Queensland Consolidated Regulations

NATURE CONSERVATION (ANIMALS) REGULATION 2020 - REG 254

254 Maximum term for permits

(1) The maximum term for each of the following animal authorities is as follows—

(a) a damage mitigation (relocation) permit—3 years;

(b) another damage mitigation permit—

(i) if the applicant is operating under an approved property management plan for the land to which the permit relates—3 years; or

(ii) otherwise—1 year;

(c) a flying-fox roost management permit—

(i) if the applicant is operating under an approved property management plan for the land to which the permit relates—3 years; or

(ii) otherwise—1 year;

(d) an educational purposes permit—5 years;

(e) a permit to keep—3 years;

(f) a rehabilitation permit—3 years;

(g) a research permit—5 years;

(h) a movement permit—2 months.

(2) However, despite subsection (1) (e) and section 252 (2) (b) , the chief executive may grant a permit to keep for the life of a protected animal kept under the permit if—

(a) the animal was injured when it was taken under a rehabilitation permit; and

(b) the chief executive believes the animal is unlikely to survive in the wild, including, for example, because of the nature of the animal’s sickness or injury.

(3) In this section—

"approved property management plan" , for land, means a plan about the management of the land that—

(a) provides for the conservation of animals on the land; and

(b) is approved by the chief executive.

"damage mitigation (relocation) permit" means a damage mitigation permit that is for 1 or more live animals, other than a flying-fox.

"sickness" , of an animal, includes the animal behavioural disorder known as human imprinting.