This instrument is the Export Control Legislation Amendment (2023 Measures No. 1) Rules 2023.

(1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provisions	Commencement	Date/Details
1. The whole of this instrument	The day after this instrument is registered.	4 August 2023

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3 Authority

This instrument is made under the Export Control Act 2020.

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Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.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 of the Export Control (Organic Goods) Rules 2021

Export Control (Organic Goods) Rules 2021

1 Paragraph 2‑12(b)

Repeal the paragraph, substitute:

(b) for each kind of organic goods:

(i) the name of the organic operator who carries out the last operation to produce or prepare the organic goods for export; and

(ii) if an identification number has been issued to that organic operator by an approved certifying body—that number;

Schedule 2—Amendments relating to official marks

Export Control (Meat and Meat Products) Rules 2021

1 Subsection 8‑10(2)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(2) The dimensions are as specified in:

(a) for a normal size mark—column 2 of the following table; or

(b) for a small size mark—column 3 of the following table; or

Dimensions—Australia Inspected official mark
Item	Column 1 Section of mark	Column 2 Normal size mark (mm)	Column 3 Small size mark (mm)	Column 4 Computer‑generated mark (mm)
1	Width of mark	65	32	24
2	Height of mark	45	22	17
3	Height of letters	8	3	2
4	Height of establishment registration number	10	3	5

2 Subsection 8‑16(2)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(2) The dimensions are as specified in:

(a) for a normal size mark—column 2 of the following table; or

(b) for a large size mark—column 3 of the following table; or

(d) for a computer‑generated mark—column 5 of the following table.

Dimensions—Australia Approved official mark
Item	Column 1 Section of mark	Column 2 Normal size mark (mm)	Column 3 Large size mark (mm)	Column 4 Small size mark (mm)	Column 5 Computer‑generated mark (mm)
1	Width of mark	50	65	32	24
2	Height of mark	39	45	22	17
3	Height of letters	6	8	3	2
4	Height of establishment registration number	8	10	3	5

3 Paragraph 8‑19(3)(a)

Repeal the paragraph, substitute:

(a) to be substituted for ‘A’ is either:

(i) the registration number of the registered establishment where operations to prepare the relevant meat or meat products for export were carried out; or

(ii) a mark that resembles the Australia Inspected official mark set out in section 8‑10 (with the registration number of the registered establishment where operations to prepare the relevant meat or meat products for export were carried out);

4 At the end of section 8‑19

Add:

Note: Carton seals are used for the purposes of meeting an importing country requirement.

Export Control (Plants and Plant Products) Rules 2021

5 Subsection 8‑14(2)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(2) The dimensions are as specified in:

(a) for a normal size mark—column 2 of the following table; or

(b) for a large size mark—column 3 of the following table; or

(d) for a computer‑generated mark—column 5 of the following table.

Dimensions—Australia Approved official mark
Item	Column 1 Section of mark	Column 2 Normal size mark (mm)	Column 3 Large size mark (mm)	Column 4 Small size mark (mm)	Column 5 Computer‑generated mark (mm)
1	Width of mark	50	65	32	24
2	Height of mark	39	45	22	17
3	Height of letters	6	8	3	2
4	Height of establishment registration number	8	10	3	5

6 Subsection 8‑15(2)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(2) The dimensions are as specified in:

(a) for a normal size mark—column 2 of the following table; or

(b) for a small size mark—column 3 of the following table.

Dimensions—approved for export official mark
Item	Column 1 Section of mark	Column 2 Normal size mark (mm)	Column 3 Small size mark (mm)
1	Diameter of outer circle	50	28
2	Diameter of inner circle	40	21
3	Minimum height of letters between inner and outer circles	3	2
4	Minimum height of letters in inner circle	4	3

Export Control (Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products) Rules 2021

7 Subsection 8‑10(2)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(2) The dimensions are as specified in:

(a) for a normal size mark—column 2 of the following table; or

(b) for a small size mark—column 3 of the following table; or

Dimensions—Australia Inspected official mark
Item	Column 1 Section of mark	Column 2 Normal size mark (mm)	Column 3 Small size mark (mm)	Column 4 Computer‑generated mark (mm)
1	Width of mark	65	32	24
2	Height of mark	45	22	17
3	Height of letters	8	3	2
4	Height of establishment registration number	10	3	5

8 Subsection 8‑14(2)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(2) The dimensions are as specified in:

(a) for a normal size mark—column 2 of the following table; or

(b) for a large size mark—column 3 of the following table; or

(d) for a computer‑generated mark—column 5 of the following table.

