Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020
sec.208Way animal must be kept
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sec.208 Way animal must be kept
The holder of a rehabilitation permit, or a relevant person for the holder, must keep an authorised animal under the permit in a way that is likely to rehabilitate the animal so that it can be returned to the wild. A person complies with subsection (1) if the person keeps the animal in a way that complies with the rehabilitation code to the extent the code provides for how an animal should be rehabilitated. Subsection (2) does not limit the ways in which a person may otherwise comply with subsection (1) . In this section— rehabilitation code means— for a koala—the koala rehabilitation code; or for another animal—the document called ‘Code of practice—care of sick, injured or orphaned protected animals in Queensland’, approved by the chief executive under section 174A of the Act . s 208 amd 2023 SL No. 77 s 14 (sec.208-ssec.1) The holder of a rehabilitation permit, or a relevant person for the holder, must keep an authorised animal under the permit in a way that is likely to rehabilitate the animal so that it can be returned to the wild. (sec.208-ssec.2) A person complies with subsection (1) if the person keeps the animal in a way that complies with the rehabilitation code to the extent the code provides for how an animal should be rehabilitated. (sec.208-ssec.3) Subsection (2) does not limit the ways in which a person may otherwise comply with subsection (1) . (sec.208-ssec.4) In this section— rehabilitation code means— for a koala—the koala rehabilitation code; or for another animal—the document called ‘Code of practice—care of sick, injured or orphaned protected animals in Queensland’, approved by the chief executive under section 174A of the Act . s 208 amd 2023 SL No. 77 s 14
- (a) for a koala—the koala rehabilitation code; or
- (b) for another animal—the document called ‘Code of practice—care of sick, injured or orphaned protected animals in Queensland’, approved by the chief executive under section 174A of the Act .