Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020
sec.31Australian Defence Force members dealing with animals
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sec.31 Australian Defence Force members dealing with animals
A member of a unit of the Australian Defence Force may carry out any of the following activities in relation to a least concern animal for training members of the unit of the Australian Defence Force about survival in the wild— take the animal; keep the animal; use the animal, other than— process the animal; or use the animal for a commercial purpose; or use the animal in a way that is inconsistent with a military standing order prepared for the unit of the Australian Defence Force. In this section— military standing order means a standing order that— is a general order under the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 (Cwlth) ; and includes provisions relating to training members of a unit of the Australian Defence Force about survival in the wild. A copy of a military standing order to which this section applies may be inspected at the department’s head office. (sec.31-ssec.1) A member of a unit of the Australian Defence Force may carry out any of the following activities in relation to a least concern animal for training members of the unit of the Australian Defence Force about survival in the wild— take the animal; keep the animal; use the animal, other than— process the animal; or use the animal for a commercial purpose; or use the animal in a way that is inconsistent with a military standing order prepared for the unit of the Australian Defence Force. (sec.31-ssec.2) In this section— military standing order means a standing order that— is a general order under the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 (Cwlth) ; and includes provisions relating to training members of a unit of the Australian Defence Force about survival in the wild. A copy of a military standing order to which this section applies may be inspected at the department’s head office.
- (a) take the animal;
- (b) keep the animal;
- (c) use the animal, other than— (i) process the animal; or (ii) use the animal for a commercial purpose; or (iii) use the animal in a way that is inconsistent with a military standing order prepared for the unit of the Australian Defence Force.
- (i) process the animal; or
- (ii) use the animal for a commercial purpose; or
- (iii) use the animal in a way that is inconsistent with a military standing order prepared for the unit of the Australian Defence Force.
- (i) process the animal; or
- (ii) use the animal for a commercial purpose; or
- (iii) use the animal in a way that is inconsistent with a military standing order prepared for the unit of the Australian Defence Force.
- (a) is a general order under the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 (Cwlth) ; and
- (b) includes provisions relating to training members of a unit of the Australian Defence Force about survival in the wild.