Section 303CB — Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999: Stricter domestic measures

(1) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, declare that: (a) a specimen that belongs to a species included in Appendix II or III to CITES is a CITES I specimen; or (b) a specimen that is not a CITES I specimen because of subsection 303CA(5) is a CITES I specimen; or (c) a specimen that is not a CITES II specimen because of subsection 303CA(5) is a CITES II specimen; or (d) a specimen that is not a CITES III specimen because of subsection 303CA(5) is a CITES III specimen; or (e) a specimen that is not a CITES specimen is a CITES I specimen or a CITES II specimen. (2) If a quantitative limit is imposed by or under CITES in relation to the export or import of a CITES specimen, the Minister may, by legislative instrument, declare that, for the purposes of this Part, a specified lower quantitative limit is taken to be imposed by or under CITES.