Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

NATURE CONSERVATION (AMENDMENT) ACT 1989 (NO. 4 OF 1989) - SECT 45

45. Section 72 of the Principal Act is amended—

    (a)     by omitting from subsection (1) the words from and including “A person” to and including “5 or 6,” and substituting “A holder of a licence relating to animals who keeps an animal, not being an exempt animal”;

    (b)     by omitting from subsection (2) the words from and including “A person” to and including “live fish,” (first occurring) and substituting “A holder of a licence relating to live fish who”;

    (c)     by omitting subsection (3) and substituting the following subsection:

“(3) A holder of a licence relating to plants that are wildlife who sells or exports from the Territory such plants shall keep such records as are prescribed.”; and

    (d)     by omitting the penalty at the foot of the section and substituting the following penalty:

“Penalty:

        (a)     if the animal or fish kept, or plant sold or exported, as the case requires, has special protection status—$1,000;

        (b)     in any other case—$500.”.