Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00759:reg:5:p6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00759
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 6/26)
Character Range: 65431–68129

requirements for accreditation
 (1) For the purposes of paragraph 79(2)(b) of the Act, this section prescribes other requirements that must be met for a property to be accredited for a kind of export operations in relation to a kind of prescribed plants or plant products.
Note: The requirements in this section also apply in relation to an application to renew the accreditation of the property (see paragraph 84(2)(a) of the Act).

Importing country requirements must be able to be met
 (2) All importing country requirements relating to the export operations to be carried out at the property in relation to prescribed plants or plant products and the plants or plant products must be able to be met.

System of controls must be in place
 (3) For a property to be accredited for operations to prepare prescribed plants or plant products for export, there must be a system of controls in place at the property in relation to those operations, and the plants or plant products for which the property is to be accredited, to ensure that the conditions prescribed by sections 3‑3A and 3‑3B will be complied with in relation to those operations and the plants or plant products.

Part 2—Conditions of accreditation

3‑2  Purpose of this Part
  For the purposes of paragraph 80(1)(b) of the Act, this Part prescribes conditions of the accreditation of a property for a kind of export operations in relation to a kind of prescribed plants or plant products.
Note 1: If the accreditation of the property is renewed, these conditions also apply in relation to the renewed accreditation of the property (see section 3‑8 of this instrument).
Note 2: The manager of an accredited property may commit an offence or be liable to a civil penalty if a condition of the accreditation of the property is contravened (see section 106 of the Act).
Note 3: The manager of an accredited property must retain certain records for at least 2 years (see section 11‑6 of this instrument).

3‑3  Importing country requirements must be met
  All importing country requirements relating to the export operations carried out at an accredited property in relation to prescribed plants or plant products and the plants or plant products must be met.

3‑3A  Property must be kept in appropriate condition
 (1) An accredited property must be kept in a condition:
 (a) appropriate for the export operations carried out at the property and the plants or plant products at the property; and
 (b) that ensures that prescribed plants and plant products at the property are not, or not likely to be, infested by pests or contaminated.
Example: Materials at the property must be monitored, controlled and maintained so that they do not