Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01033:reg:6:p28
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01033
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6 (pt 28/44)
Character Range: 189479–192272

until the Minister receives the information requested.
 (5) If the Minister decides that he or she is satisfied that each animal bred under the program is bred in captivity, 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 live animals are bred in captivity under the program.
 (6) If the Minister ceases to be satisfied that each animal bred under the program is bred in captivity:
 (a) the Minister may tell the operator in writing of that fact; and
 (b) if the Minister does so, at that time the program ceases to be taken to be an approved captive breeding program.

9A.17  Approved CITES‑registered captive breeding programs
 (1) For subsections 303FK(2) and (3) of the Act, a program is taken to be an approved CITES‑registered captive breeding program if it is registered with the CITES Secretariat as a captive breeding program.
 (2) A person may apply in writing to the Minister for the Minister to apply to the CITES Secretariat to register an Australian‑based captive breeding program.
 (3) The application must include:
 (a) enough information for the Minister to decide:
 (i) whether each live animal bred under the program is bred in captivity; and
 (ii) whether the program meets the CITES requirements for a CITES‑registered captive breeding program; 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 apply to the CITES Secretariat to register the program if the Minister is satisfied that:
 (a) each live animal bred under the program is bred in captivity; and
 (b) the program meets the CITES requirements for a CITES‑registered captive breeding program; and
 (c) there are no reasons why the program should not be registered with the CITES Secretariat as a captive breeding program.
 (4A) In considering whether there are any reasons why the program should not be registered with the CITES Secretariat as a captive breeding program, the Minister may consider whether the applicant:
 (a) has, in the 10 years before making the application, 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).
 (5) The Minister must tell the applicant in writing about:
 (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