15Due diligence requirements—provision of information to Secretary

15 Due diligence requirements—provision of information to Secretary

Secretary may request information (1) The Secretary may request information from an importer about: (a) the importer’s due diligence system in place at the time of the import of a regulated timber product; and (b) the importer’s compliance with the requirements of the importer’s due diligence system in relation to the import of the regulated timber product. (2) The request must: (a) be in writing; and (b) include a date for compliance which is at least 28 days after the date of the request. Importer to comply with request for information (3) The importer must provide to the Secretary, in writing, the information requested by the date specified in the request. Civil penalty provision (4) An importer is liable to a civil penalty if the importer contravenes subsection (3).

Civil penalty: 100 penalty units.