45Permit or authority to be produced

##### 45 Permit or authority to be produced (1) For the purposes of this Act, where the holder of a permit or an authority (other than an authority under section 41) to export a specimen exports that specimen, he or she shall not be taken to have exported that specimen in accordance with that permit or authority unless, before exporting the specimen, he or she: (a) produced the permit or authority, or caused the permit or authority to be produced, to: (i) where the export is from Australia—an officer of Customs; or (ii) where the export is from an external Territory—an inspector; doing duty in relation to the export of the specimen; or (b) received written notice from the Designated Authority authorising the export of the specimen without the production of the permit or authority. (1A) The Designated Authority must not give the notice referred to in paragraph (1)(b) unless he or she: (a) is satisfied that the production of the permit or authority is impracticable; and (b) endorses a copy of the permit or authority to show that the notice is being given; and (c) makes that copy available to an officer of Customs, or an inspector, doing duty in relation to the export of the specimen. (2) For the purposes of this Act, where the holder of a permit or an authority (other than an authority under section 41) to import a specimen imports that specimen, he or she shall not be taken to have imported that specimen in accordance with that permit or authority unless, before, or within a reasonable time after, importing the specimen, he or she produced the permit or authority, or caused the permit or authority to be produced, to: (a) where the import is into Australia—an officer of Customs; or (b) where the import is into an external Territory—an inspector; doing duty in relation to the import of the specimen.