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82 Period of effect of accreditation
Accreditations that have no expiry date
(1) If there is no expiry date for the accreditation of a property, the accreditation remains in force unless it is revoked under Part 6 or under rules made for the purposes of subsection 109(3).
Accreditations that have an expiry date
(2) If there is an expiry date for the accreditation of a property (including an accreditation that has been renewed under Part 3), the accreditation remains in force until the end of that expiry date unless:
(a) the accreditation is renewed under Part 3 on or before that date; or
(b) the accreditation is revoked under Part 6 or under rules made for the purposes of subsection 109(3) on or before that date.
(3) There is an expiry date for the accreditation of a property if:
(a) rules made for the purposes of subsection (5) apply in relation to the accreditation; or
(b) an expiry date for the accreditation set under subsection 79(4) or 84(3) or paragraph 90(1)(c) or (d) is in force in relation to the accreditation.
(4) The expiry date for the accreditation of a property is:
(a) if rules made for the purposes of subsection (5) apply in relation to the accreditation and no expiry date set under subsection 79(4) or 84(3) or paragraph 90(1)(c) or (d) is in force in relation to the accreditation—the last day of the period prescribed by the rules; or
(b) if an expiry date for the accreditation set under subsection 79(4) or 84(3) or paragraph 90(1)(c) or (d) is in force in relation to the accreditation—that date.
Rules may prescribe period of effect of accreditation
(5) The rules may prescribe the period during which the accreditation of a property remains in force. The rules may apply in relation to:
(a) accreditations of properties generally; or
(b) accreditations of properties for a kind of export operations in relation to a kind of prescribed goods and, if applicable, a place to which the goods may be exported.
Part 3—Renewal of accreditation