Export Control (Meat and Meat Products) Orders 2005

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Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

This item is authorised by the following title:

Export Control (Orders) Regulations 1982

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F2011C00797

01 October 2011 - 31 August 2014

For transitional provisions relating to the repeal of these orders, see sections 12-1 to 12-20 and 12-26 to 12-31 of the Export Control (Meat and Meat Products) Rules 2021.

These Orders commence on 1 July 2005.

Table of contents

1 Citation [see Note 1]
2 Commencement
3 Objectives of these Orders
4 Outline of these Orders
5 Application of Export Control (Prescribed Goods — General) Orders 2005
6 The Australian Meat Standard
7 Contravention for purposes of the Regulations
8 Interpretation
9 Meat safety inspectors, authorized officers and veterinary officers
10 Prescribed goods
11 These Orders
12 Notes
13 Orders apply to meat and meat products
14 Small consignments
15 Meat and meat products exported to New Zealand
16 Explanation of this Division
17 Meat and meat products to which this Division applies
18 Expanded application if government certificate required
19 Notice specifying that these Orders apply
20 Notice of decision not to specify that the Orders apply
21 Amendment or revocation of notice
22 When notice ceases to have effect
23 When these orders do not apply
24 When the Secretary may specify orders do not apply
25 Exemption may be subject to conditions
26 Orders specified in the instrument do not apply
27 When the instrument ceases to have effect
28 If instrument ceases to have effect the orders apply
29 Requirement for registration
30 Occupier must have approved arrangement
31 Occupier must comply with requirements for management practices
32 Occupier must comply with Australian Meat Standard
33 Occupier must comply with export standards
34 Importing country requirements
35 Prohibitions on export of meat and meat products
36 Conditions and restrictions
37 Requirement for registration
38 Requirement for an approved arrangement
39 Premises, equipment and vehicles
40 Premises used to prepare animal food etc
41 Operational hygiene
42 Preparation
43 Transport
44 Trade descriptions
45 Official marks
46 Tracing systems, recall, integrity and transfer
47 Export permits
48 Exporter identified in the application
49 Security of export permits and government certificates
50 Return of export permits and government certificates
51 Requirement to notify
52 Effective measures to ensure accuracy and completeness
53 Exporter to document compliance measures
54 Record keeping requirements
55 Secretary may require audits
56 Who may conduct the audit
57 Purpose of audit
58 Audit frequency and intensity
59 Assistance to be provided
60 Notification and assessment of failures to comply
61 Audit reports
62 Audit report must be given to Secretary
63 Declaration of official mark and official marking devices
64 Manufacture etc of official marks and official marking devices
65 When a mark must not be applied
66 Resemblances
67 Official marking device that is damaged
68 Security of official marks and marking devices
69 Functions referred to in the Australian Meat Standard
70 Inspections, dispositions and additional functions
71 Functions required to be performed by veterinary officers
72 Retention for the purposes of inspection
73 Certificates of condemnation
74 Assistance to authorized officers
75 Production not to commence if authorized officer not present
76 Direction given to an exporter
77 Direction that may be given
78 Obligation to comply with direction
79 Approved arrangement provides alternative procedures
80 Importing country does not require compliance
81 Meaning of initial decision
82 Application for reconsideration
83 Reconsideration by the Secretary
84 Initial decision cease to have effect
85 Secretary must advise of decision and give reasons
86 Application can be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
87 Secretary must advise that application may be made for review
88 Accuracy, legibility etc of records
89 When a copy will suffice
90 Alterations must be kept
91 Requirement to provide translations
92 Notices given to the occupier, exporter and certifier
93 Repeal of the Export Meat Orders 1985
94 Transitional arrangements — registration and undertakings
95 Transitional arrangements — approved programs and quality assurance arrangements
96 Transitional arrangements — accreditation of properties
97 Transitional arrangements — export permits
98 Transitional approvals — provision of services of authorized officers
99 Transitional provisions of the Export Control (Prescribed Goods — General) Order 2005
- Schedule 1 Registration and approved arrangements
- Part 1 Registration and approval of arrangement
- Division I Application and assessment of application
- Division II Registration and approval of arrangement
- Part 2 Variation of registration and approved arrangement
- Division I Variation of registration
- Division II Variation of approved arrangement
- Part 3 Suspension and revocation of registration and approved arrangement
- Division I Grounds of suspension and revocation of registration
- Division II Grounds of suspension and revocation of approved arrangement
- Division III General rules applying to suspension and revocation
- Part 4 Payment of debts
- Schedule 2 Management of the preparation of meat
- Part 1 Management
- Division I General requirement
- Division II Verification, corrective action, review and record keeping
- Division III Surveillance, sampling and monitoring programs and notifiable diseases Surveillance, sampling and monitoring
- Division IV Notification
- Part 2 Approved arrangements
- Division I Requirements for approved arrangements
- Schedule 3 Structural requirements
- Part 1 Premises, equipment, facilities and essential services
- Division I General requirement
- Division II Facilities for authorized officers
- Part 2 Meat transport vehicles and equipment
- Schedule 4 Operational hygiene requirements
- Part 1 Requirements for water
- Part 2 Animal food and pharmaceutical material
- Schedule 5 The preparation and transport of meat
- Part 1 Preparation and transport
- Division I Slaughter and dressing
- Division II Dispositions
- Division III Chilling, freezing, thawing and tempering
- Division IV Further processing
- Division V Storage and handling
- Part 2 Loading for export
- Schedule 6 Trade descriptions and official marks
- Part 1 Trade descriptions
- Division I Requirement to have a trade description
- Division II Miscellaneous
- Part 2 Official marks
- Division I Requirement to apply an official mark
- Division II General requirements for official marks
- Schedule 7 Integrity, transfer, Halal certification and EU
- Part 1 Segregation, identification, security and integrity
- Part 2 Transfer of meat and meat products
- Part 3 Halal certification
- Division 1 Application
- Division II Requirements for certifying Islamic Organisations
- Division III Islamic Organisation’s approved arrangement
- Division IV Variation of Islamic Organisation’s approved arrangement
- Division V Suspension and revocation of Islamic Organisation’s approved arrangement
- Part 4 Exports to the EU — HGP, identification and traceability
- Division I General
- Division II Meat and meat products derived from cattle must be HGP free
- Division III Cattle sourcing, movement declarations and identification
- Division IV Accreditation of properties
- Schedule 8 Export Documentation
- Part 1 Export permits
- Division I Application for an export permit
- Division II Verification of compliance
- Division III Permission to export
- Part 2 Government certificates
- Part 3 Giving information or documents about exports
- Schedule 9 Approval of auditors
- Part 1 Approved auditors
- Division I Register of approved auditors
- Division II Approval of auditors
- Division III Revocation of approval of auditor
- Schedule 10 Provision of services of authorized officers
- Part 1 Slaughter floor and ancillary meat inspection services
- Part 2 Alteration of allocation of inspection services
- Notes to the REF Citation \*charformat Export Control (Meat and Meat Products) Orders 2005

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