21Allocation of supplementary tariff rate quota entitlement

21 Allocation of supplementary tariff rate quota entitlement

(1) If an exporter is eligible under section 20 to be allocated supplementary tariff rate quota entitlement for a quota year, the Secretary must allocate an amount as the exporter’s supplementary tariff rate quota entitlement for the quota year. (2) The amount allocated under subsection (1) as an exporter’s supplementary tariff rate quota entitlement for a quota year must not be more than the amount worked out by subtracting: (a) the amount of standard tariff rate quota entitlement allocated to the exporter for the quota year; from (b) the exporter’s request amount for that year. (3) In determining the amount to allocate under subsection (1) as an exporter’s supplementary tariff rate quota entitlement for a quota year, the Secretary must take the following into account: (a) the exporter’s recorded shipments of high quality beef over the previous 3 quota years; (b) the total amount that is available to be allocated under this Division as supplementary tariff rate quota entitlements for the quota year; (c) the demand for the allocation of supplementary tariff rate quota entitlements for the quota year. (4) If the Secretary allocates supplementary tariff rate quota entitlement for a quota year to an exporter, the Secretary must give the exporter a written notice that states the shipped weight of quota meat that is equivalent to the amount of the entitlement.