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Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00086
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Character Range: 7187–10635

11‑7...........Records must not be altered or defaced during retention period
Part 2—Samples
11‑8.....................................Storage of samples
Part 3—Damaged or destroyed prescribed organic goods
11‑9.......................Division of compensation between owners
11‑10................................Amount of compensation
Part 4—Relevant Commonwealth liabilities
11‑11Circumstances in which relevant Commonwealth liability of a person is taken to have been paid
Chapter 12—Transitional provisions
Part 1—Preliminary
12‑1.........................................Definitions
Part 2—Approved arrangements
12‑2..........QM certificate in force immediately before commencement time
12‑3......Secretary may direct holder to vary continuing approved arrangement
12‑4Application for QM certificate made but not decided before commencement time
12‑5Application for approval of modification of QM system made but not decided before commencement time
12‑6............Corrective action request given before commencement time
12‑7...................Modifications of the Act relating to applications
Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes 44
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history

Chapter 1—Preliminary

Part 1—Preliminary

1‑1  Name
  This instrument is the Export Control (Organic Goods) Rules 2021.

1‑3  Authority
 (1) Subject to subsection (2), this instrument is made under the Export Control Act 2020.
 (2) Chapter 12 is made under the following:
 (a) the Export Control Act 2020;
 (b) item 92 of Schedule 3 to the Export Control (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2020.

1‑4  Application of this instrument
  This instrument does not limit the operation of, and applies in addition to, any other rules made under section 432 of the Act that apply in relation to goods that are prescribed goods under subsection 2‑1(1) of this instrument.
Example: Milk products described as organic or biodynamic may be prescribed milk products under the Export Control (Milk and Milk Products) Rules 2021. The export for food of the milk products would also be subject to the prescribed export conditions for prescribed milk products under that instrument.

1‑5  Simplified outline of this instrument

      General
      This instrument prescribes matters and makes other provision in relation to certain organic goods (prescribed organic goods) for the purposes of the Export Control Act 2020 (the Act).
      Prescribed organic goods must not be exported from Australian territory unless the conditions prescribed by this instrument (prescribed export conditions) are complied with. A person may commit an offence or be liable to a civil penalty if prescribed organic goods are exported in contravention of prescribed export conditions (see Division 4 of Part 1 of Chapter 2 of the Act).
      This instrument prescribes other matters and makes other provision in relation to the export of prescribed organic goods, including in relation to the following:
             (a) exemptions;
             (b) organic goods certificates;
             (c) approved arrangements;
             (d) trade descriptions;
             (e) audits;
             (f) records;
             (g) samples;
             (h) damaged or destroyed organic goods.
      Structure of this instrument and Chapter numbering
      This instrument is arranged in Chapters that have the same number and name as the