20Issuing Australian certificates of conformity

20 Issuing Australian certificates of conformity

(1) After receiving an application in accordance with section 18 for certification of emissions‑controlled products, the Secretary may: (a) if the Secretary is satisfied that all of the conditions mentioned in subsection (2) of this section are satisfied—certify, by notice published on the Department’s website, that the products comply with the Australian emissions standard for the products; or (b) otherwise—refuse the application, by written notice given to the applicant. (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a), the conditions are the following: (a) a member of the engine family to which the products belong has been emissions tested in accordance with the Australian emissions standard for the products; (b) all of the products comply with the standard. (3) An Australian certificate of conformity comes into force on the day specified by the Secretary in the certificate. (4) Each Australian certificate of conformity must include a unique identifier (the Australian certification number).