Customs Act 1901

If:

goods are exported to a Party; and

the goods are claimed to be originating goods, in accordance with Chapter 3 of the Agreement, for the purpose of obtaining a preferential tariff in the Party; and

the Party has not implemented paragraph 1(c) of Rule 1 of Annex 3A to Chapter 3 of the Agreement;

The regulations may make provision for and in relation to the approval of entities as approved exporters.

Without limiting subsection (2), the regulations may make provision for and in relation to the following:

the making of applications to the Comptroller‑General of Customs by entities for approval as approved exporters and the withdrawal of those applications;

the eligibility criteria that an entity must meet in order for the Comptroller‑General to approve the entity as an approved exporter;

the matters that the Comptroller‑General must consider in deciding whether to approve an entity as an approved exporter;

the making of decisions by the Comptroller‑General in relation to the applications;

the conditions that an approval of an entity as an approved exporter is subject to;

the variation, suspension or termination of an approval of an entity as an approved exporter;

the giving of notice of decisions made by the Comptroller‑General;

the review of decisions made by the Comptroller‑General.