4.3 National legislation relevant to the Far Eastern Curlew Country National Protection Status Law protecting Legal protection Penalties Responsible Authority species from illegal killing, taking, trading, keeping or moving. Australia Commonwealth: Critically Australia has a Yes, through The EPBC Act Department of the Endangered Federal Government Commonwealth and provides penalties Environment with 8 separate State State/Territory (financial and (Commonwealth) State: or Territory implementing incarceration time) for Governments. legislation. various offences QLD:Near threatened relating to listed NSW: Not listed The Australian threatened and NT:Vulnerable Government has migratory shorebirds. SA:Vulnerable responsibility for TAS: Endangered matters in the national Penalties for offenses WA:Vulnerable interest, and for relating to native VIC:Vulnerable areas, wildlife under which includes the other Commonwealth, marine environment State and Territory from 3 nautical miles legislation. out to the edge of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The State and Territory governments have responsibility for issues within their jurisdictional borders, including State/Territory waters.
4.3 National legislation relevant to the Far Eastern Curlew Country National Protection Status Law protecting species Legal protection from illegal killing, taking, trading, keeping or moving. Penalties Responsible Authority Australia Commonwealth: Critically Endangered State: QLD:Near threatened NSW: Not listed NT:Vulnerable SA:Vulnerable TAS: Endangered WA:Vulnerable VIC:Vulnerable Australia has a Federal Government with 8 separate State or Territory Governments. The Australian Government has responsibility for matters in the national interest, and for areas, which includes the marine environment from 3 nautical miles out to the edge of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The State and Territory governments have responsibility for issues within their jurisdictional borders, including State/Territory waters. Yes, through Commonwealth and State/Territory implementing legislation. The EPBC Act provides penalties (financial and incarceration time) for various offences relating to listed threatened and migratory shorebirds. Penalties for offenses relating to native wildlife under other Commonwealth, State and Territory legislation. Department of the Environment (Commonwealth)
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