Table 2.

Taking of Injured and Orphaned Wildlife.

State/Territory	Assisting with Dead or Injured Wildlife	Requirement for Subsequent Action	Possess an Animal
ACT	Animal Welfare Act 1992 (ACT) [1] (Pt 2 10 {1}) Nature Conservation Regulation 2015 (ACT). [2] (Section 8 s 269) Must assist.	Animal Welfare Act 1992 (ACT) [1] (Pt 2 10 {2}) Yes, within 72 h	Nature Conservation Act 2014 (ACT) [5] (Chapter 6 Pt 6 Div. 6.1.2. Sect 132) Nature Conservation Act 2014 (ACT) [5] (Chapter 11 Pt 11.1) Licences to keep, sell, import into, and export out of the ACT are required for all animals (dead or alive, whole or parts of) except those scheduled as exempt species under the Act.
NSW	Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (NSW) [10] (No 63. Part 2.1) Only if licensed.	Code of Practice for Sick and Orphaned Protected Wildlife (NSW) [9] (4.1.2) Assessment within 24 h required. Biodiversity Conservation Regulation 2017 [NSW] [73] Notification of possession within 3 days.	Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016. [10] (Part 2. 2.5 {1} {2}) A person who possesses or attempts to possess a protected animal is guilty of an offence.
NT	Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 2014 (NT) [15] (Division 8 {1}) A person must not take or interfere with protected wildlife unless authorised to do so as in the rescue of an animal.	Not required.	Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 2014 (NT) [15] (Division 6. 55 (c) & 62) Yes, can keep protected wildlife, and can bring protected wildlife into, release or take out of the Territory. Permit required. Wildlife becomes the property of the holder of the permit. 1237 permits were issued in 2017 to keep native protected wildlife.
QLD	Nature Conservation (Wildlife Management) Regulation 2006 (Qld) [74] (Section 59 {4}) Rescuer of animal must surrender the animal to a licensed rehabilitator or conservation officer.	Nature Conservation (Wildlife Management) Regulation 2006 (Qld) [74] (Section 59 {4}) Within 72 h.	Nature Conservation Act 1992 (Qld) [17] (Part 5 Division 3. 83) Yes. An animal ceases to be the property of the State if the animal is taken under a licence or permit.
SA	Animal Welfare Act 1985. (SA) [24] (Pt3. 15A) Duty of person in charge of a vehicle in case of accidents involving animals. Must inform the owner or an inspector of the accident occurring.	Animal Welfare Act 1985 (SA) [24] (Pt3. 15A) Within 24 h	National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 (SA) [21] (Sect. 51 Taking of protected animals {1}) Subject to this part, a person must not take a protected animal or the eggs of a protected animal.
TAS	No requirement to stop or report.	General Requirements for the Care and Rehabilitation of Injured and Orphaned Wildlife in Tasmania 2012 (TAS) [28] Report at the earliest opportunity on the first day of business after receiving the animal.	Wildlife Regulations 1999. (TAS) [27] (Part 2. Section 16) Except as may be authorised by a permit, a person must not take, buy, sell or have possession of any form of specially protected wildlife or the products of such wildlife.
VIC	Road Safety Act 1986 (Vic) [75] (Section 61) If an accident occurs whereby any person is injured or any property (including any animal) is damaged or destroyed, the driver of the motor vehicle—(a) must immediately stop the motor vehicle; and (b) must immediately render such assistance as he or she can.	Code of Practice for the Welfare of Wildlife during Rehabilitation 2017 (Vic) [33] Animals must be assessed accurately and without delay.	Wildlife Act 1975 (Vic) [31] (Part 111A 28 A {1} and {F})The Secretary may give written authorisation to a person to take wildlife for the purposes of enabling the care, treatment or rehabilitation of sick, injured or orphaned wildlife.
WA	Reporting a Traffic Crash 2018 [76] No requirement to stop, assist or report.	None	Anyone can rehabilitate wildlife without a permit.