Meat Industry Regulations 2025

In these Regulations—

Reg. 5 def. of ANZFSCS 4.2.1 inserted by S.R. No. 22/2026 reg. 4.

ANZFSCS 4.2.1 means Standard 4.2.1 of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code, as published by Food Standards Australia New Zealand and made from time to time;

applicant means the owner of a meat transport vehicle who applies for the issue or renewal of a meat transport vehicle licence under regulation 19;

AS 4696 means the Australian Standard AS 4696:2023, Hygienic production and transportation of meat and meat products for human consumption, as made from time to time;

chief executive officer means the chief executive officer of the Authority engaged under section 54 of the Act;

inspector means a person who is appointed as an inspector under section 70(1) of the Act;

licence label means a label issued in respect of a licensed meat transport vehicle in accordance with regulation 21(4)(e) or 26(9);

meat inspector means an individual approved to be an approved inspection service under section 7(1) of the Act;

meat transport vehicle licence means a licence issued under Part 4 of these Regulations for the use of a vehicle to convey any carcass, meat or seafood intended for human consumption;

registration number has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the Road Safety Act 1986;

suspended meat transport vehicle licence means a meat transport vehicle licence that is suspended under regulation 26;

the Act means the Meat Industry Act 1993;

unlicensed meat transport vehicle means a meat transport vehicle that is not a licensed meat transport vehicle.