Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION REGULATIONS 1970 - REG 63

63 .         Suspension of section 23

        (1)         The operation of section 23(1) of the Act is indefinitely suspended in all parts of the State with respect to the taking of any fauna declared under section 14(4) of the Act to be fauna which is likely to become extinct, or is rare, or otherwise in need of special protection, other than —

            (a)         dugong ( Dugong dugon );

            (b)         loggerhead turtle ( Caretta caretta );

            (c)         leathery turtle ( Dermochelys coriacea );

            (d)         olive ridley turtle ( Lepidochelys olivacea );

            (e)         flatback turtle ( Natator depressus );

            (f)         green turtle ( Chelonia mydas );

            (g)         hawksbill turtle ( Eretmochelys imbricata );

            (h)         saltwater crocodile ( Crocodylus porusus ); and

                  (i)         Australian freshwater crocodile ( Crocodylus johnstoni ).

        (2)         The operation of section 23(1) of the Act is indefinitely suspended in all parts of the State with respect to the taking of flora declared under section 23F of the Act to be rare flora.

        [Regulation 63 inserted in Gazette 14 Aug 2001 p. 4237‑8; amended by Act No. 19 of 2010 s. 51.]