Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) For subsections 303CC (3), 303CD (5) and 303DD (4) of the Act, the Minister may determine that an export or import of a specimen is part of a registered, non‑commercial exchange of scientific specimens between scientific organisations only if:
(a) the specimen is lent, given or exchanged without monetary compensation; and
(b) the specimen is not a live animal; and
(c) the specimen was legally obtained; and
(d) for a CITES specimen:
(i) each scien tific organisation is registered with a relevant CITES authority; and
(ii) if one of the scientific organisations is in a country that is not a party to CITES -- the CITES Secretariat certifies that the organisation meets the standards for registration with a relevant CITES authority; and
(e) the specimen is identified by a label, attached to the package containing the specimen, that sets out the following information:
(i) the name and address of each scientific organisation;
(ii) the registration codes, given by a relevant CITES authority or the Department, for each scientific organisation;
(iii) the scientific name, common name and a description of the specimen;
(iv) for a CITES specimen -- the Appendix to CITES in which the species to which the specimen belongs is mentioned; and
(f) each organisation, other than an organisation mentioned in paragraph (d):
(i) meets the standards mentioned in subregulation (2) or is listed in the Index Herbariorum; and
(ii) has given to the Minister a statement certifying that it complies with subparagraph (i); and
(g) the scientific organisation that exports the specimen is based in the country from which the specimen is exported.
Note The Index Herbariorum is a joint project of the International Association for Plant Taxonomy and The New York Botanical Garden. It c an be searched on the Internet at http://websun.nybg.org/bsci/ih/.
(2) For subparagraph (1) (f) (i), the standards are the following:
(a) its collections of animal or plant specimens, and records of them, are permanently housed and professionally curated;
(b) its specimens are accessible to all qualified users, including those from other institutions;
(c) its accessions are properly recorded in a permanent catalogue;
(d) it keeps permanent records for loans and transfers of specimens to other institutions;
(e) it acquires specimens primarily for research that is to be reported in scientific publications;
(f) its specimens are prepared, and collections are arranged, in a way that ensures their utility;
(g) it keeps accurate data on specimen labels, permanent catalogues and other records;
(h) it acquires and keeps specimens in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which it operates;
(i) its specimens of species mentioned in Appendix I to CITES are permanently and centrally housed under its direct control and managed in a way that prevents the use of the specimens for decoration, trophies or other purposes incompatible with the principles of CITES.