Health (Meat Hygiene) Amendment Regulations 2005 (WA)

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HEALTH

11E301*

I 1eiIth Act 1911

Health (Meat Hygiene) Amendment

Regulations 2005

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.            Citation

These regulations are the Health (Meat Hygiene) Amendment
Regulations 2005.

2.            The regulations amended

The amendments in these regulations are to the Health (Meat
Hygiene) Regulations 2001*.

[* Reprint 1 as at 14 March 2003.

For amendments to 31 December 2004 see Western p. 166, and Gazette 27 January, 18 May and 25 June 2004.]

supplies meat and meat products for further

3.            Regulation 2 amended

(1) Regulation 2 is amended by deleting the definition of

"processing premises" and inserting the following definition

instead -

"processing premises" means -

(a)	premises where meat is processed for human consumption;
(b)	premises where smaligoods are manufactured; or
(c)	butchers' premises where the butcher

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processing and sale (whether or not in

conjunction with retail sales),

but does not include -

(d)	butchers' premises if the sales from the premises are predominantly retail sales; or
(e)	field depots or game processing establishments within the meaning of Part 4;

(2) Regulation 2 is amended in the definition of "standard- by

deleting "Standards" and inserting instead -
" Standard

4.           Regulation 4 amended

(1) Regulation 4(1) is amended as follows:

(a) by deleting paragraph (a) and inserting the following

paragraph instead -

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(a) the Australian Standard for the Hygienic

Production and Transportation of Meat and
Meat Products for Human Consumption

("Meat Standard");

(b) in paragraph (f) by deleting "Australian Standardfor

Hygienic Production of Poultry Me at for Human

Consumption" and inserting instead -

Australian Standardfor Construction of
Premises and Hygiene Production of Poultry

Me at for Human Consumption

(c) by deleting paragraph (g) and inserting instead -

(g) the Australian Standard for the Hygienic Production ofNatural Casings for Human Consumption ("Casings Standard"); and

(d) by deleting paragraph (h) and "and" after it and inserting

instead -

(h) the Australian Standard for the Hygienic

Rendering ofAnimal Products ("Rendering

Standard").

(e) by deleting paragraph (i).

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(2) Regulation 4(4) is amended as follows:

(a) by deleting "Part 6 of the Australian Standardfor Hygienic Production of Poultry Me at for Human Consumption" and inserting instead -

"

Part B of the Australian Standard for the Construction

of Premises and Hygiene Production of Poultry Meat

for Human Consumption

(b) in paragraph (a) by deleting "section 6.12" and inserting instead -

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(c) in paragraph (b) by deleting "section 6.13 by inserting at the end of the second" and inserting instead -

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section 15.88 by inserting at the end of the first ".

(3) Regulation 4(5) is repealed and the following subregulation is

inserted instead -

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(5)	Despite the amendments to the Poultry Standard in
subregulation (4), the EDPH may approve an
alternative level of free chlorine for poultry processing if it can be demonstrated that the alternative level will achieve the same outcome as the level required by the Poultry Standard as amended by that subregulation. ',

5.            Regulation 7 amended

Regulation 7(9) is amended by deleting "red in colour" and inserting instead -

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a red colour as specified in the Schedules of

Standard 1.3.1 of the Australia New Zealand Food

Standards Code "

6.            Regulation 8 amended

Regulation 8(2) is amended by deleting "blue in colour" and inserting instead -

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a blue colour as specified in the Schedules of
Standard 1.3.1 of the Australian New Zealand Food
Standards Code

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7.            Regulation 13 replaced

Regulation 13 is repealed and the following regulation is inserted instead -

13.	Operator to ensure premises comply with relevant standards
(1)	The operator of an abattoir must ensure that the abattoir complies with, and is operated in accordance with, all relevant standards adopted by regulation 4.
(2)	The operator of processing premises must ensure that the premises comply with, and are operated in accordance with, all relevant standards adopted by regulation 4.

8.           Regulation 14 replaced

Regulation 14 is repealed and the following regulation is inserted instead -

14.	Operator to ensure slaughter and processing complies with relevant standards
(1)	The operator of an abattoir must ensure that the slaughter of animals in that abattoir is done so as to comply with all relevant standards adopted by regulation 4.
(2)	The operator of processing premises must ensure that the processing of meat and meat products at the premises is done so as to comply with all relevant standards adopted by regulation 4.
(3)	Despite subregulation (1), the operator of an abattoir in
the districts of Kellerberrin or Kondinin need not
comply with clauses 10. 1, 10. 2, 10.3, 10.5 and 10.11 of the Meat Standard.

9.            Regulation 26 amended

(1)	Regulation 26(1) is amended by deleting "the Transport Standard." and inserting instead -
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all relevant standards adopted by regulation 4. ".

(2)	Regulation 26(2) is amended by deleting "Transport Standard" and inserting instead -
" Meat Standard ".

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10.          Schedule 1 amended

Schedule 1 item 4 is amended by inserting the following brand —

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LAMB

By Command of the Governor,

M. C. WAUCHOPE, Clerk of the Executive Council.