18Further conditions to which licences are subject (Act s 15)

18 Further conditions to which licences are subject (Act s 15)

(1) If there is no approved arrangement for the holder of a live‑stock export licence, the live‑stock export licence is subject to the conditions that the holder: (a) must have an approved operations and governance manual for the licence; and (b) must update the operations and governance manual, by variation of the licence under regulation 19, if there is a change to how the operations of the live‑stock export business, to which the licence relates, comply with the Australian Standards for the Export of Live‑stock; and (c) if the Secretary makes an order, under section 17 of the Act, specifying standards that the holder of a live‑stock export licence must export live‑stock in accordance with (the Standards)—must, within 2 months after the date that the order takes effect, make an application under regulation 19 for variation of the licence to update the operations and governance manual to take account of the Standards; and (d) if the Secretary amends the order—must, within 2 months after the date that the amendment takes effect, make an application under regulation 19 for variation of the licence to update the operations and governance manual to take account of any change to the Standards resulting from the amendment.

Note: A live‑stock export licence is also subject to the condition that the holder must comply with orders made under section 17 of the Act (see subsection 17 (5) of the Act).

(3) A live‑stock export licence is subject to the conditions that the holder must: (a) permit an authorised officer, or other appropriately qualified person, nominated by the Secretary (the auditor) to audit the holder’s operations and governance system; and (b) provide any assistance reasonably required by such an auditor; and (c) produce to such an auditor any records or documents reasonably required by the auditor; and (d) comply with any reasonable request by such an auditor, or the Secretary, to take action to correct any deficiencies found by the auditor. (4) A live‑stock export licence is subject to the condition that, if an event or circumstance of which the holder must inform the Secretary happens, the way in which the holder must inform the Secretary is by: (a) completing the form supplied as an application form under subregulation 14 (1), as far as that form relates to the event or circumstance; and (b) making the declaration required by subregulation 14 (3).

Note: The events and circumstances are prescribed in subregulation 20 (2).

(5) In this regulation, a reference to an approved operations and governance manual for a licence includes a reference to a manual to which a change has been made, and a manual which has replaced the quality assurance system for the licence, if the change or replacement has been approved by way of variation of the licence under regulation 19.