Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00759:reg:5:p21
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00759
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 21/26)
Character Range: 103551–106302

An export permit (other than an export permit that was issued by electronic means) must be retained in a secure place when it is not being used (see section 11‑4).

7‑5  Circumstances in which export permit may be suspended
  For the purposes of subsection 231(1) of the Act, the following circumstances are prescribed in relation to an export permit for prescribed plants or plant products:
 (a) a circumstance referred to in any of paragraphs 233(1)(a) to (f) of the Act;
 (b) a circumstance prescribed by section 7‑6 of this instrument.

7‑6  Other circumstances in which export permit may be revoked
  For the purposes of paragraph 233(1)(g) of the Act, the following circumstances are prescribed in relation to an export permit for prescribed plants or plant products:
 (a) the plants or plant products are no longer intended to be exported using that export permit;
 (b) a person, other than the holder of the export permit, has given the Secretary, or another person performing functions or exercising powers under the Act, information or a document in relation to the plants or plant products that is false, misleading or incomplete;
 (c) a condition, pest or contaminant that is likely to affect the acceptability of the plants or plant products to the importing country is present in Australian territory.

Part 3—Other matters

7‑7  Other circumstances in which the Secretary may require assessment of prescribed plants or plant products
 (1) This section applies in relation to prescribed plants or plant products for which an export permit is in force.
 (2) For the purposes of paragraph 234(2)(e) of the Act, the Secretary may require an assessment of the plants or plant products to be carried out if the holder of the export permit, or another person, gave false or misleading information in relation to the plants or plant products to the Secretary or another person performing functions or exercising powers under the Act.

7‑8  Changes that require additional or corrected information to be given to the Secretary
  For the purposes of paragraph 235(1)(b) of the Act, each of the following changes is prescribed in relation to prescribed plants or plant products for which an export permit is in force:
 (a) there are reasonable grounds to suspect that the integrity of the plants or plant products cannot be ensured;
 (b) there are reasonable grounds to suspect that an importing country requirement relating to the plants or plant products will not be, or is not likely to be, met before the plants or plant products are imported into the importing country;
 (c) there are reasonable grounds to suspect that a prescribed export condition relating to the plants or plant products has not been complied with in circumstances where