(1) The Minister may, for the State, enter into an agreement (a
"captive breeding agreement" ) with someone else about captive breeding of
protected wildlife to—
(a) reintroduce it into the wild, in the State or
elsewhere; or
(b) otherwise ensure the survival in the wild of the
protected wildlife or another species of wildlife.
(2) However, the agreement
may provide for the reintroduction of the protected wildlife only if the
Minister is satisfied—
(a) suitable habitat exists, or will exist, for the
wildlife at the place where it is to be released; and
(b)
threatening processes for the wildlife or its habitat will be minimised at the
place.
(3) The agreement may be made even though no conservation plan or
recovery plan has been made for the wildlife.
(4) In this section—
"captive breeding" , of protected wildlife, means doing, in the State or
elsewhere, any of the following for a purpose mentioned in subsection (1) —
(a) growing or propagating protected plants under controlled conditions;
(b)
breeding, hand-rearing or incubating protected animals in captivity;
(c)
removing eggs, sperm or other reproductive material from protected wildlife in
captivity or the wild for embryo transfer, fertilisation, artificial
insemination or incubation.
"protected wildlife" includes wildlife that, under a law of another State, is
an equivalent (however called) of protected wildlife as defined under this
Act.
"recovery plan" , for wildlife, is a document stating what research and
management is necessary to stop the decline, support the recovery, or enhance
the chance of long-term survival in the wild, of the wildlife.
