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Export Control (Animals) Rules 2021
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(1) An exporter who wants to export one or more kinds or classes of livestock may: (a) prepare a program of export operations to be undertaken by an accredited veterinarian for the purpose of ensuring the health and welfare of each kind or class of livestock in the course of some or all of the export operations of the exporter in relation to each kind or class of livestock; and (b) apply, in writing, to the Secretary for approval of the program of export operations. (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a) and in addition to the matters covered by subsection 311(2) of the Act, a program of export operations in relation to one or more kinds or classes of livestock: (a) may be undertaken within or outside Australian territory; and (b) may include operations other than those referred to in subparagraphs 311(2)(a)(i) to (v) of the Act. (3) An application under paragraph (1)(b) for approval of a program of export operations: (a) must be accompanied by a written record of the program of export operations; and (b) may be made at the same time as an application under subsection 150(1) of the Act for approval of a proposed arrangement for those export operations.