Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00103:reg:5:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00103
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 4/52)
Character Range: 62665–65302

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 wild game meat or wild game 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 wild game meat or wild game meat products:
 (a) a condition or disease is present in Australian territory that is likely to affect the acceptability of the wild game meat or wild game meat products to the importing country;
 (b) the export of the wild game meat or wild game 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 wild game meat or wild game meat products
 (2) For the purposes of paragraph 67(3)(g) of the Act and without limiting subsection (1) of this section, each of the following circumstances is prescribed in relation to an application for a government certificate in relation to prescribed wild game meat or wild game meat products:
 (a) a prescribed export condition that applies in relation to the wild game meat or wild game meat products has not been complied with;
 (b) the applicant for the certificate failed to comply with a direction given to the applicant under subsection 305(1) of the Act (to deal with non‑compliance with the requirements of the Act);
 (c) an export permit is not in force for the wild game meat or wild game meat products;
 (d) if:
 (i) operations to prepare the