Table 11.
Each wildlife protection statute and the corresponding animal protection provisions per each Australian state and territory. Statutes only award protection to native wildlife species in Australia. Offences have been paraphrased.
| Jurisdiction | Statute | Animal Protection |
|---|---|---|
| CTH | Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 [150] | Section 196(1) [141]—offence to kill or injure threatened species. Section 211(1) [151]—offence to kill or injure migratory species. Section 229(1) [152]—offence to kill or injure a cetacean. Section 254(1) [153]—offence to kill or injure listed marine species. Section 303GP(1) [154]—offence to treat export or import animals in a cruel manner. |
| Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 [155] | Section 38GA(1)(c)(i) [156]—offence to take or injure a protected animal species. | |
| ACT | Nature Conservation Act 2014 [157] | Section 130(1) [140]—offence to kill a native animal. Section 131(1) and (2) [158]—offence to (1) injure or (2) endanger native animals. |
| NSW | National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 [159] | Section 45(1)(a) [160]—cannot harm any animal within a national park. Section 56(1) [161]—cannot harm any animal within a nature reserve. Section 70(1) [162]—cannot harm any fauna within a wildlife refuge, conservation area or wilderness area. |
| Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 [163] | Section 2.1(1) [142]—offence to harm threatened or protected species. Section 11.32 [164]—animal welfare directions to people who keep protected animals in confinement. Section 11.36 [165]—offence to contravene animal protection direction. |
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| NT | Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1976 [166] | Section 66(1) [143]—offence to interfere with protected wildlife (where interfere with includes harm or disturb). Section 67 [167]—offence to interfere with unprotected wildlife. |
| QLD | Nature Conservation Act 1992 [168] | Section 88(a) [144]—cannot take protected animals (where take includes injure or disturb). |
| SA | National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 [169] | Section 45(1) [145]—cannot take an animal within a sanctuary. Section 51(1) [170]—cannot take a protected animal (where take includes injuring). Section 65(1) [171]—cannot poison animals with the intent of taking them. Section 68(1)(a) [146]—cannot harass or molest protected animals. |
| TAS | Threatened Species Protection Act 1995 [172] | Section 51(a) [173]—offence to take fauna (where take includes injure). |
| VIC | Wildlife Act 1975 [174] | Section 21(3) [175]—cannot take, destroy, disturb or injure wildlife. Section 54(1) [176]—cannot poison animals with the intent to injure them. Section 58(a) and (b) [177]—cannot (a) molest or injure, or (b) disturb protected wildlife. Section 76(1)(a) [178]—cannot injure, kill or take whales. |
| WA | Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 [179] | Section 149(1) [147]—offence to take fauna (where take includes injuring). Section 150(1) [148]—offence to take threatened fauna. Section 153(1) [149]—offence to disturb fauna. |