date of export; and
	(iii)	a record of the name and address of the person receiving the fish.
5	Records to be kept for plants that are wildlife
For the Act, section 112 (3), the records to be kept by a person who is the holder of a licence authorising the sale or export from the ACT of native plants are—
	(a)	a record of the number and species of plants sold or exported from the ACT; and
	(b)	a record of the date when the plants were sold or exported from the ACT; and
	(c)	a record of the name and address of the person receiving the plants.

Endnotes
1	About the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history.  Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history.  Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Uncommenced amending laws and expiries are listed in the legislation history and the amendment history.  These details are underlined.  Uncommenced provisions and amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last endnote.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.  
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
2	Abbreviation key

am = amended	ord = ordinance	
amdt = amendment	orig = original	
ch = chapter	par = paragraph/subparagraph	
def = definition	pres = present	
dict = dictionary	prev = previous	
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative 	(prev...) = previously	
Assembly	pt = part	
div = division	r = rule/subrule	
exp = expires/expired	renum = renumbered	
Gaz = gazette	reloc = relocated	
hdg = heading	R[X] = Republication No	
IA = Interpretation Act 1967	RI = reissue	
ins = inserted/added	s = section/subsection	
LA = Legislation Act 2001	sch = schedule	
LR = legislation register	sdiv = subdivision	
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996	sub = substituted	
mod = modified/modification	SL = Subordinate Law	
o = order	underlining = whole or part not commenced	
om = omitted/repealed	or to be expired	
3	Legislation history
This regulation was originally called the Nature Conservation Regulations and was originally made under a Commonwealth ordinance—the Nature Conservation Ordinance 1980 No 20 (Cwlth).
The Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cwlth), s 34 (4) converted most former Commonwealth ordinances in force in the ACT, and the regulations made under them, into ACT enactments. This allowed the ACT Legislative Assembly to amend and repeal the laws. The Nature Conservation Ordinance 1980 A1980-20 and the Nature Conservation Regulations were converted into ACT enactments on 11 May 1989 (self-government day).
As with most ordinances in force in the ACT, the name was changed from Ordinance to Act by the Self-Government (Citation of Laws) Act 1989 A1989‑21, s 5 on 11 May 1989 (self-government day).
This regulation was renamed under the Legislation Act 2001.
Before 12 September 2001, regulations commenced on their notification day unless otherwise stated (see Interpretation Act 1967 s 50).
Nature Conservation Regulation 1982 SL1982‑11
notified 22 June 1982
commenced 22 June 1982
as amended by
Nature Conservation Regulations (Amendment) SL1983‑20
notified 30 September 1983
commenced 1 October 1983
Nature Conservation (Amendment) Act (No 2) 1994 A1994-110 sch 2 pt 2
notified 22 December 1994 (Gaz 1994 No S289)
s 1, s 2 commenced 22 December 1994 (s 2 (1))
sch 2 pt 2 commenced 8 February 1995 (s 2 (2) and Gaz 1995 No S41)
Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 A2001‑44 pt 259
notified 26 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 30)
s 1, s 2 commenced 26 July 2001 (IA s 10B)
pt 259 commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 and see Gaz 2001 No S65)
4	Amendment history
Name of regulation
s 1	am R3 LA; R4 LA
Interpretation
s 2	om A2001‑44 amdt 1.2958
Records to be kept for animals
s 3	am A1994‑110
Records to be kept for live fish
s 4	am A1994‑110
Records to be kept for plants that are wildlife
s 5	am A1994‑110
Licence to take animals—fee
s 6	om SL1983‑20
Licence to sell animals—fee
s 7	om SL1983‑20
Licence to import or export—fees
s 8	om SL1983‑20
Licence to sell fish—fee
s 9	om SL1983‑20
Licences to pick plants that are wildlife—fees
s 10	om SL1983‑20
Licence to fell or remove timber—fee
s 11	om SL1983‑20

5	Earlier republications
Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.  
Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register.  A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1.  Except for the footer, electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical. 

Republication No	Amendments to	Republication date	
1	SL1983‑20	30 April 1991	
2	SL1983‑20	8 February 1995	
3	A2001‑44	30 November 2001	

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