45Conditions

1. The Director-General may, in granting an application for an animal welfare export certificate, impose, as conditions of that certificate, all or any of the following conditions:

2. a condition that the animal or the ship or aircraft be inspected before the animal is loaded or after the animal is loaded or both before and after the animal is loaded by a person authorised by the Director-General:
3. a condition that the animal receive specified preconditioning before travel:
4. a condition that a person authorised by the Director-General certify in writing that the animal is fit to travel:
5. a condition that an animal health certificate be issued by a person authorised by the Director-General:
6. a condition that the animal be loaded onto the ship or aircraft in a particular manner and in accordance with particular requirements:
7. a condition that the animal be accompanied on the ship or aircraft by a particular named person:
8. a condition that the animal be accompanied on the ship or aircraft by a person approved by the Director-General to undertake the work:
9. a condition that the animal be accompanied on the ship or aircraft by a person who has certain qualifications or skills:
10. a condition specifying the manner in which, and the extent to which food and water is to be provided to the animal while it is on the ship or aircraft:
11. a condition that the animal be provided on the ship or aircraft with facilities specified by the Director-General:
12. a condition specifying the manner in which the animal is to be managed on the journey:
13. any condition specified in any relevant international standard:
14. a condition requiring an exporter to provide a report on the way in which the animals were managed during their journey and to provide any specified information that the Director-General considers relevant:
15. a condition requiring an exporter to provide a report on the welfare of the animals and to provide any specified information that the Director-General considers relevant, for—
    1. the 30-day period commencing on the date of their arrival in the importing country; or
    2. any lesser period after their arrival that the Director-General thinks fit:
16. such other conditions as the Director-General considers appropriate for the welfare of the animal.

17. The Director-General may at any time before the departure of the animal amend or add to the conditions imposed under subsection (1).

18. The amendment or addition must be effected by giving written notice of the amendment or addition to the person to whom the animal welfare export certificate has been issued.

19. Except where the amendment or addition is necessary to meet the requirements of the country to which the animal is being exported, the Director-General may not, under subsection (2), amend the conditions or add to the conditions in such a way as to impose on the person to whom the animal welfare export certificate has been issued requirements that, at the time of the amendment or addition, that person cannot reasonably be expected to meet before the date of the departure of the animal.