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9‑4 Notice of non‑compliance with requirements

Audits of export operations (1) If: (a) an audit of export operations is conducted under subsection 266(1) of the Act; and (b) the result of the audit is that, in the auditor’s opinion, there is, or there has been, a failure (or a combination of failures) to comply with a requirement to which the audit relates; the auditor must, as soon as reasonably practicable after the audit is completed or ends, notify the relevant person for the audit, orally or in writing, of the auditor’s opinion.

Note 1: An auditor is an authorised officer or an approved auditor (see the definition of auditor in section 12 of the Act).

Note 2: For the relevant person for an audit, see section 269 of the Act.

Audits in relation to accredited veterinarian (2) If: (a) an audit is conducted under section 267 of the Act in relation to: (i) the performance of functions and the exercise of powers under the Act by a person who is, or was, an accredited veterinarian; or (ii) compliance by a person who is, or was, an accredited veterinarian with the conditions applying to the performance of functions or the exercise of powers by the person under the Act; and (b) in the auditor’s opinion, there is, or there has been, a contravention of the conditions of the person’s accreditation; the auditor must, as soon as reasonably practicable after the audit is completed or ends, notify the person, orally or in writing, of the auditor’s opinion.