Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016
Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Regulations 2023
Western Australia
Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Regulations 2023
Contents
1.Citation1
2.Commencement1
3.Regulations amended1
4.Regulation 153 replaced2
153.Officer liability for corporate offences involving sandalwood2
Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016
Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Regulations 2023
Made by the Governor in Executive Council.
These regulations come into operation as follows —
(a)regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these regulations are published on the WA legislation website;
(b)the rest of the regulations — on 4 November 2023.
These regulations amend the Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2018.
Delete regulation 153 and insert:
153.Officer liability for corporate offences involving sandalwood
The Criminal Code section 39 (which provides for the criminal liability of officers of a body corporate) applies to an offence under any of the following —
(a)regulation 68(3), 96(1) or (2), 136(1), (2), (3), (4) or (5), 137(1), (3), (4) or (5), 138(2), (3) or (4) or 139(1);
(b)regulation 84, 85(2) or (3), 86(2), 90(2), 98, or 101(2), but only if the offence involves a licence that relates to sandalwood;
(c)regulation 142, but only if the offence involves sandalwood.
N. HAGLEY, Clerk of the Executive Council
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