Assurance certificates and evidence of verification
19 Assurance certificates and evidence of verification
An assurance certificate may be issued in a form approved by the
Minister.
An assurance certificate issued in respect of a plant or plant related product—
grown, produced, processed, packed, used, treated or tested in the
State; or
to be brought or introduced into the State, may certify that the plant or plant related product complies with specified requirements of this Act or a corresponding law in relation to the control or prevention of the spread of pests.
Without limiting the generality of subsection (2), an assurance certificate issued in respect of a plant or plant related product may certify as to any of the following matters:
that it is free of any or a specified pest;
that it is free of any or a specified pest, disease, pest infestation, infection or condition within the meaning of a corresponding law;
that it is in a specified condition;
that it is from a specified area;
that it has been treated in a specified way or with specified treatments;
that it has been transported in a specified manner or via a specified route;
that it meets specified requirements;
as to any other matter specified in the certificate.
Verification of assurance certificates or other documents, or the packaging or labelling of plants and plant related products, may be evidenced in a manner and form approved by the Minister.
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