37Requirements for permits to import—Schedule 2

##### 37 Requirements for permits to import—Schedule 2 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the Minister shall not grant a permit to import a specimen specified in Part I of Schedule 2 unless the Minister is satisfied: (a) where the import is not by way of introduction from the sea, that: (i) the country from which the specimen is proposed to be imported has a relevant authority; and (ii) permission to export that specimen from that country has been given by a relevant authority of that country; (b) where the specimen is a live animal, that: (i) the proposed sender is an approved institution in relation to a class of specimens that includes that live animal; or (ii) the proposed import would be an inter zoological gardens transfer; (c) where the specimen is an animal specimen, that: (i) the proposed import would be an inter zoological gardens transfer; (ii) the proposed import is for the purposes of prescribed scientific research; (iii) the specimen is, or 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; and (d) where the specimen is a plant specimen, that: (i) the proposed import 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. (2) The Minister may grant a permit to import a specimen specified in Part I of Schedule 2, other than a live animal, if the Minister is satisfied that: (a) the country from which the specimen is proposed to be imported has a relevant authority; (b) a relevant authority of the country from which the specimen is proposed to be imported has issued a certificate under paragraph 2 of Article VII of the Convention in respect of the specimen; and (c) the specimen is not an object of trade. (3) The Minister may grant a permit to import a specimen specified in Part I of Schedule 2, other than a live animal, if the Minister is satisfied that: (a) the country from which the specimen is proposed to be imported has a relevant authority; and (b) permission to export that specimen from that country has been given by a relevant authority of that country; and (c) the specimen is not an object of trade.