Export Control (Animals) Amendment (Export of Livestock) Order 2018

I, David Littleproud, Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, make the following order.

Dated 9 April 2018

David Littleproud

Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources

Contents

1  Name

2  Commencement

3  Authority

4  Schedules

Schedule 1—Amendments

Export Control (Animals) Order 2004

1A.35  Payment of costs of authorised officers etc.

1  Name

  This instrument is the Export Control (Animals) Amendment (Export of Livestock) Order 2018.

2  Commencement

  This instrument commences at the time of registration.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under regulation 3 of the Export Control (Orders) Regulations 1982.

4  Schedules

  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Export Control (Animals) Order 2004

1  At the end of Part 1A

Add:

Division 1A.6  Miscellaneous

1A.35  Payment of costs of authorised officers etc.

 (1) An exporter must pay the reasonable costs of any activities undertaken by an authorised officer under section 9D or 9E of the Act in relation to an approved export program.

  Note: an approved export program is defined in section 9A of the Act.

 (2) For subsection (1):

  costs includes the cost of the officer’s salary, transport and accommodation.

 (3) An amount payable by an exporter under subsection (1) is a debt due to the Commonwealth.