Wildlife trade and conservation
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In order to export Australian native animal specimens and/or CITES listed specimens overseas for commercial purposes, the specimens must come from an approved program such as an approved captive breeding program. Export permits may then be obtained from the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts.
The captive breeding programs that are currently approved under the EPBC Act are listed below. Captive breeding programs do not have an expiry date but are generally reviewed after 5 years to establish whether the programs are still operational and continue to meet the requirements of the EPBC Act.
See also: Section 303 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
| State | Program name | Decision date | Review due | Species (follow link for complete species list) |
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| Programs approved for individual operations | ||||
| NSW | Ecogrow Pty Ltd | November 2007 | November 2012 |
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| NSW | Minibeasts Australia | June 2006 | June 2011 |
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| Qld | Aesthetic Australian Insects | June 2009 | June 2014 |
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| Qld | Australian Butterfly Sanctuary | June 2008 | June 2013 |
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| Qld | Australian Insect Farm | April 2009 | April 2014 |
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| Qld | Australian Venom Zoo | September 2008 | September 2013 |
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| Qld | Butterfly Encounters | August 2007 | September 2012 |
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| Qld | Daintree Entomological Museum | August 2007 | August 2012 |
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| Qld | Silke Weyland | August 2007 | August 2012 |
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| Qld | Theraphosid breeding program | March 2006 | March 2011 |
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| SA | Venom Supplies Pty Ltd | December 2004 | December 2009 |
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| Vic | Ian Grant | June 2006 | June 2011 |
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| Programs approved for state licensed operations | ||||
| NSW | State licensing regime for emus | March 2009 | March 2014 |
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| Qld | State licensing regime for emus | March 2009 | March 2014 |
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| Qld | State Licensing regime for crocodiles | January 2002 | Under review |
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| SA | State licensing regime for emus | March 2009 | March 2014 |
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| Tas | State licensing regime for emus | March 2009 | March 2014 |
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| Vic | State licensing regime for emus | April 2009 | April 2014 |
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| WA | State licensing regime for emus | March 2009 | March 2014 |
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