Queensland Consolidated Regulations

NATURE CONSERVATION (KOALA) CONSERVATION PLAN 2017

- Made under the Nature Conservation Act 1992
- As at 1 July 2023
- Reg 152 of 2017

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Relationship with declared management intent—Act, s 121
   4.      Main purposes of plan and how they are to be achieved
   5.      Interpretation

   PART 2 - KOALA DISTRICTS, KOALA PRIORITY AREAS AND KOALA HABITAT AREAS

           Division 1 - Koala districts

   6.      Koala districts
   7.      Objective for koala district

           Division 2 - Koala priority areas and koala habitat areas

   7A.     Koala priority areas
   7B.     Koala habitat areas
   7C.     Requests to make, amend or revoke determinations under s 7B

           Division 3 - Koala Conservation Plan Map

   8.      Chief executive must prepare Koala Conservation Plan Map
   9.      Koala Conservation Plan Map available for inspection

   PART 3 - CLEARING IN PARTICULAR AREAS

   10.     Sequential clearing in koala district A or B
   11.     Koala spotter needed for clearing in koala habitat area

   PART 4 - ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON GRANT FOR ANIMAL AUTHORITIES FOR TAKING, USING OR KEEPING

   12.     Relationship with Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020
   13.     General restriction on grant
   14.     Restriction on grant of animal authorities authorising release of koalas into wild
   15.     Restriction on grant of rehabilitation permit authorising release into wild
   16.     Restriction on grant of research permit authorising release into wild

   PART 4A - ADDITIONAL CONDITION FOR REHABILITATION PERMITS FOR KOALAS TAKEN FROM WILD

   16A.    Where to release koala taken from wild

   PART 5 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

           Division 1 - Transitional provisions for SL No. 152 of 2017

   17.     State map taken to be Koala Conservation Plan Map
   18.     References to expired conservation plan
   19.     Effect of division

           Division 2 - Transitional provisions for Nature Conservation and Other Legislation (Koala Protection) Amendment Regulation 2020

   20.     Koala Conservation Plan Map
   21.     Koala priority areas and koala habitat areas
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2