Export Control Act 2020

If a person is alleged to have contravened this Act in relation to goods or any other thing, an analyst appointed under section 413 may give a written certificate stating one or more of the following matters:

when and from whom the goods or other thing was received;

what (if any) labels or other means of identifying the goods or other thing accompanied the goods or other thing when it was received;

what covering the goods or other thing was in when it was received;

a description, and the weight, of the goods or other thing received;

when the goods or other thing, or a portion or sample of the goods or other thing, was tested or analysed;

a description of the method of testing or analysis;

the results of the testing or analysis;

how the goods or other thing was dealt with after handling by the analyst, including details of:

the quantity retained; and

the name of any person to whom any retained quantity was given; and

measures taken to secure any retained quantity.

In certain circumstances, the certificate may be admitted as evidence in proceedings in relation to the contravention (see section 415).

A certificate under subsection (1) must be in a form approved by the Secretary.