Meat Industry Regulations 2025

The Authority may grant an application under regulation 19 if the Authority is satisfied that the meat transport vehicle that is the subject of the application is fit to be licensed.

For the purposes of subregulation (1), a vehicle is not fit to be licensed if—

the vehicle does not comply with clause 25 of AS 4696; or

in the case of a vehicle to be licensed only for the transport of seafood intended for human consumption, the vehicle does not comply with clause 7 of ANZFSCS 4.2.1.

Subregulation (2) does not limit the circumstances in which the Authority may not be satisfied that a vehicle is fit to be licensed.

If the Authority decides to grant an application under regulation 19, the Authority must—

issue a meat transport vehicle licence to the applicant or renew the applicant's meat transport vehicle licence (as the case may be); and

specify conditions to which the licence is subject in accordance with regulation 23; and

assign a licence number to the licensed meat transport vehicle; and

ensure that details of the licence are entered in a register kept by the Authority; and

issue to the applicant a label for the licensed meat transport vehicle that sets out—

the licence number of the vehicle; and

the day on which the meat transport vehicle licence to which the vehicle relates expires; and

the vehicle's registration number.

If the Authority refuses to grant an application under regulation 19, the Authority must give written notice to the applicant of the Authority's decision and the reasons for the Authority's decision within 28 days after the Authority's decision is made.

A meat transport vehicle licence is in force for the period, not exceeding 3 years, specified in the licence.