Exhibited Animals Act 2015
sec.37Meaning of management plan
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sec.37 Meaning of management plan
A management plan is a plan, submitted by an applicant for an exhibition licence or interstate exhibitors permit, complying with subsections (2) to (4) . The plan must— for an animal proposed to be exhibited and dealt with under the exhibition licence or interstate exhibitors permit as a particular animal—identify the animal (the subject animal ); and identifying a particular animal by referring to its species and a unique identifying number obtainable from a microchip inserted in the animal for an animal proposed to be exhibited and dealt with under the licence or permit only as an animal of a species—identify the species (also, the subject animal ); and state how the applicant proposes to exhibit and deal with the subject animal; and state the significant relevant risks and relevant adverse effects associated with exhibiting and dealing with the subject animal; and state the ways in which the applicant intends to prevent or minimise the significant relevant risks and relevant adverse effects; and how the subject animal is to be contained in an authorised enclosure or secured during an exhibition if public interaction involving the subject animal is to be authorised, the restrictions to be applied if the subject animal is not native wildlife, state the arrangements for managing reproduction of the animal, including, for example, arrangements for progeny of the animal. If the plan is submitted by an applicant for an exhibition licence, the plan must also— for a subject animal proposed to be an authorised animal (category A), identify each type of enclosure that is proposed to be— a regular enclosure for the animal; and another authorised enclosure for the animal, if any; and for a subject animal proposed to be an authorised animal (category B) or (category C), identify each enclosure that is proposed to be— a regular enclosure for the animal; and another authorised enclosure for the animal, if any; and identify each regular enclosure site for a regular enclosure mentioned in paragraph (a) (i) or (b)(i); and without limiting subsection (2) (c) , state— how the applicant proposes to exhibit and deal with the subject animal in each proposed regular enclosure for the animal; and if different from a matter stated under subparagraph (i) , how the applicant proposes to exhibit and deal with the subject animal in each other proposed authorised enclosure for the animal. If the plan is submitted by an applicant for the amendment of an exhibition licence by the grant of a special exhibition approval for an authorised animal (category C2), the plan must also state each matter mentioned in subsection (2) (c) to (f) as it relates to exhibiting and dealing with the animal under the approval. In this section— applicant means— for an exhibition licence, an applicant for— the grant, renewal or restoration of the licence; or the amendment of the licence by the grant of a special exhibition approval or otherwise; or for an interstate exhibitors permit, an applicant for the grant or amendment of the permit. significant relevant risks and relevant adverse effects means the relevant risks and relevant adverse effects the applicant considers, or reasonably ought to consider, are significant. (sec.37-ssec.1) A management plan is a plan, submitted by an applicant for an exhibition licence or interstate exhibitors permit, complying with subsections (2) to (4) . (sec.37-ssec.2) The plan must— for an animal proposed to be exhibited and dealt with under the exhibition licence or interstate exhibitors permit as a particular animal—identify the animal (the subject animal ); and identifying a particular animal by referring to its species and a unique identifying number obtainable from a microchip inserted in the animal for an animal proposed to be exhibited and dealt with under the licence or permit only as an animal of a species—identify the species (also, the subject animal ); and state how the applicant proposes to exhibit and deal with the subject animal; and state the significant relevant risks and relevant adverse effects associated with exhibiting and dealing with the subject animal; and state the ways in which the applicant intends to prevent or minimise the significant relevant risks and relevant adverse effects; and how the subject animal is to be contained in an authorised enclosure or secured during an exhibition if public interaction involving the subject animal is to be authorised, the restrictions to be applied if the subject animal is not native wildlife, state the arrangements for managing reproduction of the animal, including, for example, arrangements for progeny of the animal. (sec.37-ssec.3) If the plan is submitted by an applicant for an exhibition licence, the plan must also— for a subject animal proposed to be an authorised animal (category A), identify each type of enclosure that is proposed to be— a regular enclosure for the animal; and another authorised enclosure for the animal, if any; and for a subject animal proposed to be an authorised animal (category B) or (category C), identify each enclosure that is proposed to be— a regular enclosure for the animal; and another authorised enclosure for the animal, if any; and identify each regular enclosure site for a regular enclosure mentioned in paragraph (a) (i) or (b)(i); and without limiting subsection (2) (c) , state— how the applicant proposes to exhibit and deal with the subject animal in each proposed regular enclosure for the animal; and if different from a matter stated under subparagraph (i) , how the applicant proposes to exhibit and deal with the subject animal in each other proposed authorised enclosure for the animal. (sec.37-ssec.4) If the plan is submitted by an applicant for the amendment of an exhibition licence by the grant of a special exhibition approval for an authorised animal (category C2), the plan must also state each matter mentioned in subsection (2) (c) to (f) as it relates to exhibiting and dealing with the animal under the approval. (sec.37-ssec.5) In this section— applicant means— for an exhibition licence, an applicant for— the grant, renewal or restoration of the licence; or the amendment of the licence by the grant of a special exhibition approval or otherwise; or for an interstate exhibitors permit, an applicant for the grant or amendment of the permit. significant relevant risks and relevant adverse effects means the relevant risks and relevant adverse effects the applicant considers, or reasonably ought to consider, are significant.