Section 444E — Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999: Consignment of specimen with consent of owner

(1) If: (a) a specimen is seized under section 444A; and (b) the specimen was imported from a particular foreign country; and (c) the export of the specimen from the foreign country was not in contravention of a law of the foreign country that corresponds to Part 13A; and (d) if the importer had applied for a permit authorising the import of the specimen, there is no reasonable likelihood that the permit would have been granted; and (e) the importer produces written evidence from the relevant CITES authority of the foreign country that the specimen may be returned to the foreign country without contravening such a law; the Secretary may, with the consent of the owner of the specimen, consign the specimen to a place in the foreign country. (2) The consignment is to be at the expense of the owner of the specimen.