New South Wales Consolidated Acts

GAME AND FERAL ANIMAL CONTROL ACT 2002

- As at 14 November 2008
- Act 64 of 2002

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Objects
   4.      Definitions
   5.      Game animals for the purposes of this Act
   6.      Application of other legislation

   PART 2 - GAME COUNCIL

   7.      Constitution of Council
   8.      Membership and procedure of Game Council
   9.      Functions of Game Council
   10.     Committee of Management of Game Council
   11.     Other committees of Game Council
   12.     (Repealed)
   13.     Financial provisions
   13A.    Delegation

   PART 3 - LICENSING AND CONTROL OF HUNTING FOR GAME ANIMALS

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   14.     Classes of game hunting licences
   15.     Authority conferred by different classes of game hunting licences

           Division 2 - Licensing of hunters of game animals

   16.     Licence required to hunt game animals
   17.     Exemptions from licensing

           Division 3 - Control of hunting for game animals on public lands (restricted game hunting licences)

   18.     Hunting of game animals on public land
   19.     Special qualifications for restricted game hunting licence
   20.     Declaration of public lands available for hunting game

           Division 4 - Provisions relating to game hunting licences

   21.     Grant of licences
   22.     Conditions of licences
   23.     Offence to contravene conditions of licence
   24.     Code of practice for licensed game hunters
   25.     Duration of licence
   26.     Fees for applications and licences
   27.     Offences relating to licences
   28.     Arrangements for granting licences
   29.     Suspension or cancellation of licences by Game Council
   30.     Suspension or cancellation of licences by court in connection with offence
   31.     Rights of review
   32.     Regulations relating to licences

   PART 4 - INVESTIGATIONS

           Division 1 - Appointment of inspectors

   33.     Appointment of inspectors
   34.     Police officers to be inspectors
   35.     Identification
   36.     Production of identification
   37.     Offence of impersonating an inspector

           Division 2 - Powers of inspectors

   38.     Definitions
   39.     Powers of entry
   40.     Use of force on entry
   41.     Entry to premises used for residential purposes
   42.     Search warrant
   43.     General powers available on entry
   44.     Power to detain and search vehicles or vessels
   45.     Power of seizure
   46.     Power of inspectors to obtain information, documents and evidence
   47.     Power of inspector to demand name and address and to demand game hunting licence
   48.     Protection from incrimination
   49.     Inspector may request assistance
   50.     Offences
   51.     Care to be taken
   52.     Compensation

   PART 5 - MISCELLANEOUS

   53.     Crown not bound
   54.     Native title rights and interests
   55.     Offence of releasing animals for the purpose of hunting
   56.     Summary proceedings for offences
   57.     Penalty notices for certain offences
   58.     Evidentiary statements
   59.     Onus of proof concerning reasonable excuse
   60.     Regulations
   61.     Notes
   62.     (Repealed)
   63.     Savings, transitional and other provisions
   64.     Review of Act
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2
           Schedule 3 (Repealed)
           SCHEDULE 4