5‑16 Compliance with assurance rules and5‑16 Compliance with assurance rules and meeting assurance standards

5‑16 Compliance with assurance rules and meeting assurance standards

(1) The holder of an approved arrangement must ensure that exporter supply chain assurance operations covered by the approved arrangement are carried out in accordance with the assurance rules provided by the approved arrangement.

Note: An approved arrangement must provide for assurance rules (see paragraph 5‑11(1)(a)).

(2) The holder of an approved arrangement must not give an assurance in relation to an entity unless: (a) an audit has been conducted in accordance with the approved arrangement in relation to: (i) the export operations carried out at or by the entity in relation to a kind of feeder livestock or slaughter livestock; and (ii) the construction of the premises, and the equipment and facilities used at the premises, where the operations are carried out; and (b) the audit finds that the operations and the premises meet the assurance standards provided by the approved arrangement.

Note 1: An approved arrangement must provide for assurance standards (see paragraph 5‑11(1)(b)).

Note 2: For export operations, see section 16 of the Act. Export operations includes operations in relation to goods that have been exported up until the delivery of the goods to their final overseas destination or, in the case of live animals intended to be slaughtered, up until and including the point of slaughter (see paragraph 16(d) of the Act).

(3) The holder of an approved arrangement must conduct regular reviews of the assurance rules and assurance standards provided by the approved arrangement.