11‑5 Records to be retained by exporter 11‑5 Records to be retained by exporter etc.

11‑5 Records to be retained by exporter etc.

Records relating to prescribed plants or plant products (1) An exporter of prescribed plants or plant products must retain the following records: (a) each application by the exporter for a government certificate in relation to prescribed plants or plant products; (b) each application by the exporter for an export permit for prescribed plants or plant products; (c) each other document: (i) that is made by the exporter or that comes into the exporter’s possession; and (ii) that is relevant to showing whether the exporter has complied, or is complying, with the applicable requirements of the Act in relation to the export of prescribed plants or plant products. (2) The exporter must retain each record referred to in subsection (1) for at least 2 years starting on the day the record is made by the exporter or comes into the exporter’s possession (as the case may be). Records relating to non‑prescribed plants or plant products (3) A person to whom a phytosanitary certificate, or a phytosanitary certificate for re‑export, has been issued in relation to non‑prescribed plants or plant products must retain the following records: (a) the application made by the person for the phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re‑export; (b) each other document: (i) that is made by the person or that comes into the person’s possession; and (ii) that is relevant to showing whether the person has complied, or is complying, with the applicable requirements of the Act in relation to the non‑prescribed plants or plant products in relation to which the phytosanitary certificate, or a phytosanitary certificate for re‑export, was issued. (4) The person must retain each record referred to in subsection (3) for at least 2 years starting on the day the record is made by the person or comes into the person’s possession (as the case may be). Exception for certain records (5) This section does not apply in relation to a record referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) or (3)(a) that has been entered into an electronic system operated by the Department for the purposes of the Act.