Restriction on grant of research permit authorising release into wild
16 Restriction on grant of research permit authorising release into wild
The chief executive must not grant a research permit authorising the holder of the permit, or a relevant person for the holder, to release into the wild a koala taken from the wild unless—
the koala is to be released into a prescribed natural habitat for the koala; or
the chief executive is reasonably satisfied the prescribed release conditions for the release of the koala are satisfied.
The chief executive must not grant a research permit authorising the holder of the permit, or a relevant person for the holder, to release into the wild a koala bred in captivity unless—
the chief executive is reasonably satisfied the prescribed release conditions for the release of the koala are satisfied; or
the chief executive is otherwise reasonably satisfied the koala is capable of surviving in the wild.
In this section—
prescribed release conditions, for the release of a koala, means all of the following conditions—
the koala is to be released into a koala habitat;
research about the koala and the koala habitat shows the following—
the release of the koala into the habitat will not adversely affect any species of wildlife in the habitat;
the genetic makeup of the koala is similar to the genetic makeup of koalas living in the habitat;
the release of the koala into the habitat is a key component of the research project for which the application for the permit, under which the koala is to be released, is made;
the research project provides for the recapture of the koala if the chief executive requires the recapture.
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