2‑14 When government certificate may be 2‑14 When government certificate may be issued in relation to prescribed livestock, prescribed live animals or prescribed animal reproductive material

2‑14 When government certificate may be issued in relation to prescribed livestock, prescribed live animals or prescribed animal reproductive material

(1) For the purposes of subsections 62(1) and (2) of the Act, a government certificate may be issued in relation to prescribed livestock, prescribed live animals or prescribed animal reproductive material that are to be, or that have been, exported.

Note 1: The issuing body for a government certificate in relation to prescribed livestock, prescribed live animals or prescribed animal reproductive material is the Secretary (see paragraph 63(1)(b) of the Act).

Note 2: A government certificate in relation to prescribed livestock, prescribed live animals or prescribed animal reproductive material issued under section 67 of the Act (other than by electronic means) must be retained in a secure place when it is not being used (see section 11‑4 of this instrument).

Note 3: An exporter who applies for a government certificate in relation to prescribed livestock, prescribed live animals or prescribed animal reproductive material must retain certain records for at least 2 years (see section 11‑6).

Matters to which issuing body may have regard—prescribed livestock (2) In deciding whether to issue a government certificate in relation to prescribed livestock, the issuing body may have regard to the following matters: (a) the health and welfare of the livestock; (b) any information or undertaking included in the application for the government certificate, or in any document related to the application, as to the treatment, handling or transport of the livestock. Matters to which issuing body may have regard—prescribed live animals (3) In deciding whether to issue a government certificate in relation to prescribed live animals, the issuing body may have regard to the following matters: (a) the health and welfare of the animals; (b) whether the pre‑export quarantine or isolation, treatment and testing requirements have been or will be met; (c) the number of animals to be exported; (d) a description and type of the animals, or each animal, to be exported; (e) the travel arrangements, including details of the vessel or aircraft, route, container specifications and feed and water arrangements; (f) the expected dates of arrival of the animals at, and departure of the animals from, the premises approved under paragraph 8‑10(2)(a) for pre‑export quarantine or isolation of the live animals. Matters to which issuing body may have regard—prescribed animal reproductive material (4) In deciding whether to issue a government certificate in relation to prescribed animal reproductive material, the issuing body may have regard to the health and condition of the animal reproductive material.