19Authority may request information about compliance with other laws

19 Authority may request information about compliance with other laws

(1) If a licensee applies in accordance with section 18 for a certificate for the export of a consignment of a grape product, the Authority may ask the licensee to give the Authority information demonstrating that a requirement under an Australian law that relates to the description and presentation of the grape product has been met.

Note: Example: If a grape product is described as “organic” and is a product that is prescribed organic goods under the Export Control (Organic Goods) Rules 2021, the Authority may ask the licensee to give the Authority information demonstrating that an organic goods certificate (within the meaning of those rules) has been issued for the product.

(2) The request must: (a) be made in writing at least 2 days before the day on which the grape product is to be exported; and (b) identify the requirement and the law under which it applies; and (c) state when the licensee must give the information to the Authority, which must be before the day on which the grape product is to be exported. (3) This section applies as if a reference to wine in section 5C of the Act (meaning of description and presentation) included a reference to a grape product.