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Codes of practice

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Nature conservation codes

The following Codes of Practice relate to the nature conservation legislation:

Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020

  • Code of practice – aviculture
  • Code of practice – captive reptile and amphibian husbandry
  • Code of practice – care of sick, injured or orphaned protected animals in Queensland
  • Code of practice – ecologically sustainable lethal take of flying-foxes for crop protection
  • Code of practice – ecologically sustainable management of flying-fox roosts
  • Code of practice – emu farming
  • Code of practice – low impact activities affecting flying-fox roosts
  • Code of practice – rehabilitation of sick, injured or orphaned koalas in Queensland

Nature Conservation (Estuarine Crocodile) Conservation Plan 2018

  • Code of Practice – Commercial crocodile viewing
  • National Code of Practice on the Humane Treatment of Wild and Farmed Australian Crocodiles (Australian Government)

Nature Conservation (Macropod) Conservation Plan 2017

  • National code of practice for the humane shooting of kangaroos and wallabies for commercial purposes

Nature Conservation (Plants) Regulation 2020

  • The code of practice for the harvest and use of protected plants under an authority
  • The code of practice for the take and use of protected plants under an exemption
Last updated:
7 July 2026

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