Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L01758:reg:8:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L01758
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 8 (pt 3/4)
Character Range: 28844–31669

(viii) the extent of corruption in that area or country; and
 (ix) the governance arrangements for forest management in that area or country; and
 (x) any other information the importer knows that may indicate whether the regulated timber product is, is made from, or includes, illegally logged timber; and
 (c) in the identification and assessment of that risk, consider the source, validity and reliability of the matters the importer considered under paragraph (b); and
 (d) make a written record of the risk identification and assessment made by the importer.

Identification and assessment of risk must be to a reasonable standard
 (7) The identification and assessment of the risk mentioned in paragraph (5)(a) or (6)(a) must be to a reasonable standard.

Risk mitigation
 (8) The importer must, before importing a regulated timber product:
 (a) conduct a risk mitigation process if:
 (i) the importer has identified a risk that the product is, is made from, or includes, illegally logged timber; and
 (ii) the risk is not a low risk; and
 (b) ensure that the risk mitigation process the importer conducts is reasonable and proportionate to the identified risk mentioned in paragraph (a); and
 (c) following the risk mitigation process, reassess the risk that the regulated timber product is, is made from, or includes, illegally logged timber; and
 (d) make a written record of the risk mitigation process the importer conducted, including setting out:
 (i) following that process, the level of risk that the regulated timber product is, is made from, or includes, illegally logged timber; and
 (ii) any further information the importer obtained as part of that process.
 (9) Without limiting subsection (8), the risk mitigation process may include the following steps:
 (a) obtaining further information about the risk that the regulated timber product is, is made from, or includes, illegally logged timber;
 (b) the use of scientific methods relating to timber identification in order to identify the scientific name of the tree from which the timber that is, or the timber that is in, the regulated timber product was derived and the country in which that timber was harvested.

Exception
 (10) Subsections (5) to (8) do not apply in relation to the importation of a regulated timber product (the current product) by an importer if:
 (a) the importer, in the previous 12 months, imported a regulated timber product (the earlier product); and
 (b) the importer complied with subsections (3) and (5) to (8), as applicable, in relation to the importation of the earlier product; and
 (c) either:
 (i) the current product and earlier product are certified timber products; or
 (ii) the current product and earlier product are not certified timber products; and
 (d) the importer has obtained the information covered by