11‑4 Records to be retained by exporter11‑4 Records to be retained by exporter

11‑4 Records to be retained by exporter

(1) An exporter of prescribed wood or woodchips must retain the following records: (a) each application by the exporter for a government certificate in relation to prescribed wood or woodchips; (b) 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 wood or woodchips. (2) An exporter to whom a government certificate in relation to non‑prescribed wood or woodchips is issued under the Act must retain the following records: (a) the application by the exporter for the government certificate; (b) 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 person has complied, or is complying, with the applicable requirements of the Act in relation to the non‑prescribed wood or woodchips in relation to which the government certificate was issued. (3) An exporter must retain each record referred to in subsection (1) or (2) for at least 5 years starting on the day the record is made by the exporter or comes into the exporter’s possession (as the case may be).