Queensland Nature Conservation Act 1992 Nature Conservation Regulation 1994 Reprinted as in force on 10 June 2005 Reprint No. 4L This reprint is prepared by the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel Warning—This reprint is not an authorised copy Information about this reprint This regulation is reprinted as at 10 June 2005. The reprint— • shows the law as amended by all amendments that commenced on or before that day (Reprints Act 1992 s 5(c)) • incorporates all necessary consequential amendments, whether of punctuation, numbering or another kind (Reprints Act 1992 s 5(d)). The reprint includes a reference to the law by which each amendment was made—see list of legislation and list of annotations in endnotes. Also see list of legislation for any uncommenced amendments. This page is specific to this reprint. See previous reprints for information about earlier changes made under the Reprints Act 1992. A table of reprints is included in the endnotes. 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Queensland Nature Conservation Regulation 1994 Contents Page Chapter 1 Preliminary Part 1 General 1 Short title . 27 2 Commencement . 27 3 Definitions. 27 3A Notes in text . 27 3B Scientific names of protected wildlife . 27 Part 2 Licences 3C Definition for pt 2 . 28 4 Applications . 28 4A Particular applications must include request for record book . 30 5 How chief executive may deal with applications for licence . 30 6 Compliance with conditions . 33 7 Licences generally not transferable . 33 7A Transfer of apiary permit for park designated for apiaries . 33 8 Grounds for suspension, cancellation or refusal to renew . 34 9 Procedure for suspension, cancellation or refusal to renew. 34 10 Procedure for urgent suspension or cancellation of licence. 36 11 Return of licence . 37 12 Replacement licences . 37 13 Amendment of licences on application. 38 14 Amendment of licences without application . 39 15 Notice to return licence for alteration . 40 16 Surrender of licence . 40 Part 3 Appeals 17 Decisions open to appeal . 40 18 How to start an appeal . 41 2 Nature Conservation Regulation 1994 19 Stay of operation of decisions . 42 20 Hearing procedures . 42 21 Powers of court on appeal . 43 22 Appeal to District Court on questions of law only. 43 Chapter 2 Protected areas Part 1 Preliminary 23 Purpose of chapter. 44 24 Application of chapter—general . 44 25 Application of chapter—special . 44 26 Trustees have some of chief executive’s powers . 45 27 Areas where fish, invertebrate animals or mud crabs may be taken 45 27A Permitted uses in national parks or national parks (recovery)—Act, s 35 . 47 27B Permitted uses in national parks—Act, s 37. 47 Part 2 Authorities and permits Division 1 Authorities 28 Chief executive may grant authorities. 47 29 Authority may be for taking etc. of cultural or natural resource . 48 30 Authority must state protected area etc.. 48 31 Who may obtain authorities . 48 32 Authorised individuals . 48 33 When chief executive must not grant authorities . 48 34 Other restrictions on grant of authorities . 49 35 Duration of authorities . 50 36 Way cultural or natural resource may be taken . 50 Division 2 Permits 37 Chief executive may grant permits . 50 37A Restriction on grant of permits . 51 38 Permit must state protected area . 51 39 Duration of permits . 51 39A Permit may be taken to have been granted . 52 Part 3 Camping in protected areas Division 1 General requirements for camping in protected areas 40 Permit needed to camp in a protected area . 53 41 Restrictions on camping. 53 42 Camping conditions . 54 3 Nature Conservation Regulation 1994 Division 2 E-permit camping areas 42A Definitions for div 2. 54 42B E-permit camping areas . 55 42C Requirements for e-permit camping notice . 55 42D Chief executive to make camping tag available . 55 42E When internet permit taken to have been granted . 56 42F When telephone permit taken to have been granted . 56 42G Nature and conditions of permit . 57 Division 3 Self-registration camping areas 43 Self-registration camping areas . 58 44 When permit is taken to have been granted. 59 Division 4 Particular offences relating to camping in protected areas 45 Display of camping permits or camping tags . 60 46 Interfering with camping permits or tags . 60 Part 4 Restricted access areas 47 Application of part . 61 48 Permit needed to enter restricted access area. 61 49 Restriction on entry under permit . 62 Part 5 Permits to take, use, keep or interfere with cultural or natural resources 50 Restrictions on grant of apiary permit . 62 51 Restrictions on grant of permits for educational or scientific purposes . 63 Part 6 Stock in protected areas Division 1 Grazing 52 Permit needed to graze stock in protected area. 65 53 When permit may not be granted . 65 54 Application of division to new national parks . 65 Division 2 Stock mustering permits 55 Permit needed to muster stock. 65 56 Use of animals and vehicles. 66 Division 3 Travelling stock permits 57 Permit needed to travel stock . 66 58 When permit may not be granted . 66 Division 4 Impounding of stock 59 Stray stock . 67 60 Stray stock may be seized . 67 4 Nature Conservation Regulation 1994 Division 5 General 61 General muster. 67 Part 7 Other permits 62 Permit needed to be in national park (scientific) . 68 63 Permit needed to conduct commercial activities . 68 63A Return of operations for particular holders. 69 64 Permit needed to solicit donations or information. 69 65 Permit needed to conduct a group activity . 69 66 Permit to use recreational craft. 70 67 Special activities permit . 70 Part 8 Conduct on protected areas Division 1 Access to protected areas 68 Access to protected areas . 70 Division 2 Fires in protected areas 69 Definitions for div 2. 71 69A General prohibitions about lighting fires . 71 69B Other prohibited actions relating to fires. 72 69C Prohibition about leaving fires . 72 70 Conservation officers powers in relation to fires. 73 Division 3 Unauthorised structures and works 71 Unauthorised structures and works . 73 72 Removal of unauthorised structures and works . 73 Division 4 Vehicles, boats and recreational craft in protected areas 73 Traffic control . 74 74 Use of vehicles, boats and recreational craft . 75 75 Directions may be given . 77 76 Seizure and removal of vehicles. 77 Division 5 Other conduct 77 Appliances . 78 78 Plants not to be brought into protected area . 79 79 Certain other prohibited conduct . 79 80 Pollution and misuse of water. ..