9‑49 Circumstances in which exporter mus9‑49 Circumstances in which exporter must allow accredited veterinarian or authorised officer to accompany livestock

9‑49 Circumstances in which exporter must allow accredited veterinarian or authorised officer to accompany livestock

(1) If an approved export program provides for an accredited veterinarian to accompany a kind or class of livestock during their transport from Australia to their overseas destination in connection with the approved export program, the exporter to whose export operations the approved export program relates must allow an accredited veterinarian to accompany the livestock during their transport from Australia to their overseas destination in connection with the approved export program.

Note: An exporter may commit an offence if the exporter contravenes this subsection (see section 319 of the Act).

(2) If: (a) under subsection 267(1) of the Act, the Secretary requires an authorised officer who is an auditor to conduct an audit in relation to the performance of functions and the exercise of powers by an accredited veterinarian in connection with an approved export program; or (b) under subsection 313(1) of the Act, the Secretary directs an authorised officer to carry out some or all of the export operations in an approved export program; or (c) under subsection 314(1) of the Act, the Secretary directs an authorised officer to monitor or review: (i) the carrying out by an accredited veterinarian of the export operations in an approved export program; or (ii) export operations in an approved export program carried out by an exporter; the exporter to whose export operations the approved export program relates must allow the authorised officer to accompany the livestock to which the approved export program relates during their transport from Australia to their overseas destination in connection with the approved export program.

Note: An exporter may commit an offence if the exporter contravenes this subsection (see section 319 of the Act).