9‑12 Validity period for plants or plant9‑12 Validity period for plants or plant products

9‑12 Validity period for plants or plant products

(1) If plants or plant products pass an assessment, an assessor may, if the assessor considers it appropriate to do so, having regard to either or both of the following: (a) the kind of plants or plant products and the importing country; (b) the export operations carried out in relation to the kind of plants or plant products; decide that a validity period for the plants or plant products applies. (2) Subject to subsection (4), the validity period for the plants or plant products that applies is: (a) 28 days starting on the day the plants or plant products passed the assessment; or (b) if the Secretary has approved, under subsection (3), a different validity period for the plants or plant products—the approved period; or (c) if the validity period for the plants or plant products is extended under section 9‑13—the extended period.

Note: An export permit for prescribed plants or plant products for which a validity period applies remains in force until the end of the validity period (see section 7‑2).

Secretary may approve validity period in particular cases (3) The Secretary may approve, in writing, a validity period for either or both of the following: (a) a kind of plants or plant products for export to an importing country; (b) a kind of plants or plant products in relation to which a specified kind of export operations have been carried out. Validity period ends if plants or plant products are required to be reassessed (4) The validity period for plants or plant products ends if: (a) the Secretary requires another assessment (a reassessment) of the plants or plant products to be carried out; and (b) the assessor decides that a new validity period for the plants or plant products applies.

Note: If a new validity period for the plants or plant products does not apply, the previous validity period for the plants or plant products continues to apply.