Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00102:reg:5:p38
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00102
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 38/52)
Character Range: 148808–151615

that, at the date the declaration is made, the prescribed export conditions, and any other conditions that apply in relation to the meat or meat products under the Act, have been complied with and any importing country requirements relating to the meat or meat products are met; and
 (ii) any export market eligibility requirements for the relevant export market for the meat or meat products that are yet to be complied with;
 (l) a declaration stating that all of the information given in relation to the consignment is true and complete.
Note 1: For conveyance, see section 12 of the Act.
Note 2: See subsections (2) to (4) for matters relating to the declarations referred to in paragraphs (k) and (l) of this subsection.
 (2) The information and declarations in relation to a consignment required to be given to the occupier of the receiving establishment under subsection (1) must:
 (a) be in writing and in a form approved by the Secretary; and
 (b) either:
 (i) be given to the occupier when the consignment leaves the transferring establishment; or
 (ii) accompany the consignment when it arrives at the receiving establishment.
Note 1: Electronic message formats should be compliant with the United Nations Rules for Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce and Transport (UNEDIFACT). These Rules could in 2021 be viewed on the website of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (https://www.unece.org).
Note 2: For when requirements to give information (including a declaration) in writing can be met by an electronic communication, see section 9 of the Electronic Transactions Act 1999. For electronic signatures, see section 10 of that Act.

Requirements for declarations
 (3) A declaration referred to in paragraph (1)(k) or (l) in relation to a consignment of prescribed rabbit meat, ratite meat, rabbit meat products or ratite meat products must be made by:
 (a) the holder of the approved arrangement for operations to prepare the meat or meat products for export at the transferring establishment; or
 (b) a person who manages or controls those operations if:
 (i) the approved arrangement covering those operations provides for export inspection procedures that include the making of the declaration in relation to the meat or meat products; and
 (ii) the person is designated in the approved arrangement as a person who may make the declaration.
Note: If a relevant importing country authority requires alternative inspection arrangements to be carried out by authorised officers, this needs to be covered by the approved arrangement (see paragraph 5‑2(4)(e)).
 (4) A declaration referred to in paragraph (1)(k) or (l):
 (a) must not be made if there are no reasonable grounds for making it; and
 (b) must not be false or misleading; and
 (c) must be signed and