311Approved export programs

311  Approved export programs  (1) The Secretary may, in writing, approve programs of export operations to be carried out by an accredited veterinarian or an authorised officer for the purpose of ensuring:  (a) the health and welfare of eligible live animals; or  (b) the health and condition of eligible animal reproductive material.  (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the export operations to be carried out in a program of export operations:  (a) may include (but are not limited to) any of the following:  (i) monitoring the health and welfare of eligible live animals or the health and condition of eligible animal reproductive material;  (ii) examining, testing or treating eligible live animals or eligible animal reproductive material;  (iii) keeping records of the implementation of the program;  (iv) making declarations attesting to the completion of the requirements of the program;  (v) otherwise reporting on the implementation of the program;  (vi) any other matter prescribed by the rules; and  (b) may differ depending on any of the following:  (i) the country to which the eligible live animals or eligible animal reproductive material is to be exported;  (ii) the kind of eligible live animals or eligible animal reproductive material involved;  (iii) the method by which the eligible live animals or eligible animal reproductive material is to be transported;  (iv) any other relevant matter.  (3) The Secretary may, under subsection (1):  (a) approve a program of export operations:  (i) on application by a person who wishes to export eligible live animals or eligible animal reproductive material; or  (ii) on the Secretary’s own initiative; and  (b) approve more than one program of export operations to be carried out in relation to eligible live animals or eligible animal reproductive material to be exported by a person.  (4) The rules may make provision for and in relation to the following:  (a) matters relating to the approval of programs of export operations referred to in subsection (1);  (b) the implementation, variation, suspension and revocation of approved export programs;  (c) dealing with inconsistencies between approved export programs that relate to the same export operations.  (5) The rules may also provide for:  (a) the giving of directions to a person who wishes to export eligible live animals or eligible animal reproductive material in relation to the implementation of an approved export program; and  (b) the publishing by the Secretary of records and reports made by accredited veterinarians and authorised officers in relation to approved export programs.