Biodiscovery Act 2004
sec.7Relationship with other Acts
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sec.7 Relationship with other Acts
This section applies in relation to any other Act to the extent the other Act — requires a person to obtain a licence, permit or other authority to take native biological material for which a collection authority may be issued under this Act; or prohibits the taking of native biological material for which a collection authority may be issued under this Act. Despite the other Act, if a collection authority is issued to a person for taking native biological material under this Act, the person is not— required to obtain the licence, permit or other authority for taking the material under the other Act; or prohibited from taking the material under the other Act. However, subsection (2) applies only to the extent the person taking the native biological material complies with this Act. s 7 amd 2020 No. 27 s 7 (sec.7-ssec.1) This section applies in relation to any other Act to the extent the other Act — requires a person to obtain a licence, permit or other authority to take native biological material for which a collection authority may be issued under this Act; or prohibits the taking of native biological material for which a collection authority may be issued under this Act. (sec.7-ssec.2) Despite the other Act, if a collection authority is issued to a person for taking native biological material under this Act, the person is not— required to obtain the licence, permit or other authority for taking the material under the other Act; or prohibited from taking the material under the other Act. (sec.7-ssec.3) However, subsection (2) applies only to the extent the person taking the native biological material complies with this Act.
- (a) requires a person to obtain a licence, permit or other authority to take native biological material for which a collection authority may be issued under this Act; or
- (b) prohibits the taking of native biological material for which a collection authority may be issued under this Act.
- (a) required to obtain the licence, permit or other authority for taking the material under the other Act; or
- (b) prohibited from taking the material under the other Act.