Exhibited Animals Act 2015

This section applies if—

any of the following happens—

an exhibition licence is cancelled or suspended;

the holder of an exhibition licence does not apply for its renewal or restoration under section 87(1) or (2) and the licence expires;

an application for renewal or restoration of an exhibition licence is withdrawn or taken to have been withdrawn and the licence expires;

the chief executive decides to refuse, or is taken to have refused, to renew or restore an exhibition licence and the licence expires;

an interstate exhibitors permit expires or is cancelled or suspended and an animal to which the permit related is in the State; and

the chief executive considers there may not be adequate arrangements in place for managing the relevant risks or relevant adverse effects associated with exhibiting and dealing with an animal that was an authorised animal under the exhibition licence or interstate exhibitors permit.

The chief executive may grant a temporary authority to the person who was the holder of the exhibition licence or interstate exhibitors permit.

If a temporary authority is granted, the exhibition licence or interstate exhibitors permit mentioned in subsection (2) is the previous authority for the temporary authority.

Subsections (1)(a)(ii) to (v) and (2) do not prevent the chief executive granting a temporary authority before the expiry of the previous authority for the temporary authority, but the temporary authority takes effect only when the previous authority expires.