314Secretary may direct authorised officer to monitor or review export operations in approved export programs

314  Secretary may direct authorised officer to monitor or review export operations in approved export programs

 (1) The Secretary may direct an authorised officer to monitor or review:

 (a) the carrying out by accredited veterinarians of export operations in approved export programs; or

 (b) export operations in approved export programs carried out by persons who export eligible live animals or eligible animal reproductive material.

Note 1: The Secretary may also require an audit to be conducted in relation to the performance of functions and the exercise of powers under this Act by an accredited veterinarian (see section 267).

 (a) the Secretary gives a direction to an authorised officer under subsection (1); and

 (b) the authorised officer identifies a deficiency in the carrying out of export operations in an approved export program by an accredited veterinarian;

the authorised officer may, in writing, direct the accredited veterinarian to remedy the deficiency within such reasonable period as is specified in the direction.

Note: The accredited veterinarian may commit an offence if the veterinarian fails to comply with the direction (see section 317).

 (3) A direction to an accredited veterinarian under subsection (2) must:

 (a) describe the deficiency; and

 (b) state that the accredited veterinarian may commit an offence if the accredited veterinarian fails to remedy the deficiency within the period specified in the direction.

315  Offence—person other than accredited veterinarian or authorised officer carrying out export operations in approved export program

 (1) A veterinarian commits an offence if:

 (a) the veterinarian carries out export operations in an approved export program; and

 (b) the veterinarian is reckless as to whether the export operations are in such a program; and

 (c) the veterinarian is not:

 (i) an accredited veterinarian; or

 (ii) an authorised officer who has been directed under subsection 313(1) to carry out the export operations.

 (2) Strict liability applies to paragraphs (1)(a) and (c).

316  Strict liability offence—failure to keep records or provide reports in relation to approved export program

  An accredited veterinarian commits an offence of strict liability if:

 (a) the accredited veterinarian is required by the rules to keep records, or provide reports, in connection with an approved export program; and

 (b) the accredited veterinarian contravenes the requirement.

317  Strict liability offence—failure to remedy deficiency in carrying out approved export program