Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L00381:schedule:2
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Provision Reference: sch 2
Character Range: 6472–9295

Schedule 2—Amendments commencing 4 weeks after registration

Biosecurity (Suspended Goods – Uncooked Prawns) Determination 2017
1 Section 6
  Insert:
foreign country health certificate, for a particular product, means a certificate from the relevant overseas authority that, based on a testing method recognised by the OIE in the Aquatic Animal Health Code as confirming freedom from disease, the product has been found to be free of WSSV and YHV.
Note: The OIE (Office International des Epizooties) is the World Organisation for Animal Health. The Aquatic Animal Health Code could in 2017 be viewed on the OIE's website (http://www.oie.int/).
foreign country processing declaration, for a particular product, means a declaration from the relevant overseas authority, on an official health certificate, that:
 (a) uncooked prawns and uncooked prawn meat used in the product were derived from prawns that were wild‑caught in Australian territory; and
 (b) the product was processed at an establishment that was approved by the relevant overseas authority; and
 (c) the establishment had procedures in place to ensure that, throughout transport, processing and storage, the product was segregated from the following:
 (i) prawns that were not sourced from Australia;
 (ii) products derived from such prawns;
 (iii) other sources of contamination.
overseas authority means an authority that is on the List of Overseas Authorities—Aquatic Animals for Import, which is the list with that name prepared by the Director of Biosecurity and published on the Department's website, as existing on 16 June 2016.
Note 1: A body is included in the List of Overseas Authorities—Aquatic Animals for Import if the Director of Biosecurity is satisfied that the body is competent to certify that biosecurity risks associated with aquatic goods that are, or are intended to be, brought or imported into Australian territory have been managed to an acceptable level.
Note 2: In 2017, the Department's website was http://www.agriculture.gov.au/.
YHV means yellowhead virus (genotype 1).
2 At the end of subsection 7(3)
  Insert:
 ;  (j) subject to subsection (4), uncooked prawns and uncooked prawn meat in a processed form (the product), if the product:
 (i) derives from prawns that were:
 (A) wild‑caught in Australian territory; and
 (B) exported to another country, either in the form of uncooked prawns or uncooked prawn meat, for processing; and
 (ii) is brought or imported into Australian territory without first having been brought or imported into any other country; and
 (iii) is accompanied by:
 (A) a foreign country processing declaration; and
 (B) a foreign country health certificate;
  that relates to the product; and
 (iv) is not covered by paragraph (i).
3 Subsection 7(4)
  Omit "and (i)", substitute ", (i) and (j)".