Animals and Birds Act 1965 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Import, Transhipment, Export of Animals and Birds and Possession of Noxious Insects, Etc.
16. No person to export any animal or bird without licence
Feedback & supportA person must not export any animal or bird or the carcase of any animal or bird except in accordance with —
animal
“animal” means any mammal (other than man) or fish and includes any other living creature that is prescribed as an animal for the purposes of this Act or that falls within a class of animals that is prescribed for those purposes;
a licence in that behalf issued by the Director‑General;
the conditions of that licence, if any; and
such other conditions as may be prescribed.
A licence to export any animal or bird or the carcase of any animal or bird may be issued upon an application made in the prescribed form to the Director‑General and upon the payment of such fees as may be prescribed.
Any person exporting any animal or bird or the carcase of any animal or bird in contravention of subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.
bird
“bird” includes domestic fowls, ducks, geese, turkeys, guinea fowls and pigeons of any age or sex and the eggs thereof;