Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00422:reg:2:p19
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00422
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2 (pt 19/102)
Character Range: 98541–101454

of the Act in relation to those operations; and
 (c) to carrying out those operations in accordance with the arrangement.

5‑11  Assurance rules and standards
 (1) The proposed arrangement must provide for:
 (a) rules (the assurance rules) for carrying out exporter supply chain assurance operations covered by the arrangement; and
 (b) standards (the assurance standards) that must be met for assurances to be given in relation to entities in accordance with the arrangement.
 (2) Without limiting paragraph (1)(a), the assurance rules must provide for the system to be implemented to deal with any identified non‑conformity with the assurance standards by an entity, including the circumstances in which an assurance given in relation to an entity in accordance with the arrangement may be removed.
Note 1: The proposed arrangement (including the assurance rules and assurance standards) may be recorded in one or more separate documents (see paragraph 150(2)(a) of the Act).
Note 2: The assurance rules or assurance standards may need to be varied under Subdivision B of Division 1 of Part 4 of Chapter 5 of the Act if, for example, the International Organisation for Standardisation requirements or the OIE recommendations are varied or replaced. See also paragraph 5‑21(c) of this instrument.

5‑12  Applicant's management practices and business structure etc.
  The proposed arrangement must record details of the following matters:
 (a) the applicant's management practices;
 (b) the business structure of the applicant;
 (c) the persons who are to manage or control the exporter supply chain assurance operations covered by the arrangement;
 (d) the system of controls to be implemented to ensure that the conditions prescribed by Division 2 will be complied with in relation to the exporter supply chain assurance operations covered by the arrangement.

5‑13  Kinds of prescribed livestock and countries in relation to which exporter supply chain assurance operations are to be carried out
  The proposed arrangement must specify:
 (a) each kind of feeder livestock or slaughter livestock in relation to which exporter supply chain assurance operations covered by the arrangement are to be carried out; and
 (b) each country in relation to which those operations are to be carried out in relation to that kind of livestock.

Division 2—Conditions of approved arrangement

5‑14  Purpose of this Division
  For the purposes of paragraph 152(1)(b) of the Act, this Division prescribes conditions of an approved arrangement for exporter supply chain assurance operations.
Note 1: If an approved arrangement is renewed, the conditions also apply in relation to the renewed approved arrangement (see paragraph 157(1)(b) of the Act).
Note 2: The holder of an approved arrangement may commit an offence or be liable to a civil penalty if a condition of the approved arrangement is contravened (see section 184 of