sec.209When to release animals

sec.209 When to release animals

The holder of a rehabilitation permit, or a relevant person for the holder, must release an authorised animal kept under the permit— if a day for releasing the animal is stated in the permit—on the stated day; or otherwise—when the animal is able to live again in the animal’s prescribed natural habitat. Subsection (1) does not apply if— the animal dies or escapes; or the chief executive has given the holder a notice stating that the animal should not be returned to the wild. See also the Nature Conservation (Koala) Conservation Plan 2017 , section 16A for an additional condition in relation to releasing a koala under a rehabilitation permit. s 209 amd 2023 SL No. 77 s 15 (sec.209-ssec.1) The holder of a rehabilitation permit, or a relevant person for the holder, must release an authorised animal kept under the permit— if a day for releasing the animal is stated in the permit—on the stated day; or otherwise—when the animal is able to live again in the animal’s prescribed natural habitat. (sec.209-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply if— the animal dies or escapes; or the chief executive has given the holder a notice stating that the animal should not be returned to the wild. See also the Nature Conservation (Koala) Conservation Plan 2017 , section 16A for an additional condition in relation to releasing a koala under a rehabilitation permit.

• (a) if a day for releasing the animal is stated in the permit—on the stated day; or
• (b) otherwise—when the animal is able to live again in the animal’s prescribed natural habitat.
• (a) the animal dies or escapes; or
• (b) the chief executive has given the holder a notice stating that the animal should not be returned to the wild.