(1) The Secretary may grant a permit to a person authorising the person to conduct a seal tour.
(2) The Secretary may refuse to grant a seal tour permit if the Secretary is satisfied that—
(a) the applicant has been found guilty of an offence against this Act or regulations under this Act; or
(b) the applicant has failed to comply with this Act or regulations under this Act or the conditions of any permit under this Part; or
(c) the applicant has been convicted of an offence against a law of the Commonwealth or of a State or a Territory of the Commonwealth relating to fauna, to the preservation, conservation and protection of seals or to the living natural resources of the continental shelf of Australia; or
(d) for any other reason it is not suitable for the permit to be granted.
S. 85D inserted by No. 45/2008 s. 30.