Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Wildlife Act 1975 - SECT 50

Import and export permits

50. Import and export permits









(1) A person must not-

   (a)  import wildlife into Victoria from another State or Territory of the
        Commonwealth; or

   (b)  export wildlife from Victoria to another State or Territory of the
        Commonwealth-

without a permit issued by the Secretary. Penalty: 100 penalty units.

(1A) Subsection (1) does not apply to wildlife and wildlife products
prescribed for the purposes of this section.

(2) If an applicant seeks a permit, the Secretary must grant the permit if the
Secretary is satisfied, on the basis of information provided by the applicant,
that-

   (a)  each item of wildlife to which the application relates-

   (i)  was lawfully obtained; and

   (ii) is lawfully kept; and

   (iii) in the case of the proposed import from another State or Territory
        into Victoria, may be lawfully moved from that State or Territory; and

   (b)  the proposed import or export of wildlife will not pose a risk to the
        health or safety of any person or livestock or prejudice the
        conservation of protected wildlife in Victoria; and

   (c)  each item of wildlife to which the application relates may lawfully be
        the object of trade in the State or Territory from which the wildlife
        is to be imported or the State or Territory to which the wildlife is
        to be exported; and

   (d)  the proposed export from Victoria of the wildlife to which the
        application relates will not adversely affect the population in the
        wild of the kind or taxon of wildlife to be exported; and

   (e)  in the case of the proposed import of wildlife from another State or
        Territory, the bringing into or keeping in Victoria of the kind or
        taxon of wildlife to which the application relates is not contrary to
        the law of Victoria or of the State or Territory or the circumstances
        under which that wildlife is proposed to be kept in Victoria are not
        contrary to the law of Victoria or of the State or Territory; and

   (f)  no person in Victoria who is concerned in the import or export of the
        wildlife to which the application relates is at the time of the
        application subject to suspension of or cancellation of or
        disqualification from holding a licence, permit or authority pursuant
        to section 70.

(3) A person seeking the issue of a permit must apply to the Secretary in the
prescribed manner.



(4) An application under subsection (3) must be accompanied by the prescribed
fee (if any).

(5) A permit is subject to any conditions, limitations or restrictions imposed
on that permit by the Secretary.

(6) A person to whom a permit under this section has been granted must comply
with the conditions, limitations and restrictions of that permit.

Penalty: 100 penalty units.