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Wildlife Protection (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1982
38Requirements for permits to import—Schedule 3
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##### 38 Requirements for permits to import—Schedule 3
The Minister shall not grant a permit to import a specimen specified in Part I of Schedule 3 unless it appears to the Minister, after consultation with the Designated Authority, that there are exceptional circumstances justifying the grant of the permit and the Minister is satisfied:
(a) in the case of 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; or
(iii) the specimen is, or is derived from, a live animal that was bred in captivity; or
(b) in the case of a plant specimen, that:
(i) the proposed import is for the purposes of prescribed scientific research; or
(ii) the specimen is, or is derived from, a live plant that was artificially propagated.