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6‑8 Compliance with operations and governance manual

(1) This section applies in relation to a livestock export licence if the holder of the licence has an exemption under Part 2 of Chapter 2 of the Act from the requirement that the livestock be prepared for export in accordance with an approved arrangement. (2) Export operations covered by the livestock export licence must be carried out in accordance with the operations and governance manual required under subsection 6‑1(4) (the holder’s operations and governance manual). Variation of holder’s operations and governance manual (3) The holder’s operations and governance manual must not be varied unless: (a) the holder has applied to the Secretary under subsection 199(1) of the Act to vary the operations and governance manual and the Secretary has approved the variation and given the holder notice of the variation under subsection 200(1) of the Act; or (b) the holder was required to make the variation by notice in writing given to the holder by the Secretary under subsection (4) of this section.

Note: The holder’s approved operations and governance manual may need to be varied if the Australian Standards for the Export of Livestock are varied or replaced, the conditions of the holder’s livestock export licence are varied or new conditions are imposed on the licence.

(4) If the Secretary gives the holder a written notice requiring the holder to vary the holder’s operations and governance manual, the holder must vary the operations and governance manual as required within the period specified in the notice. (5) If the holder’s operations and governance manual is varied as required under subsection (4), the holder must give a copy of the varied operations and governance manual to the Secretary as soon as practicable after the variation is made.