16Restrictions applicable to permits

16 Restrictions applicable to permits

(1) Subject to subsection (2), a permit shall not authorise a person to take, injure or otherwise interfere with any organism, or collect any material, unless the Minister is satisfied that: (a) the number of organisms of any species that may be taken or killed in that year by virtue of that permit and all other permits granted under section 15 will be replaced in the immediately succeeding breeding season by natural reproduction; and (b) the activities authorised by the permit will be carried on to the extent only that they are necessary for providing specimens for scientific research, public education (including display in museums, zoological gardens or other educational or cultural institutions) or other educational or cultural purposes as the Minister thinks fit; and (c) the interference with such organisms or the collecting of material does not endanger the continued presence in the Territory of any indigenous species of organism in its natural state or form and does not detract significantly from the scientific, historic or scenic value of the Territory. (2) Nothing in subsection (1) shall prevent the granting of a permit authorising a person to collect or take material for the purpose of ensuring the preservation of that material or to permit its restoration.