Whale Protection Act 1980. Pays/Territoire Australie Type du document Législation Date 1980 (1999) Source FAO, FAOLEX Titre completAn Act to provide for the preservation, conservation and protection of whales and other cetacea. Sujet Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes Mot clé Gestion/conservation Mammifères marins Chasse/capture Autorisation/permis de chasse Espèces menacées Protection des espèces Aire géographique Asie et Pacifique, Australie et Nouvelle-Zélande, Océan Indien, Océanie, Pacifique Sud Résumé An Act to make provision for the protection of whales as defined in section 3 in any waters or place beyond the outer limits of the exclusive economic zone insofar as Australian citizens domiciled in Australia, Australian aircraft and Australian vessels and the members of the crew of Australian aircraft and Australian vessels are concerned; the Act applies in Australian waters in relation to all persons, aircraft and vessels, including foreign persons, foreign aircraft and foreign vessels. It has effect subject to the obligations of Australia under international law, including obligations under any agreement between Australia and another country or countries. The 37 sections are divided into 4 Parts: Preliminary (I); Preservation, Conservation and protection of Whales (II); Administration (III); Miscellaneous (IV). With the agreement of the Governor of a State or of the Administrator of the Northern Territory, the regulations may declare the whole or a specified part of the coastal waters of that State or Territory, as the case may be, to be prescribed waters for the purposes of this Act. Section 9 prohibits killing, taking etc. of whales, certain exemptions are allowed by section 11. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.austlii.edu.au Références - Législation Abrogé par Environmental Reform (Consequential Provisions) Act 1999 (Act No. 92 of 1999). Législation | Australie | 1999 (2010) Mot clé: Aire protégée, Institution, Préservation de l'écosystème, Planification environnementale, Autorisation/permis, EIA, Inspection, Infractions/sanctions, Peuples autochtones, Politique/planification, Pêche maritime, Zones humides, Espèces migratoires, Espèces exotiques, Protection des espèces, Gestion et conservation des pêches, Biodiversité, Mammifères marins, Espèces menacées, Aire marine Source: FAO, FAOLEX