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Animal Products Act 1999

Export of animal material and products - Export requirements and official assurances

63: Obtaining of official assurance

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"Getting approval to export animal products"

If you want to get an official assurance for animal material or products to export, you can apply in a way approved by the Director-General. You must give the Director-General any information they need and pay any relevant fee. The Director-General will only give you an official assurance if they are satisfied with the information you provide.

The Director-General can set out requirements and procedures for official assurances by giving a notice under section 167(1). They can also set out other matters related to getting official assurances.

If the Director-General sets out matters in a notice, these are in addition to any matters prescribed by regulations made under section 166(1)(g).

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Part 5Export of animal material and products
Export requirements and official assurances

63Obtaining of official assurance

  1. A person who wishes to obtain an official assurance in respect of any animal material or product for export may apply in a manner approved by the Director-General, and must supply any information required by the Director-General and pay any relevant fee.

  2. The Director-General need not issue an official assurance unless satisfied that the information obtained from the applicant justifies the giving of the assurance.

  3. The Director-General may, by notice under section 167(1), do either or both of the following:

  4. set out requirements and procedures for the issue and control of official assurances:
    1. set out other matters in relation to the obtaining of official assurances.

      1. Matters set out in notices under subsection (3) are in addition to matters (if any) prescribed by regulations made under section 166(1)(g).

      Notes
      • Section 63(1): amended, on , by section 27 of the Animal Products Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 29).
      • Section 63(3): inserted, on , by section 111 of the Food Safety Law Reform Act 2018 (2018 No 3).
      • Section 63(4): inserted, on , by section 111 of the Food Safety Law Reform Act 2018 (2018 No 3).