Wild Fauna and Flora Act · s 12

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s 12Certificate to re-export species

The Director may, after consultation with the appropriate management authority and scientific authority grant a certificate to re-export any specimen of any species listed in Appendix I to an applicant, if those authorities are satisfied that —

(a)

in the case of that specimen being imported —

(i)

before the commencement of this Act, it was not imported in contravention of any written law; or

(ii)

after the commencement of this Act, it was imported in accordance with this Act;

(b)

it is to be prepared and shipped so that the risk of —

(i)

injury to the specimen;

(ii)

adverse effect on the health of the specimen; and

(iii)

in the case of an animal, cruel treatment of the specimen, is minimised; and

(c)

permission to import that specimen has been granted by the relevant authority of the country of import.