20Keeping of records

20 Keeping of records

(1) The supplier of the device must keep, for 5 years after the device has ceased to be supplied in Australia: (a) the declaration of conformity relating to the device; and (b) the description of the device; and (c) for a high‑risk device that is shown, under section 16, to comply with an applicable standard—the records mentioned in section 21; and (d) for a medium‑risk device—the records mentioned in section 22; and (e) for a device to which a compliance label is not applied because of section 9C—the records mentioned in subsection 9C(3). (2) If an agent of a manufacturer or importer keeps records for the manufacturer or importer that must be kept under subsection (1), the agent must also keep a copy of its agency agreement with the manufacturer or importer for the same period as those records are kept.