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WILDLIFE PROTECTION (REGULATION OF EXPORTS AND IMPORTS) REGULATIONS(AMENDMENT) 1996 NO. 332

STATUTORY RULES 1996 No. 332

Issued by the authority of the Minister for the Environment

Wildlife Protection (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1982

Wildlife Protection (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Regulations (Amendment)

Section 81 of the Wildlife Protection (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1982 (the Act) provides for the making of regulations by the Governor-General.

The purpose of these Regulations is to amend the Wildlife Protection (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Regulations which are in force under the Wildlife Protection (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1982.

The amendments proposed will address changes to the provisions of the Act under recent amendments contained in the Wildlife Protection (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Amendment Act 1995. Regulations 5 and 16 are proposed to be amended and new Regulations 5A, 7A, 10A and 10B are proposed.

Regulations 5 and 5A provide for matters to be met before a management program or controlled specimens program is declared by the Minister under subsections 10 (2) and 10A (5), respectively, of the Act.

Regulation 7A is a proposed new Regulation which gives effect to a recent amendment to the Act relating to the conditions to be met prior to the granting of a permit for export of zoological live animals.

Regulation 10A is a proposed new Regulation which gives effect to a recent amendment to the Act relating to the. discretionary power of requiring the making of certain live specimens for the purposes of identification.

Regulation 10B is a proposed new Regulation which gives effect to a recent amendment to the Act relating to the specification of the kinds of possession of classified exotic birds under the registration of possession programme.

Regulation 16 sets out certain fees for granting of permits and authorities and for administrative processing of applications. Amendments proposed would provide an exemption of fees for applications under sections 9, 10 or 10A of the Act where the applicant is a governmental authority and would outline new fees in Schedule 3 reflecting provisions for new types of applications under sections 57D and 69D of the Act as recently amended.