(1) The rules may authorise the Secretary, on behalf of the Commonwealth, to enter into arrangements under which the Commonwealth may pay money for purposes connected with certifying, verifying or auditing:
(a) the operation of this Act; or
(b) a person's compliance with importing country requirements.
(2) The rules may prescribe the circumstances in which the Secretary may, on behalf of the Commonwealth, enter into an arrangement referred to in subsection (1) for a specified purpose referred to in that subsection.
(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not, by implication, limit the executive power of the Commonwealth to enter into arrangements.