Commonwealth Numbered Acts

WILDLIFE PROTECTION (REGULATION OF EXPORTS AND IMPORTS) ACT 1982 No. 149 of 1982 - SECT 29

29. Subject to section 32, the Minister shall not grant a permit to export a
specimen specified in Part I of Schedule 2 unless the Designated Authority has
advised him that he is satisfied-

   (a)  that-

        (i)    the country to which the specimen is proposed to be exported
               has a relevant authority; and

        (ii)   permission to import that specimen into that country has been
               given by a relevant authority of that country;

   (b)  where the specimen is a live animal, that-

        (i)    the proposed exporter and the proposed recipient are approved
               institutions in relation to a class of specimens that includes
               that live animal; or

        (ii)   in the case of a live native Australian animal, the proposed
               export would be an export of a household pet in accordance with
               section 16;

   (c)  where the specimen is a live native Australian animal, that the
        proposed export-

        (i)    would be an inter zoological gardens transfer;

        (ii)   is for the purposes of prescribed scientific research; or

        (iii)  would be an export of a household pet in accordance with
               section 16;

   (d)  where the specimen is an animal specimen, other than a live
        native Australian animal, that-

        (i)    the proposed export would be an inter zoological gardens
               transfer;

        (ii)   the proposed export is for the purposes of
               prescribed scientific research;

        (iii)  the specimen is, or is derived from, a live animal that was
               bred in captivity; or

        (iv)   in the case of a specimen that is, or is derived from, a native
               Australian animal, the specimen is, or is derived from, an
               animal specimen that was taken in accordance with an
               approved management program; and

   (e)  where the specimen is a plant specimen, that-

        (i)    the proposed export is for the purposes of
               prescribed scientific research;

        (ii)   the specimen is, or is derived from, a live plant that was
               artificially propagated; or

        (iii)  the specimen is, or is derived from, a plant specimen that was
               taken in accordance with an approved management program.