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9‑26 Records

(1) An accredited veterinarian who is engaged to carry out export operations in an approved export program that relates to prescribed livestock must keep records of the following: (a) if the accredited veterinarian administers or supervises any veterinary examination, inspection, testing or treatment of prescribed livestock in connection with the approved export program: (i) details of the examination, inspection, testing or treatment; and (ii) the date when the examination, inspection, testing or treatment was administered or supervised; and (iii) the place where the examination, inspection, testing or treatment was administered or supervised; and (iv) if a treatment involving the administration of a drug or product to prescribed livestock is carried out—the name of the active constituent in the drug or product and the amount of the drug or product that was administered; and (v) the results of any testing carried out; (b) if samples have been taken in connection with the approved export program—details of how the samples were handled, stored and transported; (c) subject to subsection (1B), details about pre‑export quarantine or isolation of prescribed livestock to which the approved export program relates, including the length and conditions of the quarantine or isolation; (d) subject to subsection (1B), sufficient information to identify (either generally or specifically as required to meet importing country requirements) prescribed livestock that have been examined, inspected, tested, treated, or prepared for export at premises that have been approved for pre‑export quarantine or isolation under paragraph 8‑5(2)(a); (e) details about whether the holder of the approved export program has, in accordance with section 9‑43A, provided the accredited veterinarian with copies of the parts of the approved export program relating to the program of export operations to be undertaken by the accredited veterinarian. (1B) Paragraphs (1)(c) and (d) do not apply during the period that the accredited veterinarian accompanies, or is engaged to accompany, the prescribed livestock during their transport from Australia to their overseas destination in connection with the approved export program. (2) The accredited veterinarian must retain each record referred to in subsection (1) for at least 2 years after the prescribed livestock to which the record relates leave the registered establishment or other premises where they were held and assembled for export. Records of invoices and other documents (3) The accredited veterinarian must also keep records of the following: (a) each invoice received relating to the purchase of a drug or product for administration to prescribed livestock as mentioned in subparagraph (1)(a)(iv); (b) each other document given to, or generated by, the veterinarian in connection with, or in the course of carrying out, the export operations. (4) The record of an invoice or other document mentioned in subsection (3) must include the original document or a copy of the document. (5) The accredited veterinarian must retain each record referred to in subsection (4) for at least 2 years after the livestock leave the registered establishment or other premises where they were held and assembled for export.