Contents

Part I--Preliminary                                                                                                               1

1............ Short title [see Note 1] ........................................................................ 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1

3............ Interpretation ....................................................................................... 1

4............ Crown to be bound ............................................................................. 6

4AA...... Application of the Criminal Code ....................................................... 6

4A......... Regulations may provide for the extension of Act to certain Territories 6

5............ Saving of other laws ........................................................................... 6

Part II--Export and entry for export of prescribed goods                           7

6............ Notice of intention to export prescribed goods .................................... 7

7............ Prohibition on export of prescribed goods .......................................... 7

7A......... Entering for export of certain prescribed goods ................................ 10

8............ Export of prescribed goods ............................................................... 11

8A......... Preparation of prescribed goods for export--offence ....................... 12

8B......... Preparation of prescribed goods for export--strict liability offence .. 14

9............ Contravention of licence conditions etc. ............................................ 15

Part IIA--Accreditation of veterinarians for purposes of approved export programs in relation to eligible live animals etc.                                                                                   17

Division 1--General                                                                                                     17

9A......... Approved export programs ............................................................... 17

9B......... Accreditation of veterinarians ............................................................ 18

9C......... Costs of authorised officers .............................................................. 18

9D......... Authorised officers to undertake certain approved export program activities            18

9E.......... Authorised officers to monitor and audit etc. approved export program activities     19

Division 2--Offences                                                                                                    20

Subdivision A--Veterinarians                                                                               20

9F.......... Offence of undertaking approved export program without accreditation   20

9G......... Offence of contravening direction to keep records etc. in relation to approved export program                20

9H......... Offence of failing to remedy deficiency in undertaking approved export program    21

Subdivision B--Exporters etc.                                                                               21

9I........... Offence of not ensuring that an accredited veterinarian is engaged to undertake relevant activities in approved export program ............................................................................................. 21

9J.......... Offence of contravening requirement about allowing accredited veterinarian etc. to accompany eligible live animals overseas ............................................................................................ 22

9K......... Offence of obstructing or hindering an accredited veterinarian etc. undertaking approved export program               22

9L.......... Offence of contravening requirement to provide reasonable facilities and assistance to accredited veterinarian etc. 22

Subdivision C--Extended geographical operation of offences                     23

9M........ Extended geographical operation of offences .................................... 23

Part III--Enforcement                                                                                                      24

Division 1--General powers                                                                                    24

10.......... General powers of authorised officers in relation to premises ........... 24

Division 2--Monitoring powers                                                                             25

10A....... Monitoring premises that form part of a registered establishment, and other premises entered by consent               25

10B....... Monitoring warrants ......................................................................... 25

10C....... Seizures without offence-related warrant in emergency situations .... 26

Division 3--Offence-related searches and seizures                                     27

10D....... Premises that form part of a registered establishment, and premises entered by consent--offence-related searches and seizures ............................................................................................. 27

10E........ Offence-related warrants ................................................................... 27

10F........ The things that are authorised by a search warrant ............................ 28

Division 4--Warrants granted by telephone or other electronic means                30

10G....... Warrants may be granted by telephone or other electronic means ..... 30

Division 5--Stopping and searching aircraft, vehicles or ships            32

10H....... Searches without warrant in emergency situations ............................ 32

10J........ How an authorised officer exercises a power under section 10H ...... 32

Division 6--General rules about registered establishments, premises entered by consent and warrants                                                                                                                       34

11.......... Availability of assistance, and use of force, in executing a warrant ... 34

11A....... Announcement before entry under warrants ..................................... 34

11B....... Details of warrant to be given to occupier etc. ................................... 34

11C....... Occupier entitled to be present during search under warrants ........... 35

11D....... Use of equipment to examine or process things ................................ 35

11E........ Use of electronic equipment at premises ........................................... 36

11F........ Compensation for damage to equipment ........................................... 37

11G....... Copies of seized things to be given ................................................... 38

11H....... Retention of things which are seized ................................................. 38

11J........ Magistrate may permit a thing to be kept ........................................... 39

11K....... Release of seized goods .................................................................... 40

11L........ Authorised officer must produce identity card .................................. 40

11M...... Giving of consent .............................................................................. 40

11N....... Receipts for things seized .................................................................. 41

Division 7--Offences                                                                                                    42

11P........ Power of authorised officer to require information or documents ..... 42

11Q....... Secretary may require information or documents .............................. 42

13.......... Persons to assist authorised officers ................................................. 43

