5‑11 Assurance rules and standards5‑11 Assurance rules and standards

5‑11 Assurance rules and standards

(1) The proposed arrangement must provide for: (a) rules (the assurance rules) for carrying out exporter supply chain assurance operations covered by the arrangement; and (b) standards (the assurance standards) that must be met for assurances to be given in relation to entities in accordance with the arrangement. (2) Without limiting paragraph (1)(a), the assurance rules must provide for the system to be implemented to deal with any identified non‑conformity with the assurance standards by an entity, including the circumstances in which an assurance given in relation to an entity in accordance with the arrangement may be removed.

Note 1: The proposed arrangement (including the assurance rules and assurance standards) may be recorded in one or more separate documents (see paragraph 150(2)(a) of the Act).

Note 2: The assurance rules or assurance standards may need to be varied under Subdivision B of Division 1 of Part 4 of Chapter 5 of the Act if, for example, the International Organisation for Standardisation requirements or the OIE recommendations are varied or replaced. See also paragraph 5‑21(c) of this instrument.