Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020
sec.188Restriction on grant of permit for protected animal taken under rehabilitation permit
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sec.188 Restriction on grant of permit for protected animal taken under rehabilitation permit
The chief executive must not grant a permit to keep for a purpose mentioned in section 186 (a) for a protected animal, unless— the chief executive is satisfied— the animal would not, or is unlikely to, survive in the wild; and the animal would contribute to the rehabilitation of animals of the same species or closely related species; and the chief executive believes another animal authority, or an exhibited animal authority, would not be more appropriate for keeping the animal; and if there is an approved captive breeding program for animals of the same species—the proposed holder of the permit is a participant in the captive breeding program; and the chief executive has notified the holder of the rehabilitation permit, in writing, that the animal must not be returned to the wild. See section 209 for when a holder of a rehabilitation permit must return an animal taken under the permit to the wild. s 188 amd 2025 SL No. 42 s 20
- (a) the chief executive is satisfied— (i) the animal would not, or is unlikely to, survive in the wild; and (ii) the animal would contribute to the rehabilitation of animals of the same species or closely related species; and
- (i) the animal would not, or is unlikely to, survive in the wild; and
- (ii) the animal would contribute to the rehabilitation of animals of the same species or closely related species; and
- (b) the chief executive believes another animal authority, or an exhibited animal authority, would not be more appropriate for keeping the animal; and
- (c) if there is an approved captive breeding program for animals of the same species—the proposed holder of the permit is a participant in the captive breeding program; and
- (d) the chief executive has notified the holder of the rehabilitation permit, in writing, that the animal must not be returned to the wild. Note— See section 209 for when a holder of a rehabilitation permit must return an animal taken under the permit to the wild.
- (i) the animal would not, or is unlikely to, survive in the wild; and
- (ii) the animal would contribute to the rehabilitation of animals of the same species or closely related species; and