Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The rules may prescribe kinds of goods ( prescribed goods ) for the purposes of this Act.
(2) Rules made for the purposes of subsection (1) may prescribe a kind of goods by reference to particular circumstances, including, for example:
(a) a place to which the goods are, or are intended to be, exported; and
(b) the intended use of the goods.
(3) In deciding whether to prescribe a kind of goods referred to in paragraph (d) of the definition of goods in section 12, the Secretary may have regard to the following matters:
(a) any importing country requirements relating to goods of that kind;
(b) sanitary matters (being matters relating to food safety, animal health or human health) and phytosanitary matters (being matters relating to plant health) relating to goods of that kind;
(c) any Australian laws and standards relating to goods of that kind;
(d) Australia's rights and obligations relating to goods of that kind under any international agreements to which Australia is a party;
(e) any international standards relating to goods of that kind;
(f) any other matter the Secretary considers relevant.
(4) The rules may provide that a kind of goods is taken not to be prescribed goods for the purposes of this Act in the circumstances prescribed by the rules.