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Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1976
57Terms and conditions of permits
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57 Terms and conditions of permits
(1) A permit is subject to:
(a) the prescribed terms and conditions; and
(b) the conditions imposed by the Director providing for all or any
of the following:
(i) the manner in which an animal or plant may be taken or
otherwise interfered with under the permit;
(ii) the manner in which an animal or plant is to be kept or
transported under the permit;
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(iii) the maximum number or amount of an animal or plant,
or part of an animal or plant, to which the permit relates;
(iv) the species, sex, age, size, location of the animal or
plant to which the permit relates;
(v) the marketing of the animal or plant, or a derivative or
product of an animal or plant, to which the permit relates,
including the labelling or applying of markings to the
animal, plant, derivative or product;
(vi) the furnishing to the Director of returns and reports;
(vii) the period or periods of time during which, or the hours
each day when, the permit is in force and the date of
expiration of the permit;
(viii) the welfare of animals;
(ix) the protection of the safety and welfare of the public;
(x) in the case of a permit relating to a prohibited entrant –
the retrieval, capture, disposal or destruction of the
prohibited entrant if it escapes or is liberated and the
indemnification of the Territory against any costs or
expenses incurred by the Territory because of the
prohibited entrant;
(xi) if the holder of the permit or a nominee under the permit
will employ or otherwise engage one or more persons to
carry out activities under the permit for or on behalf of
him or her – the authorisation of those persons;
(xii) any prescribed matters.
(2) It is a condition of a permit that, where the holder of the permit or a
person who carries out activities under the permit for and on behalf
of the holder of the permit is carrying out an activity authorised by
the permit, the holder or the person must:
(a) have the permit or a duplicate of the permit issued under
section 61 in his or her possession; and
(b) if required by a conservation officer or an honorary
conservation officer to do so – show the permit or duplicate of
the permit to the officer.
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(3) It is a condition of a permit that the holder of the permit, each
nominee under the permit and each person employed or otherwise
engaged by the holder of the permit or a nominee under the permit
to carry out activities under the permit must comply with the permit
and this Act.
(4) A permit authorising the taking of wildlife for commercial purposes
is subject to the condition that, if the property in the wildlife is
vested in the Territory, the holder of the permit is to pay the
royalties (if any) assessed in accordance with section 116 in
respect of the wildlife.
(5) In the event of an inconsistency arising between a term or condition
of a permit prescribed by this Act and a term or condition of a
permit imposed by the Director, the prescribed term or condition
prevails.