Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ACT 1999 - SECT 303GO

  (1)   This section applies to regulations made for the purposes of paragraph   303CG(3)(c), 303DG(4)(b), 303EN(3)(e), 303FN(3)(c) or 303FO(3)(f).

  (2)   The conditions specified in those regulations in relation to a live animal may:

  (a)   deal with the welfare of the animal:

  (i)   when the animal is taken; or

  (ii)   when the animal is being held after it has been taken; or

  (iii)   when the animal is being prepared or shipped; or

  (iv)   when the animal is under the control of the proposed recipient; and

  (b)   may deal with eliminating or minimising the risk of:

  (i)   injury to the animal; or

  (ii)   adverse effects on the health of the animal; or

  (iii)   cruel treatment of the animal.

  (3)   The conditions specified in those regulations in relation to a live plant may:

  (a)   deal with the welfare of the plant:

  (i)   when the plant is taken; or

  (ii)   when the plant is being held after it has been taken; or

  (iii)   when the plant is being prepared or shipped; or

  (iv)   when the plant is under the control of the proposed recipient; and

  (b)   may deal with eliminating or minimising the risk of:

  (i)   injury to the plant; or

  (ii)   adverse effects on the health of the plant.

  (4)   Subsections   (2) and (3) do not limit paragraph   303CG(3)(c), 303DG(4)(b), 303EN(3)(e), 303FN(3)(c) or 303FO(3)(f).