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Wildlife Protection (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1982
31Requirements for permits to export—native Australian animals and plants
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##### 31 Requirements for permits to export—native Australian animals and plants
Subject to section 32, the Minister shall not grant a permit to export a specimen that is, or is derived from, a native Australian animal or a native Australian plant, being a specimen that is not specified in Part I of Schedule 1, Part I of Schedule 2 or Part I of Schedule 3, unless the Minister is satisfied:
(a) where the specimen is a live animal, that the proposed export:
(i) would be an inter zoological gardens transfer;
(ii) is for the purposes of prescribed scientific research; or
(iii) would be an export of a household pet in accordance with section 16;
(b) where the specimen is, or is derived from, a fish or from an animal of a species which is not included in the sub‑phylum VERTEBRATA, that:
(i) the specimen is, or is derived from, a live animal that was bred in captivity;
(ii) the specimen is, or is derived from, an animal specimen that was taken in accordance with an approved management program; or
(iii) the specimen is, or is derived from, an animal specimen that is a controlled specimen;
(c) where the specimen is an animal specimen, other than a live animal, that:
(i) the proposed export would be an inter zoological gardens transfer;
(ii) the proposed export is for the purposes of prescribed scientific research;
(iii) the specimen is derived from a live animal that was bred in captivity;
(iv) the specimen is, or is derived from, an animal specimen that was taken in accordance with an approved management program; or
(v) the specimen is, or is derived from, an animal specimen that is a controlled specimen; or
(d) where the specimen is a plant specimen, that:
(i) the proposed export is for the purposes of prescribed scientific research;
(ii) the specimen is, or is derived from, a live plant that was artificially propagated;
(iii) the specimen is, or is derived from, a plant specimen that was taken in accordance with an approved management program; or
(iv) the specimen is, or is derived from, a plant specimen that is a controlled specimen.