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8‑14 Secretary may revoke approval of notice of intention to export consignment

(1) The Secretary may revoke the approval of a notice of intention to export a consignment of prescribed live animals if: (a) the Secretary is no longer satisfied of a matter referred to in subsection 8‑11(3) in relation to the consignment; or (b) a condition of the approval has been contravened; or (c) additional or corrected information in relation to the notice of intention to export the consignment has been given to the Secretary under subsection 244(2) of the Act; or (d) the exporter of the consignment: (i) made a false, misleading or incomplete statement in the notice of intention to export the consignment; or (ii) gave false, misleading or incomplete information or documents to the Secretary or to another person performing functions or exercising powers under the Act; or (iii) gave false, misleading or incomplete information or documents to the Secretary or the Department under a prescribed agriculture law.

Note 1: If additional or corrected information in relation to the notice of intention to export the consignment is given to the Secretary under subsection 244(2) of the Act, there may not be sufficient time for the Secretary to consider the information before the proposed date of export of the consignment.

Note 2: A decision to revoke the approval of the notice of intention to export the consignment is a reviewable decision (see section 11‑1 of this instrument and Part 2 of Chapter 11 of the Act). The notice under subsection (2) of this section must also include the reasons for the decision (see subsection 382(1) of the Act).

(2) If the Secretary decides to revoke the approval of a notice of intention to export a consignment of prescribed live animals, the Secretary must give the exporter of the consignment written notice of the decision. (3) A notice under subsection (2) may also request the exporter to give the Secretary a new notice of intention to export the consignment.