31Requirements for permits to export—native Australian animals and plants

##### 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.