Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) Subject to this regulation, the importation into Australia of woolpacks is prohibited unless permission in writing to import the woolpacks for a specified purpose has been granted by the responsible Minister or an authorised person.
(1A) A permission under this regulation is subject to the condition that the person to whom the permission is granted produces the permission if requested to do so by a Collector.
(2) A permission under this regulation may be subject to other conditions imposing requirements or prohibitions on the person to whom the permission is granted with respect to the custody, use, disposal or destruction of the woolpacks for the purpose of ensuring that the woolpacks are not used otherwise than for the purpose in relation to which the permission is granted.
(3) Subregulation (1) does not apply in relation to unused woolpacks if a prescribed testing authority has issued a certificate stating that the woolpacks conform to Australian Wool Exchange Standard No. 3, published on 1 July 2013.
(3A) Subregulation (3) applies subject to the condition that the certificate is produced to a Collector on request.
(8) In this regulation:
"authorised person" means an officer or employee of the Department administered by the responsible Minister who is authorised in writing by the responsible Minister to grant a permission to import woolpacks.
"prescribed testing authority" means an Australian or overseas testing authority approved by the responsible Minister on the recommendation of the Australian Wool Exchange for the purposes of this regulation.
"responsible Minister" means the Minister administering the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Act 1991 .