Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The chief executive must consider and decide whether to grant or refuse the application.
(2) The chief executive may grant the application only if--
(a) for an application to introduce or keep a declared pest--
(i) the introduction or keeping is for a purpose prescribed under a regulation; and
(ii) the pest is prescribed under a regulation as a pest that may be kept for the purpose; and
(iii) the chief executive is satisfied--
(A) the pest is to be kept by an entity, if any, prescribed under a regulation as an entity that may keep the pest for the purpose; and
(B) if a development approval is required under the Integrated Planning Act 1997 for keeping the pest--the entity has the approval; and
(C) the pest is not likely to endanger public safety; and
(D) the introduction or keeping is not likely to lead to the spread of the pest in the State; and
(b) for another application--the chief executive is satisfied the purpose for which the permit is issued is not likely to lead to the spread of the pest in the State.