Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00102:reg:5:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00102
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 3/52)
Character Range: 58066–60807

rabbit meat products or ratite meat products that are to be, or that have been, exported.

2‑12  Declaration to accompany application for government certificate
 (1) For the purposes of paragraph 65(2)(d) of the Act, if a government certificate in relation to rabbit meat, ratite meat, rabbit meat products or ratite meat products is required to meet importing country requirements, the application for the government certificate must be accompanied by a declaration by the applicant that importing country requirements relating to the meat or meat products have been met, or will be met before the meat or meat products are imported into the importing country.
Note 1: 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.
Note 2: A government certificate (other than a certificate issued by electronic means) must be retained in a secure place when it is not being used (see section 11‑4).
 (2) A declaration must be in a form approved by the Secretary.
  (3) A declaration:
 (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 dated by the person who made it.
Note: A person may commit an offence or be liable to a civil penalty if the person provides false or misleading information or documents (see sections 137.1 and 137.2 of the Criminal Code and sections 368 and 369 of the Act).

2‑13  Circumstances for refusing to issue government certificate

Circumstances relating to all rabbit meat, ratite meat, rabbit meat products or ratite meat products
 (1) For the purposes of paragraph 67(3)(g) of the Act, each of the following circumstances is prescribed in relation to an application for a government certificate in relation to rabbit meat, ratite meat, rabbit meat products or ratite meat products:
 (a) a condition or disease is present in Australian territory that is likely to affect the acceptability of the meat or meat products to the importing country;
 (b) the export of the meat or meat products could result in trade in the export of goods from Australian territory being adversely affected;
 (c) the applicant for the certificate failed:
 (i) to return a government certificate as required by section 2‑15 of this instrument; or
 (ii) to retain a government certificate in a secure place in accordance with section 11‑4 of this instrument; or
 (iii) to provide facilities and assistance to an auditor as required by section 271 of the Act.

Circumstances relating only to prescribed rabbit meat, ratite meat, rabbit meat products or ratite meat products