Contents (2009 - 427)
National Parks and Wildlife Regulation 2009
Status information

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Regulation
2 Commencement
3 Definitions
3A Exclusion from meaning of “harm” objects and places

Part 2 Regulation of use of parks

Division 1 Regulation by notices or direction

4 Regulation by public or other notice
5 Regulation by oral direction

Division 2 Regulation of traffic

6 Entry of vehicles to parks
7 Use of vehicles, hoofed animals, vessels and machines in parks

Division 3 Regulation of conduct generally

8 Removal of certain persons
9 Taking and keeping of animals in parks
10 Camping and residing
11 Littering and damage
12 Protection of animals
13 Offensive conduct
14 Consuming alcohol in alcohol free areas
15 Lighting of fires
16 Cultural heritage
17 Erection and occupation of structures
18 Protection of vegetation
19 Beehives
20 Weapons
21 Commercial activities
22 Sporting, recreational and other activities
23 Research activities
24 Caves
25 Interference with park management
26 Use of snow chains in Kosciuszko National Park

Division 4 Mooring vessels within Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park

27 Definitions
28 Setting up of moorings
29 Mooring of vessels
30 Misrepresentation of authority to moor vessel

Division 5 Miscellaneous

31 Consents
32 Exercise of park authority’s functions
33 Defences
34 Second and subsequent offences

Part 3 Public health in Kosciuszko National Park

35 Definitions
36 Object of Part
37 Orders requiring the preservation of healthy conditions in the park
38 Orders requiring the doing of things to or on premises
39 Orders relating to premises used for shared accommodation
40 Orders requiring that premises not be used in specified ways
41 Procedures to be observed before giving orders and provisions relating to orders generally
42 Provision of services relating to the health of the public in the park
43 Power of entry and inspection
44 Functions relating to Public Health Act 1991

Part 4 Enforcement of obligations of Snowy Hydro Company

45 Definitions
46 Company to comply with Snowy Management Plan
47 Notice to comply with Snowy Management Plan
48 Offence—Company failing to comply with notice
49 Carrying out of works—Company failing to comply with notice

Part 5 Licences and certificates

50 Applications for permits, licences or registration certificates
51 Terms of licences or registration certificates

Part 6 Fauna protection

Division 1 Licences and certificates

52 Issue of tags
53 Supply of tags to commercial fauna harvesters
54 Grounds for refusing import or export licence
55 Grounds for cancelling import or export licence
56 False receipts and records

Division 2 Care and protection of fauna

57 Caging and confinement of protected fauna
58 Native waterfowl not to be interbred with non-native waterfowl

Division 3 Protection of certain marine mammals

59 Definitions
60 Application of Division
61 Prescribed approach distances to marine mammals
62 Operation of prohibited vessels
63 Operation of vessels that are not prohibited vessels
64 Operation of aircraft in vicinity of marine mammals
65 Feeding marine mammals
66 Swimming with cetaceans
67 Approaching special interest marine mammals

Division 4 Miscellaneous

68 Notification of possession of certain animals
69 Prescribed substances
70 Notice of preparation of plan of management for marine mammals
71 (Repealed)

Part 7 Exemptions in favour of Aboriginal people

72 Exemption: section 70
73 Exemption: section 71
74 Exemption: section 98
75 Exemption: section 117

Part 8 Aboriginal land

Division 1

76–78(Repealed)

Division 2 Plans of management

79 Land for community development purposes—Mutawintji
80 Land for community development purposes—other Part 4A land

Part 8A Aboriginal objects and Aboriginal places

80A Defence of compliance with codes of practice or other prescribed documents: section 87 (3)
80B Defence of carrying out certain low impact activities: section 87 (4)
80C Consultation process to be undertaken before applying for Aboriginal heritage impact permit
80D Application for Aboriginal heritage impact permit to be accompanied by cultural heritage assessment report
80E Consultation process to be undertaken before applying for a variation of Aboriginal heritage impact permit

Part 9 Advisory committees

81 Application of Part
82 Meetings to be held
83 Appointment of officers
84 Presiding member
85 Administrative matters

Part 10 Trustees

86 Application of Part
87 Meetings to be held
88 Special meetings
89 Appointment of officers
90 Presiding member
91 Conduct of meetings
92 Committees
93 Common seal
94 Administrative matters
95 Financial matters

Part 11 Penalty notices

96 Penalty notice offences

Part 12 Miscellaneous

97 Ex-officio rangers
98 Notice of preparation of plans of management
99 Transfer of Aboriginal objects
100 Appeal period
101 Appeals
102 Notification of sites of Aboriginal objects
103 Terms of interim protection orders
104 Interest on overdue money
105 Evidence of authority
106 Disposal of property seized or delivered up
107 Limitations on routine farming practice activities
108 Repeal
109 Savings

 Schedule 1 Caging of protected fauna

 Schedule 2 Penalty notice offences

 Schedule 3 Form

 Schedule 4 Savings, transitional and other provisions

Historical notes