Dimensions—Australia Approved official mark
Item	Column 1 Section of mark	Column 2 Normal size mark (mm)	Column 3 Large size mark (mm)	Column 4 Small size mark (mm)	Column 5 Computer‑generated mark (mm)
1	Width of mark	50	65	32	24
2	Height of mark	39	45	22	17
3	Height of letters	6	8	3	2
4	Height of establishment registration number	8	10	3	5

9 Paragraph 8‑15(3)(a)

Repeal the paragraph, substitute:

(a) to be substituted for ‘A’ is either:

(i) the registration number of the registered establishment where operations to prepare the relevant poultry meat or poultry meat products for export were carried out; or

(ii) a mark that resembles the Australia Inspected official mark set out in section 8‑10 (with the registration number of the registered establishment where operations to prepare the relevant poultry meat or poultry meat products for export were carried out);

10 At the end of section 8‑15

Add:

Note: Carton seals are used for the purposes of meeting an importing country requirement.

Export Control (Rabbit and Ratite Meat and Rabbit and Ratite Meat Products) Rules 2021

11 Subsection 8‑10(2)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(2) The dimensions are as specified in:

(a) for a normal size mark—column 2 of the following table; or

(b) for a small size mark—column 3 of the following table; or

Dimensions—Australia Inspected official mark
Item	Column 1 Section of mark	Column 2 Normal size mark (mm)	Column 3 Small size mark (mm)	Column 4 Computer‑generated mark (mm)
1	Width of mark	65	32	24
2	Height of mark	45	22	17
3	Height of letters	8	3	2
4	Height of establishment registration number	10	3	5

12 Paragraph 8‑15(3)(a)

Repeal the paragraph, substitute:

(a) to be substituted for ‘A’ is either:

(i) the registration number of the registered establishment where operations to prepare the relevant rabbit meat, ratite meat, rabbit meat products or ratite meat products for export were carried out; or

(ii) a mark that resembles the Australia Inspected official mark set out in section 8‑10 (with the registration number of the registered establishment where operations to prepare the relevant rabbit meat, ratite meat, rabbit meat products or ratite meat products for export were carried out);

13 At the end of section 8‑15

Add:

Note: Carton seals are used for the purposes of meeting an importing country requirement.

Export Control (Wild Game Meat and Wild Game Meat Products) Rules 2021

14 Subsection 8‑10(2)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(2) The dimensions are as specified in:

(a) for a normal size mark—column 2 of the following table; or

(b) for a large size mark—column 3 of the following table; or

(d) for a computer‑generated mark—column 5 of the following table.

Dimensions—Australia Approved official mark
Item	Column 1 Section of mark	Column 2 Normal size mark (mm)	Column 3 Large size mark (mm)	Column 4 Small size mark (mm)	Column 5 Computer‑generated mark (mm)
1	Width of mark	50	65	32	24
2	Height of mark	39	45	22	17
3	Height of letters	6	8	3	2
4	Height of establishment registration number	8	10	3	5

15 Paragraph 8‑16(3)(a)

Repeal the paragraph, substitute:

(a) to be substituted for ‘A’ is either:

(i) the registration number of the registered establishment where operations to prepare the relevant wild game meat or wild game meat products for export were carried out; or

(ii) a mark that resembles the Australia Approved official mark set out in section 8‑10 (with the registration number of the registered establishment where operations to prepare the relevant wild game meat or wild game meat products for export were carried out);

16 At the end of section 8‑16

Add:

Note: Carton seals are used for the purposes of meeting an importing country requirement.