Export Control (Wood and Woodchips) Rules 2021 (Cth)

Export Control (Wood and Woodchips) Rules 2021 I, Andrew Edgar Francis Metcalfe AO, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, make the following rules.

Dated 19 March 2021

Andrew Edgar Francis Metcalfe AO Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment

Contents Chapter 1—Preliminary Part 1—Preliminary 1‑1.............................................Name 1‑2.......................................Commencement 1‑3...........................................Authority 1‑4...............................Application of this instrument 1‑5...........................Simplified outline of this instrument Part 2—Interpretation 1‑6..........................................Definitions 1‑7..........................................Meaning of management arrangement Chapter 2—Exporting goods Part 1—Goods Division 1—Prescribed goods 2‑1.....................Wood and woodchips that are prescribed goods 2‑2...........Wood and woodchips that are taken not to be prescribed goods Division 2—Prohibited export and prescribed export conditions 2‑3.........................Purpose and application of this Division 2‑4Export of prescribed wood or woodchips is prohibited unless prescribed conditions are complied with Part 2—Government certificates 2‑5................................................Government certificate may be issued in relation to wood or woodchips Part 3—State codes of practice 2‑6.....................State may request approval of code of practice 2‑7................................Approval of code of practice 2‑8.............................Approval must state date of effect 2‑9Approval of amendments (other than minor amendments) of approved code of practice 2‑10.................Minister may require amendment of code of practice 2‑11..........State may make minor amendment of approved code of practice 2‑12...................Minister may revoke approval of code of practice 2‑13........................Publication of approved code of practice Chapter 6—Wood export licences Part 1—Requirements for grant of wood export licence 6‑1..................Other requirements for grant of wood export licence Part 2—Conditions of wood export licence 6‑2............................Conditions of wood export licence Part 3—Matters relating to applications 6‑3...................................Application of this Part 6‑4.................................Initial consideration period 6‑5.....Period within which request relating to application must be complied with Chapter 10—Compliance and enforcement 10‑1..........Samples taken in exercising monitoring or investigation powers 10‑2...........Dealing with things seized in exercising investigation powers Chapter 11—Miscellaneous Part 1—Records 11‑1....................................Purpose of this Part 11‑2............................General requirements for records 11‑3..............Government certificates must be retained in secure place 11‑4............................Records to be retained by exporter 11‑5...........Records must not be altered or defaced during retention period Part 2—Relevant Commonwealth liabilities 11‑6Circumstances in which relevant Commonwealth liability of a person is taken to have been paid Chapter 12—Transitional provisions 12‑1...................................State codes of practice