Section 32 - Wildlife Protection (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1982 - Permits to re‑export

32Permits to re‑export

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##### 32 Permits to re‑export (1) Sections 28, 29, 30 and 31 do not apply in relation to a permit to export from Australia or an external Territory a specimen, other than a live animal, that has been imported into Australia or that Territory, as the case may be. (2) The Minister shall not grant a permit to export from Australia a specimen that has been imported into Australia, unless the Minister is satisfied: (a) that: (i) in the case of a specimen that was imported before the commencement of this Act, the specimen was not imported in contravention of: (A) the Customs (Endangered Species) Regulations; or (B) the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations; or (ii) in the case of a specimen that was imported after the commencement of this Act, the specimen was not imported in contravention of this Act; and (b) that, in the case of a specimen specified in Part I of Schedule 1 or Part I of Schedule 3: (i) the country to which the specimen is proposed to be exported has a relevant authority; and (ii) permission to import that specimen into that country has been given by a relevant authority of that country. (3) The Minister shall not grant a permit to export from an external Territory a specimen that has been imported into that Territory, unless the Minister is satisfied: (a) that: (i) in the case of a specimen that was imported before the commencement of this Act, the specimen was not imported in contravention of a law of that Territory relating to the import of specimens that was designed to comply with the obligations of Australia under the Convention; or (ii) in the case of a specimen that was imported after the commencement of this Act, the specimen was not imported in contravention of this Act; and (b) that, in the case of a specimen specified in Part I of Schedule 1 or Part I of Schedule 3: (i) the country to which the specimen is proposed to be exported has a relevant authority; and (ii) permission to import that specimen into that country has been given by a relevant authority of that country.