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Native Vegetation Conservation Act 1997
This Act are provides for <strong>the</strong> <strong>management</strong> <strong>of</strong> native vegetation on a regional basis
in <strong>the</strong> social, economic <strong>and</strong> environmental interests <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State, <strong>and</strong> to protect
native vegetation <strong>of</strong> high conservation value having regard to its contribution to
such matters as water quality, biodiversity, or <strong>the</strong> prevention <strong>of</strong> salinity or l<strong>and</strong>
degradation, <strong>and</strong> to improve <strong>the</strong> condition <strong>of</strong> existing native vegetation,
particularly where it has high conservation value.
Non-indigenous Animals Act 1987
This Act provides for <strong>the</strong> listing <strong>of</strong> non-indigenous <strong>animals</strong> into categories based
on <strong>the</strong> level <strong>of</strong> control required <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> risk that <strong>the</strong>y pose to agriculture <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>
environment
Fisheries Management Act 1994
Part <strong>of</strong> this Act provides for <strong>the</strong> conservation <strong>of</strong> fish stocks <strong>and</strong> key fish habitats
<strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> conservation <strong>of</strong> threatened species, populations <strong>and</strong> ecological
communities <strong>of</strong> fish <strong>and</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r aquatic biodiversity. This Act also allows for <strong>the</strong>
declaration <strong>of</strong> noxious fish species. Currently carp, gambusia, <strong>and</strong> tilapia are
declared noxious species.
Game <strong>and</strong> Feral Animal Control Act 2004
This Act provides for <strong>the</strong> effective <strong>management</strong> <strong>of</strong> introduced species <strong>of</strong> game
<strong>animals</strong>, <strong>and</strong> promotes responsible <strong>and</strong> orderly hunting <strong>of</strong> those game <strong>animals</strong> on
public <strong>and</strong> private l<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong> certain pest <strong>animals</strong> on public l<strong>and</strong>. Declared game
<strong>animals</strong> include deer, pig, dog (o<strong>the</strong>r than dingo), cat, goat, rabbit, hare, <strong>and</strong> fox.
Queensl<strong>and</strong>
L<strong>and</strong> Protection (Pest <strong>and</strong> Stock Route Management) Act 2001
This Act specifies principals for pest animal <strong>management</strong>, including integration,
public awareness, best practice <strong>and</strong> prevention. It is one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> most complete pest
control Acts in Australia <strong>and</strong> focuses on protecting both agricultural production
<strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> environment, as opposed to <strong>the</strong> agricultural focus <strong>of</strong> many Acts. The
Queensl<strong>and</strong> Pest Animal Strategy is enshrined in <strong>the</strong> Act <strong>and</strong> provides an agreed
framework to improve pest animal <strong>management</strong>. Designation <strong>of</strong> responsibility is
one significant aspect <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Act. L<strong>and</strong> managers have <strong>the</strong> responsibility for
managing pest <strong>animals</strong> on <strong>the</strong>ir l<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> local governments have had to develop a
Local Government Area Pest Management Plan in consultation with State
government agencies <strong>and</strong> stakeholders. Under <strong>the</strong> L<strong>and</strong> Protection (pest <strong>and</strong> Stock
Route Management) Regulation 2003, <strong>feral</strong> goats, <strong>feral</strong> pigs, European red fox,
rabbits, wild dogs, dingos, <strong>and</strong> <strong>feral</strong> cats. Fur<strong>the</strong>rmore, any species not listed
under Schedule 1 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Regulation is declared a pest.
Fisheries Act 1994
This Act covers noxious <strong>and</strong> non-indigenous fish species. The Act has provisions
for declaring a fish species to be noxious, making it illegal to possess or release.
Currently carp, gambusia, tilapia, <strong>and</strong> wea<strong>the</strong>rloach are declared noxious species.
Animal Care <strong>and</strong> Protection Act 2001
This Act requires that all <strong>animals</strong> are treated <strong>and</strong> controlled in a humane <strong>and</strong>
ethical manner, regardless <strong>of</strong> status.
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