Entry delays or rejection of consignments of product by the destination country.
- If the export documentation is incomplete or inaccurate, product can be held pending clarification or being rejected/ destroyed.
- If the product is inspected and found to be unsuitable then the shipment may be rejected and returned to Australia.
- These outcomes will result in significant delays and costs.
- Some countries have restrictions on the re-issuing or amending certificates.
Extra cost to industry due to reissue of documentation
Where documentation needs to be reissued as a result of an error, the company incurs extra costs and charges.
Extra cost to industry due to suspension of a Company's Approved Arrangement
Consistent or serious inaccuracies may also result in the suspension of the validation/load-out component of the Company Approved Arrangement (AA). Until the issue is rectified, and the AA re-instated, the Department of Agriculture may be called upon to perform these duties resulting in extra cost to the company.
Extra cost to industry due to Department of Agriculture corrective action
Repeated incorrect validations may lead to Department of Agriculture sanctions being applied. These sanctions may involve an increase in ATM cost recovered audit frequency.
Loss of national market access
Repeated infringements/discrepancies will lead to:
- the loss of integrity to Department of Agriculture health certificates (meat export certificates)
- possible loss of access to markets for all establishments.
Loss of validator privileges
Serious or repeated faults/discrepancies may lead to the individual validator having their authority to validate removed pending re-training/re-assessment.
Extra cost to the Department of Agriculture
Delays and clarifications tie up Department of Agriculture resources, add to costs and detract from their core business.