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These Regulations may be cited as the Meat Industries
Regulations 1997.
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These Regulations may be cited as the Meat Industries
Regulations 1997.
These Regulations come into operation on the commencement of the Meat
Industries Act 1996.
In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:
abattoir licence means a domestic abattoir licence, an export abattoir licence, a domestic poultry abattoir licence or an export poultry abattoir licence.
dispatch, in relation to an establishment, means to export from the establishment.
licensee includes an employee or agent of a licensee.
specified code of practice, in relation to a licence, means a code of practice specified on the licence.
specified standard, in relation to a licence, means a standard specified on the licence.
(2) In these Regulations, a reference to meat having been produced under an instrument of a legislative or administrative character, is to be read as a reference to:
(a) the carcass or meat having been derived from an animal slaughtered in accordance with any terms of the instrument relating to slaughter; and
(b) the carcass or meat having been processed, packed, stored and labelled in accordance with any terms of the instrument relating to processing, packing, storing and labelling.
In these Regulations:
(a) a reference to meat is to be read as including a reference to a product containing meat for human consumption; and
(b) a reference to pet meat is to be read as including a reference to a product containing pet meat.
It is a condition of an abattoir licence that the licensee must not process, pack, store, dispatch or sell pet meat unless it is from an animal that has been slaughtered at the establishment to which the licence relates.
Infringement Notice Penalty: 4 penalty units.
It is a condition of an abattoir licence that the licensee must not dispatch pet meat unless:
the pet meat is in a carton or individual pack; and
(b) the carton or individual pack is clean and labelled in accordance with regulation 44.
Infringement Notice Penalty: 4 penalty units.
It is a condition of a domestic abattoir licence that the licensee must not slaughter, process or pack meat for human consumption, or pet meat, except at the establishment to which the licence relates.
Infringement Notice Penalty: 4 penalty units.
Where a quality assurance program is not approved under section 11 of the Act in relation to a domestic abattoir licence, it is a condition of the licence that the licensee must not sell or dispatch a carcass, or meat for human consumption, unless it has been inspected by or under the direction of an inspector.
Infringement Notice Penalty: 4 penalty units.
It is a condition of a domestic abattoir licence that the licensee must not sell a carcass for human consumption unless:
in the case of a head of cattle (other than a calf) or a buffalo (other than a calf), horse or camel, the carcass is marked with the official establishment mark on the outside of the ribs on both sides, both buttocks, both loins and both shoulders;
in the case of a pig, the carcass is marked with the official establishment mark on both hams, both jowls, both shoulders and both loins;
in the case of a calf, sheep, goat or deer, the carcass is marked with the official establishment mark on both hind legs and both shoulders; or
in the case of any animal not specified in paragraph (a), (b) or (c), the carcass is marked in accordance with the specified standard, or specified code of practice, for production of meat from the animal.
Infringement Notice Penalty: 2 penalty units.
An official establishment mark must not be placed on a carcass intended for human consumption, except with an edible food dye permitted for use on food for human consumption under an Act of the
Territory, the Commonwealth or a State or another Territory of the
Commonwealth.
Infringement Notice Penalty: 2 penalty units.
In this regulation official establishment mark, in relation to a domestic abattoir licence, means a mark approved by the
Chief Inspector and containing the number allotted by him or her to the establishment to which the licence relates.
(1) It is a condition of a domestic abattoir licence that the licensee must not process, pack, store, dispatch or sell a carcass, or meat for human consumption, from an animal slaughtered or processed other than at the establishment to which the licence relates.
Infringement Notice Penalty: 4 penalty units.
(2) A licensee is not to be taken to have breached the condition specified in subregulation (1) if the licensee takes all steps to ensure that the carcass or meat was:
produced under:
a domestic abattoir licence;
an export abattoir licence;
a domestic game meat processing licence;
an export game meat processing licence;
a domestic poultry abattoir licence; or
an export poultry abattoir licence;
produced:
(i) under a licence, permit or similar instrument permitting the slaughter or processing of the meat under a corresponding law; and
(ii) in accordance with the specified standard, or specified code of practice, for production of meat on the licensee's licence; or
(c) produced under the Export Control Act 1982 of the Commonwealth or accepted into and dispatched from registered premises in accordance with that Act.
Where a domestic abattoir licence is subject to the condition that operations are to be carried out in accordance with a specified standard or specified code of practice, it is a condition of the licence that the licensee must not sell or dispatch a carcass, or meat for human consumption, from an animal slaughtered or processed at the establishment unless the slaughter or processing was in accordance with the standard or code of practice.
Infringement Notice Penalty: 4 penalty units.
It is a condition of a domestic abattoir licence that the licensee must not process, pack, store, dispatch or sell game meat except:
with the approval of the Chief Inspector; and
(b) where a quality assurance program is not approved in respect of the licence, in accordance with the directions of an inspector.
Infringement Notice Penalty: 2 penalty units.
(1) It is a condition of a domestic poultry abattoir licence that the licensee must not process, pack, store, dispatch or sell a carcass or meat for human consumption from an animal slaughtered or processed other than at the establishment to which the licence relates.
Infringement Notice Penalty: 4 penalty units.
(2) A licensee is not to be taken to have breached the condition specified in subregulation (1) if the licensee has taken all steps to ensure that the carcass or meat was:
produced under:
a domestic abattoir licence;
an export abattoir licence;
a domestic poultry abattoir licence;
an export poultry abattoir licence;
a domestic game meat processing licence; or
an export game meat processing licence;
produced:
(i) under a licence, permit or similar instrument permitting the slaughter or processing of the meat under a corresponding law; and
(ii) in accordance with the specified standard, or specified code of practice, for production of meat on the licensee's licence; or
(c) produced under the Export Control Act 1982 of the Commonwealth or accepted into and dispatched from registered premises in accordance with that Act.
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