Part IV--Official marks and trade descriptions                                                45

14.......... Contravention of regulations relating to official marks ...................... 45

15.......... False trade descriptions ..................................................................... 45

Part V--Miscellaneous                                                                                                       47

17.......... Indictable offences ............................................................................ 47

18.......... Forfeiture of prescribed goods .......................................................... 47

19.......... Delegation ......................................................................................... 47

20.......... Authorised officers ........................................................................... 48

21.......... Identity cards ..................................................................................... 48

22.......... Protection of authorised officers and other persons .......................... 48

23.......... Certificate with respect to goods ....................................................... 49

24.......... Supply of goods or services to authorised officers ........................... 50

24A....... Electronic transmission of information and documents ..................... 51

24B....... Evidence of transmission of information or document ...................... 52

25.......... Regulations ....................................................................................... 53

Notes                                                                                                                                              57

  

Notes to the Export Control Act 1982

Note 1

The Export Control Act 1982 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 47, 1982 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

All relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions prior to 30 June 1997 is not included in this compilation. For subsequent information see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Export Control Act 1982	47, 1982	9 June 1982	1 Jan 1983 (see Gazette 1982, No. G48, p. 2)
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1984	72, 1984	25 June 1984	S. 3: 23 July 1984 (a)	--
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1985	65, 1985	5 June 1985	S. 3: 3 July 1985 (b)	--
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1987	141, 1987	18 Dec 1987	S. 3: Royal Assent (c)	S. 5(1), (9) and (10)
Statutory Instruments (Tabling and Disallowance) Legislation Amendment Act 1988	99, 1988	2 Dec 1988	2 Dec 1988	--
Primary Industries and Energy Legislation Amendment Act 1988	111, 1988	12 Dec 1988	Ss. 5, 6(2) and 8-15: 1 Jan 1989 Ss. 6(1) and 7: 1 Dec 1988 Remainder: Royal Assent	S. 2(3)
Primary Industries and Energy Legislation Amendment Act 1990	134, 1990	28 Dec 1990	Part 7 (ss. 34-37): 1 Oct 1990 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Export Control Amendment Act 1991	87, 1991	26 June 1991	26 June 1991	S. 17
Territories Law Reform Act 1992	104, 1992	30 June 1992	Ss. 1, 2, 25 and 26: Royal Assent Ss. 9, 10, 19, 21 and 22: 29 June 1993 (see Gazette 1993, No. S196) Remainder: 1 July 1992	--
Primary Industries and Energy Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1995	133, 1995	14 Nov 1995	Schedule 5: Royal Assent (d)	--
Statute Law Revision Act 1996	43, 1996	25 Oct 1996	Schedule 5 (item 54): Royal Assent (e)	--
Primary Industries and Energy Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1997	94, 1997	30 June 1997	Schedule 2: Royal Assent (f)	Sch. 2 (item 3) [see Table A]
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1999	4, 1999	31 Mar 1999	31 Mar 1999	Sch. 3 (item 32) [see Table A]
Criminal Code Amendment (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Act 2000	137, 2000	24 Nov 2000	Ss. 1-3 and Schedule 1 (items 1, 4, 6, 7, 9-11, 32): Royal Assent Remainder: 24 May 2001	Sch. 2 (items 418, 419) [see Table A]
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001	115, 2001	18 Sept 2001	16 Oct 2001	S. 4 [see Table A]
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2003	38, 2003	2 May 2003	Schedule 2: 3 May 2003	--
Crimes Legislation Enhancement Act 2003	41, 2003	3 June 2003	Schedule 3 (item 34): (g) Schedule 3 (item 42): Royal Assent	Sch. 3 (item 42) [see Table A]
Export Control Amendment Act 2003	80, 2003	25 Aug 2003	Schedule 1 (item 1): (h) Schedule 1 (items 2-4): 25 Feb 2004 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment (Export Control) Act 2004	97, 2004	29 June 2004	Schedule 1: 1 Dec 2004 (see Gazette 2004, No. GN36) Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment (Export Control and Quarantine) Act 2006	94, 2006	5 Sept 2006	Schedule 1: 3 Oct 2006 Schedule 2: 6 Sept 2006 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Statute Law Revision Act 2011	5, 2011	22 Mar 2011	Schedule 7 (item 55): 19 Apr 2011	--
Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011	46, 2011	27 June 2011	Schedule 2 (item 569) and Schedule 3 (items 10, 11): 27 Dec 2011	Sch. 3 (items 10, 11) [see Table A]

