Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations(1) The Director may, in accordance with this Division, grant to an applicant a permit to import live fish or live aquatic life into the Territory.
(2) The Director shall not grant a permit to import fish or aquatic life:
(a) unless that species of fish or aquatic life:
(i) is indigenous to the Territory;
(ii) is in pursuance of section 303EB of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 of the Commonwealth taken to be suitable for live import; or
(iii) is specified in Schedule 7; and
(b) if, in his or her opinion:
(i) there may be a risk of disease to people, fish or aquatic life by the importation;
(ii) there may be a risk of variation of the genetic composition or genetic material of Territory fish or aquatic life by the importation;
(iii) the fish or aquatic life to be imported may adversely affect the diversity of genetic material within the Territory; or
(iv) the fish or aquatic life may present an unacceptable risk of detriment to other fish or aquatic life in the Territory.