Export Control (Plants and Plant Products) Rules 2021
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9‑19 Third party authorised officers
Other requirements that must be met for person to be a third party authorised officer (1) For the purposes of paragraph 291(7)(c) of the Act, it is a requirement for a person to be authorised to be a third party authorised officer for the purpose of performing functions and exercising powers in relation to plants or plant products that the person be a fit and proper person (having regard to the matters referred to in section 372 of the Act). Fit and proper person test (2) For the purposes of paragraph 372(1)(d) of the Act, subsection (1) of this section is prescribed. (3) For the purposes of subparagraph 372(2)(e)(v) of the Act, subsection 291(3) of the Act (application by a person to be a third party authorised officer for the purpose of performing functions and exercising powers in relation to plants or plant products) is prescribed. (4) For the purposes of paragraph 372(4)(b) of the Act, a person who is a third party authorised officer who may perform functions and exercise powers in relation to plants or plant products is prescribed. Notification of conviction of offence or order to pay pecuniary penalty (5) For the purposes of subparagraph 374(1)(g) of the Act, a third party authorised officer who may perform functions and exercise powers in relation to plants or plant products is prescribed.