(a)     The Export Control Act 1982 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1984, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the twenty-eighth day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(b)     The Export Control Act 1982 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1985, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the twenty-eighth day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(c)     The Export Control Act 1982 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1987, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(d)     The Export Control Act 1982 was amended by Schedule 5 only of the Primary Industries and Energy Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1995, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to subsection (2), this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(e)     The Export Control Act 1982 was amended by Schedule 5 (item 54) only of the Statute Law Revision Act 1996, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to subsections (2) and (3), this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(f)      The Export Control Act 1982 was amended by Schedule 2 only of the Primary Industries and Energy Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1997, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(g)     Subsection 2(1) (item 23) of the Crimes Legislation Enhancement Act 2003 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.

 

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
23.  Schedule 3, item 34	Immediately after the commencement of item 16 of Schedule 3 to the Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1999	31 March 1999

(h)     Subsection 2(1) (item 2) of the Export Control Amendment Act 2003 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.

 

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
2.  Schedule 1, item 1	Immediately after the commencement of Schedule 2 to the Criminal Code Amendment (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Act 2000	24 May 2001

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted     am. = amended     rep. = repealed     rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Part I
S. 3......................................	am. No. 72, 1984; No. 65, 1985; No. 141, 1987; No. 111, 1988; No. 87, 1991; No. 4, 1999; No. 115, 2001; No. 97, 2004; No. 94, 2006; Nos. 5 and 46, 2011
S. 4AA.................................	ad. No. 115, 2001
S. 4A...................................	ad. No. 104, 1992
Part II
Heading to Part II .............	am. No. 87, 1991
S. 6......................................	am. No. 65, 1985; No. 87, 1991; No. 115, 2001
S. 7......................................	am. No. 133, 1995; No. 4, 1999; No. 97, 2004
S. 7A...................................	ad. No. 87, 1991
	am. No. 115, 2001
S. 8......................................	am. No. 65, 1985; No. 87, 1991; No. 115, 2001
Ss. 8A, 8B...........................	ad. No. 94, 2006
S. 9......................................	am. No. 65, 1985; No. 115, 2001
Part IIA
Part IIA................................	ad. No. 97, 2004
Division 1
Ss. 9A-9E...........................	ad. No. 97, 2004
Division 2
Subdivision A
Ss. 9F-9H...........................	ad. No. 97, 2004
Subdivision B
Ss. 9I-9L.............................	ad. No. 97, 2004
Subdivision C
S. 9M...................................	ad. No. 97, 2004
Part III
Heading to Part III.............	rs. No. 4, 1999
Division 1
S. 10....................................	am. No. 65, 1985; No. 111, 1988; No. 43, 1996
	rs. No. 4, 1999
Division 2
Heading to s. 10A..............	am. No. 94, 2006
S. 10A.................................	ad. No. 4, 1999
	am. No. 97, 2004; No. 94, 2006
S. 10B.................................	ad. No. 4, 1999
	am. No. 97, 2004
S. 10C.................................	ad. No. 4, 1999
Division 3
Heading to s. 10D.............	am. No. 94, 2006
S. 10D.................................	ad. No. 4, 1999
	am. No. 94, 2006
Ss. 10E, 10F.......................	ad. No. 4, 1999
Division 4
S. 10G.................................	ad. No. 4, 1999
Division 5
S. 10H.................................	ad. No. 4, 1999
S. 10J..................................	ad. No. 4, 1999
Division 6
Heading to Div. 6 of Part III.....................................	rs. No. 94, 2006
S. 11....................................	rs. No. 4, 1999
Ss. 11A, 11B.......................	ad. No. 4, 1999
S. 11C.................................	ad. No. 4, 1999
	am. No. 41, 2003
Ss. 11D-11H......................	ad. No. 4, 1999
Ss. 11J-11N.......................	ad. No. 4, 1999
Division 7
S. 11P.................................	ad. No. 4, 1999
	am. No. 115, 2001; No. 94, 2006
S. 11Q.................................	ad. No. 4, 1999
	am. No. 80, 2003
S. 12....................................	am. No. 65, 1985; No. 87, 1991; No. 4, 1999
	rep. No. 137, 2000
S. 13....................................	am. No. 65, 1985; No. 87, 1991; No. 4, 1999
Part IV
S. 14....................................	am. No. 65, 1985; No. 87, 1991; No. 115, 2001
S. 15....................................	am. No. 141, 1987; No. 134, 1990; No. 87, 1991; No. 115, 2001
S. 16....................................	am. No. 87, 1991
	rep. No. 137, 2000
Part V
S. 17....................................	am. No. 87, 1991
Ss. 19, 20............................	am. No. 65, 1985; No. 4, 1999
S. 21....................................	am. No. 65, 1985; No. 115, 2001
S. 22....................................	am. No. 65, 1985; No. 4, 1999
S. 23....................................	am. No. 65, 1985
	rs. No. 134, 1990; No. 87, 1991
	am. No. 94, 1997; No. 4, 1999; No. 80, 2003
S. 24....................................	am. No. 65, 1985; No. 141, 1987; No. 87, 1991; No. 115, 2001; No. 94, 2006
S. 24A.................................	ad. No. 134, 1990
	am. No. 94, 1997; No. 4, 1999
S. 24B.................................	ad. No. 134, 1990
	am. No. 94, 1997
S. 25....................................	am. No. 65, 1985; No. 141, 1987; Nos. 99 and 111, 1988; No. 87, 1991; No. 4, 1999; No. 38, 2003; No. 97, 2004; No. 94, 2006

Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Primary Industries and Energy Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1997
(No. 94, 1997)

Schedule 2

3  Validation of orders and certificates

            In spite of anything in section 23 of the Export Control Act 1982 as in force immediately before the commencement of this item:

                     (a)  any order purportedly made under section 25 of that Act in respect of a matter for which regulations may be made under section 23 of that Act as so in force is taken to have been validly made; and

                     (b)  any certificate purportedly issued under such an order is taken to have been validly issued.

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1999 (No. 4, 1999)

Schedule 3

32  Persons exercising certain powers and functions

(1)       If, immediately before the commencement of this Schedule, an order conferred, or purported to confer, a power or function on an authorized officer, the order, in so far as it conferred or purported to confer the power or function, is taken to have been validly made for all purposes and continues to have effect according to its terms on and after that commencement.

(2)       If, before the commencement of this Schedule:

                     (a)  a person had been approved, or was included in a class of persons that had been approved, under an order to exercise a power or perform a function that was otherwise required under the order to be performed or exercised by an authorized officer; and

                     (b)  the approval had not been revoked;

the approval is taken to have been validly made for all purposes and continues to have effect according to its terms on and after that commencement.

Criminal Code Amendment (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Act 2000 (No. 137, 2000)

Schedule 2

418  Transitional--pre-commencement offences

(1)       Despite the amendment or repeal of a provision by this Schedule, that provision continues to apply, after the commencement of this item, in relation to:

                     (a)  an offence committed before the commencement of this item; or

                     (b)  proceedings for an offence alleged to have been committed before the commencement of this item; or

                     (c)  any matter connected with, or arising out of, such proceedings;

as if the amendment or repeal had not been made.

(2)       Subitem (1) does not limit the operation of section 8 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

419  Transitional--pre-commencement notices

If:

                     (a)  a provision in force immediately before the commencement of this item required that a notice set out the effect of one or more other provisions; and

                     (b)  any or all of those other provisions are repealed by this Schedule; and

                     (c)  the first-mentioned provision is amended by this Schedule;

the amendment of the first-mentioned provision by this Schedule does not affect the validity of such a notice that was given before the commencement of this item.

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 (No. 115, 2001)

4  Application of amendments

             (1)  Each amendment made by this Act applies to acts and omissions that take place after the amendment commences.

             (2)  For the purposes of this section, if an act or omission is alleged to have taken place between 2 dates, one before and one on or after the day on which a particular amendment commences, the act or omission is alleged to have taken place before the amendment commences.

Crimes Legislation Enhancement Act 2003 (No. 41, 2003)

Schedule 3

42  Saving provision

(1)       The amendments made by this Schedule do not invalidate:

                     (a)  an instrument made under, or referring to, a Part of the Crimes Act 1914 whose heading is repealed and substituted by this Schedule; or

                     (b)  anything done under such an instrument or such a Part.

(2)       Subitem (1) has effect whether the instrument was made, or the thing was done, before or after this Act received the Royal Assent.

Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011 (No. 46, 2011)

Schedule 3

10  Saving--appointments

The amendments made by Schedule 2 do not affect the validity of an appointment that was made under an Act before the commencement of this item and that was in force immediately before that commencement.

11  Transitional regulations

The Governor-General may make regulations prescribing matters of a transitional nature (including prescribing any saving or application provisions) relating to the amendments and repeals made by Schedules 1 and 2.