Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act 2006 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Control of Import, Export, Etc., of Scheduled Species
8A. Certification that item is or is not scheduled species, etc.
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The Director‑General may, on the application of any person, certify that any animal, hybrid animal, plant or hybrid plant, including any readily recognisable part or derivative thereof, is or is not a scheduled species.
Director‑General
“Director‑General” means the Director‑General, Wildlife Trade Control appointed under section 3(1);
The Director-General may, on the application of any person, endorse a declaration that any product to be exported or re‑exported by the person does not comprise or contain a scheduled species.
scheduled species
“scheduled species” means any animal or plant (including any readily recognisable part or derivative thereof) specified in the Schedule.
The Director‑General may —
require any declaration submitted for endorsement under subsection (2) to be made in a specified form and manner; and
decline to endorse any declaration or class of declarations.
For the purpose of subsection (1), the Director‑General or an authorised officer may inspect, examine or analyse the animal, hybrid animal, plant or hybrid plant, or a part or derivative or sample thereof.
For the purpose of subsection (2), the Director‑General or an authorised officer may inspect, examine or analyse the product or a sample thereof.
sample
“sample”, in relation to a scheduled species, means the scheduled species or any part thereof;