12‑9 Declaration by authorised officer b12‑9 Declaration by authorised officer before commencement time that prescribed goods are passed as export compliant

12‑9 Declaration by authorised officer before commencement time that prescribed goods are passed as export compliant

(1) This section applies if: (a) an authorised officer had declared a consignment of prescribed goods to be passed as export compliant: (i) under subsection 17.1 of the old Export Control (Plants) Order; or (ii) under the Export Control (Plants and Plant Products—Norfolk Island) Order 2016 (as in force immediately before the commencement time); and (b) the period (the export compliant period) during which the prescribed goods may remain passed as export compliant specified by the authorised officer, as extended by any additional period specified by the authorised officer, had not ended before the commencement time. (2) The declaration has effect after the commencement time as if the authorised officer had decided, under subsection 9‑10(1) of this instrument, that the prescribed goods had passed an assessment in relation to a matter referred to in subsection 277(3) of the Act. (3) The validity period for the prescribed goods after the commencement time is the period remaining immediately before the commencement time of the export compliant period for the prescribed goods. (4) If: (a) before the commencement time, a person had applied to the Secretary or an authorised officer to specify an additional period during which the prescribed goods may remain passed as export compliant; and (b) no decision on the application had been made before the commencement time; the application is taken, after the commencement time, to be an application to the Secretary under subsection 9‑13(2) of this instrument to extend the validity period for the prescribed goods.