Statutory Rules 1984 No. 1151

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Meat Inspection (Orders) Regulations

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and in pursuance of section 4 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, hereby make the following Regulations under the Meat Inspection Act 1983.

Dated 13 June 1984.

N. M. STEPHEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Primary Industry

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Citation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Meat Inspection (Orders) Regulations.

Interpretation

2. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears, “the Act” means the Meat Inspection Act 1983.

Orders

3. The Minister may, by instrument in writing, make orders, not inconsistent with the Act or with regulations made under the Act, with respect to any matter for or in relation to which provision may be made by regulations made under the Act.

S.R. 11/84 Cat. No. Recommended retail price 20c 12/26.3.1984

Offences

4. Where an order that makes provision with respect to a matter with respect to which regulations may be made by virtue of section 20 of the Act provides that the order or a provision of the order is a prescribed penal provision, a person who contravenes or fails to comply with that order or provision, as the case may be, is guilty of an offence against these Regulations and is punishable, upon conviction, by a fine not exceeding $1,000.

NOTE

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 22 June 1984.

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