Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00101:reg:4:p13
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00101
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 4 (pt 13/24)
Character Range: 200157–202932

exercising powers under the Act; or
 (ii) to the Secretary or the Department under a prescribed agriculture law.
Note: The Secretary must not approve a person to conduct audits unless the Secretary is satisfied that the person satisfies, or will satisfy, certain training and qualification requirements determined by the Secretary (see subsections 273(3) and (4) of the Act).

9‑9  Dealing with applications
 (1) For the purpose of making a decision in relation to an application under section 9‑7, the Secretary may request the applicant to give the Secretary further specified information or documents relevant to the application.
 (2) A request under subsection (1):
 (a) must be in writing; and
 (b) must specify the period within which the request must be complied with; and
 (c) may specify the manner in which the request is to be complied with.

9‑10  Conditions of approval
 (1) The Secretary may approve an applicant, under subsection 273(1) of the Act, to conduct audits subject to any conditions the Secretary considers necessary.
Note: A decision to approve the applicant to conduct audits subject to conditions is a reviewable decision (see section 11‑1 of this instrument) and the Secretary must give the applicant written notice of the decision (see section 382 of the Act).
 (2) Without limiting the Secretary's power under subsection (1), the conditions of an approval under subsection 273(1) of the Act may relate to the scope of audits the approved auditor is approved to conduct, including by reference to any of the following:
 (a) a kind of export operations;
 (b) aspects of a kind of export operations, such as whether:
 (i) the operations comply, have complied, or will comply with applicable requirements of the Act; or
 (ii) importing country requirements relating to operations of that kind are being, have been, or will be met; or
 (iii) the operations are being, have been, or will be carried out in accordance with an approved arrangement;
 (c) a kind of export operations carried out at a kind of place (for example, a registered establishment).

9‑11  Notice of decision
  If the Secretary approves an applicant, under subsection 273(1) of the Act, to conduct audits, the Secretary must give the applicant a written notice stating the following:
 (a) that the applicant is approved to conduct audits;
 (b) the scope of the audits covered by the approval;
 (c) the date the approval takes effect;
 (d) that the approval remains in force for 12 months unless it is revoked earlier under section 9‑14 of this instrument;
 (e) any conditions of the approval imposed under section 9‑10 of this instrument.

9‑12  Period of effect of approval
  An approval of an individual, under subsection 273(1) of the Act, to conduct audits:
 (a) takes effect