Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01033:reg:6:p29
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01033
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6 (pt 29/44)
Character Range: 192034–194920

(a) any decision by the Minister not to apply to the CITES Secretariat to register the program; and
 (b) any decision, of which the CITES Secretariat tells the Minister, about whether to register the program.
 (6) If the CITES Secretariat registers the program, the applicant must allow the Minister to inspect the breeding records for the program and any other information about the program that the Minister considers to be relevant to deciding whether the program continues to meet the CITES requirements for a CITES‑registered captive breeding program.
 (7) If the Minister thinks that a program no longer meets the requirements for a CITES‑registered captive breeding program, the Minister may ask the CITES Secretariat to cancel the registration.

9A.18  Approved artificial propagation programs
 (1) For section 303FL of the Act, a program is taken to be an approved artificial propagation program if the Minister is satisfied that:
 (a) each live plant propagated under the program is artificially propagated; and
 (b) there are no reasons why the program should not be an approved artificial propagation program.
 (1A) In considering whether there are any reasons why the program should not be an approved artificial propagation program, the Minister may consider whether the operator of the program:
 (a) has, in the 10 years before the operator applies under subregulation (2) for a decision, been convicted of an offence mentioned in subregulation 9A.21A(1); or
 (b) is subject to proceedings for an offence mentioned in subregulation 9A.21A(1).
 (1B) If the Minister is satisfied about the matters mentioned in subregulation (1), the Minister must tell the operator of the program in writing.
 (2) A person may apply in writing to the Minister to make a decision for subregulation (1) about a program.
 (3) The application must include:
 (a) enough information for the Minister to decide whether each live plant propagated under the program is artificially propagated; and
 (b) a declaration stating whether the applicant:
 (i) has, in the 10 years before making the application, been convicted of an offence mentioned in subregulation 9A.21A(1); or
 (ii) is subject to proceedings for an offence mentioned in subregulation 9A.21A(1).
 (4) The Minister may:
 (a) ask the applicant for more information; and
 (b) refuse to consider the application until the Minister receives the information requested.
 (5) If the Minister decides that he or she is satisfied that each live plant propagated under the program is artificially propagated, the applicant must allow the Minister to inspect the propagation records for the program and any other information about the program that the Minister considers to be relevant to deciding whether live plants are artificially propagated under the program.
 (6) If the Minister ceases to be satisfied that each live plant propagated under