Processing, sale, &c., of meat for human consumption
18 Processing, sale, &c., of meat for human consumption
(1) It is a condition of a domestic processing licence that the licensee must not process, pack, store, dispatch or sell a carcass or meat for human consumption from an animal that is 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 game meat processing licence;
an export game meat processing licence;
a domestic processing licence;
an export 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.
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