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keeping or moving a member of a native species is prohibited under the EPBC Act, except when carried out in accordance with a management plan or authorised by a permit issued by the Director of National Parks. The purpose of accessing material must be consistent with the aims of the ANBG and not compromise research being conducted at the ANBG or CANBR.
Before the ANBG supplies material, the recipient must sign an agreement in which the purpose is described and the recipient agrees to use the material for that purpose only and not pass it on to a third party without permission from the ANBG. A permit is also issued.
Where the ANBG supplies material for use outside Australia, it does so in compliance with the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). Accordingly the ANBG only supplies CITES-listed material to institutions that are similarly registered under the facilitated scientific exchange system.

Aims
    * Ensure that information regarding the release of biological material is current, relevant and accessible to the public and staff.
    * Enable staff to easily access publications and reports arising from the use of biological material for research purposes.
    * Develop an online fit-for-purpose permit application and management system.

Issues
    * Building awareness of the value of the ANBG living collection and other biological resources could help to raise our profile nationally and in the Australian Government.
    * Biological resource material that the ANBG acquires needs to meet high standards of scientific integrity and ethical and legal standards related to provenance (including prior informed consent and mutually agreed terms).

What we are going to do

Policies
2.7.1       The ANBG will encourage and facilitate access to its living collection and other biological resources for scientific research and conservation applications, in a manner that is consistent with Australia's international obligations and with legislative requirements.
2.7.2       Fees may be charged for release of plant material in accordance with Schedule 11 of the EPBC Regulations (see also r.18.03 of the EPBC Regulations).
2.7.3       Acquisition of biological resources for the ANBG collections will be on mutually agreed terms, with prior informed consent, and the material will be used in a manner consistent with the agreed terms.
2.7.4       The ANBG will not acquire biological resources from organisations or individuals that do not meet the requirements of the EPBC Act and Regulations (where applicable) and international obligations.
2.7.5       Access will be given to biological resources in accordance with Part 8A of the EPBC Regulations (where applicable), including the conditions of any exemption from Part 8A, and in accordance with international obligations.
2.7.6       Reports and publications arising from the use of biological material will be obtained, recorded and stored in a location accessible to