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Wildlife Protection (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Amendment Act 1991

No. 133 of 1991

An Act to amend the Wildlife Protection (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1982

[Assented to 2 September 1991]

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:

Short title etc.

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Wildlife Protection (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Amendment Act 1991.

(2) In this Act, "Principal Act" means the Wildlife Protection (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 19821.

Commencement

2. This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Interpretation

3. Section .4 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in subsection (1) the following definition:

" 'controlled specimen' means a specimen that is a controlled specimen because of a declaration in force under section 10a;".

Act not to apply to certain specimens

4. Section 8 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (5) the following subsections:

"(5a) For the purposes of subsection (1), a specimen is to be taken to be brought into Australia for the purpose of transhipment to another country if, and only if:

     (a)       the specimen is brought into Australia in the course of being transported to an identified person in the other country; and

     (b)      any delay in its leaving Australia will be due solely to the arrangements for its transport; and

     (c)       it will be under the control of the Customs all the time that it is in Australia.

"(5b) For the purposes of subsection (2), a specimen is to be taken to be brought into an external Territory for the purpose of transhipment to another country if, and only if:

     (a)      the specimen is brought into that Territory in the course of being transported to an identified person in the other country; and

     (b)      any delay in its leaving that Territory will be due solely to the arrangements for its transport; and

     (c)      it will be under the control of an inspector all the time that it is in that Territory.".

5. After section 9 of the Principal Act the following sections are inserted:

Register of persons concerned about management programs

"9a. (1) The Designated Authority must maintain a register containing a list of the names and postal addresses of persons and organisations who are to be notified of:

    (a)     proposals for declarations of approved management programs under section 10; and

    (b)     proposals for declarations of controlled specimens under section 10a.

"(2) As soon as practicable after the commencement of this section and on each anniversary of that commencement, the Designated Authority must give public notice:

    (a)     inviting persons and