Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00849:clause:1_303en
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00849
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 303EN
Character Range: 51282–52701

303EN  Minister may issue permits

 (1) The Minister may, on application made by a person under section 303EL, issue a permit to the person. This subsection has effect subject to subsection (3).

 (2) A permit authorises its holder to take the action or actions specified in the permit without breaching section 303EK.

 (3) The Minister must not issue a permit unless the Minister is satisfied that:
 (a) the proposed import would not be:
 (i) likely to threaten the conservation status of a species or ecological community; or
 (ii) likely to threaten biodiversity; and
 (b) the specimen is included in Part 2 of the list referred to in section 303EB; and
 (c) if any restriction or condition is applicable to the specimen under a notation in Part 2 of the list referred to in section 303EB—that restriction or condition has been, or is likely to be, complied with; and
 (d) the specimen was not obtained in contravention of, and the import would not involve the contravention of, any law of the Commonwealth, of a State or of a Territory; and
 (e) if the specimen belongs to a taxon specified in the regulations—the conditions that, under the regulations, are applicable to the welfare of the specimen have been, or are likely to be, complied with.

 (4) This section has effect subject to section 303GA.

Note: Section 303GA deals with controlled actions, and actions for which a non‑Part 13A permit is required.