39How to work out how much quota meat an exporter has exported

39 How to work out how much quota meat an exporter has exported

(1) Subject to subsections (2) to (6), an exporter is taken to have exported the shipped weight of quota meat shown in approvals given to the exporter under this Part in a quota year. Shipped weight is less than approved weight (2) If the shipped weight of quota meat in a consignment is less than the weight stated in the approval for the consignment, the exporter is not taken to have exported the difference between the weights if: (a) the identifying number of the approval is shown on the consignment information; and (b) the exporter gives that information to the QA Unit by 5 pm on 16 May in the quota year; and (c) the difference between the weights is not more than 50 kg. Shipped weight is less than certified weight (3) If: (a) the shipped weight of a consignment is less than the weight stated in the certificate for the consignment; and (b) apart from this subsection, the exporter would be taken to have exported the difference between the weights; and (c) the exporter gives a copy of the certificate, annotated by the customs authority of the member country of the EU to which the consignment has been delivered to show the weight of meat exported, to the QA Unit by 5 pm on 16 May in the quota year; the exporter is not taken to have exported the difference between the weights. No export of consignment (4) If the exporter: (a) is given approval to export a consignment in a quota year, but does not export the consignment; and (b) gives all copies of the certificate for the consignment to the QA Unit by 5 pm on 16 May in the quota year; the exporter is not taken to have exported the weight of quota meat mentioned in the approval. Approval ceases to have effect (5) If an approval for a consignment ceases to have effect before 5 pm on 16 May in a quota year, the exporter is not taken to have exported the weight of quota meat mentioned in the approval. Consignment is refused entry to the EU (6) If: (a) a consignment is refused entry to the EU in a quota year; and (b) the exporter returns all copies of the certificate for the consignment to the QA Unit by the earlier of: (i) 5 pm on 16 May in the quota year; and (ii) 3 months after the day the consignment leaves Australia; the exporter is not taken to have exported the consignment.