Version No. 050
Meat Industry Act 1993
No. 40 of 1993
Version incorporating amendments as at
17 April 2025
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section Page
Part 1—Preliminary
1Purposes
2Commencement
3Definitions
4Declared diseases or conditions
5Act not to apply in certain cases
Part 2—Meat inspection
6Authority to provide inspection services
7Approved inspection services
8Relationship between inspection systems
9Recovery of inspection fees
Part 3—Quality assurance programs
10Approval of programs
10AMinister may require certain premises to have quality assurance program
11Contents of program
12Compliance monitoring
12AAudit of quality assurance programs of declared facilities
13Withdrawal or suspension
Part 3A—Codes of Practice
13ACodes of Practice
13BProcedure for making a Code of Practice
13CCommencement of Code of Practice
13DAvailability of Codes of Practice
13ERequirement to comply with Code of Practice
13FRevocation of Codes of Practice
Part 4—Licensing
Division 1—General provisions
14Licence application
15Licensing of food processing facilities
16Fit and proper person—operator and applicant
17Authority may determine application
18Authority must refuse to grant licence in some cases
19Licence period
20Licence renewal
21Variation of a licence
22Suspension or cancellation of licence
23Licensee to comply with other applicable laws
24Review by Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal
Division 2—Operators
25Operators of meat processing facilities
26Change of nomination
27Powers and functions of operator
28Operator's and licensee's names to be displayed
Part 5—Duties concerning meat processing facilities
Division 1—Offences concerning meat processing facilities
29Records
30Testing for chemicals and disease
31Unauthorised removal of stored meat
32Diseased meat
33Unauthorised alteration of facility
Division 2—Fitness for consumption
34Ban on sale of certain meat for human consumption
35Ban on sale or slaughter
36Ban on sale of meat from knackery
37Ban on sale of pet food for human consumption
37ABan on sale of certain meat at butcher shops
37BBan on sale of certain meat for consumption as pet food
Division 3—Other offences
38Slaughter at unlicensed premises
39Branding
40Unlicensed facilities
41Failure to comply with licence conditions or restrictions
42False information
Part 5A—Meat transport vehicles
42AUse of unlicensed vehicle
42BBreach of licence conditions or restrictions
Part 6—PrimeSafe
Division 1—Administration
43Establishment of the Authority
44Functions of the Authority
45Powers of the Authority
46Accountability of Authority
47Immunity
48Membership of the Authority
49Terms of appointment
50Vacancies
51Payment of members
52Procedure of the Authority
53Effect of vacancy or defect
54Staff
55Terms and conditions of staff
56Pecuniary interests of chief executive officer and members
57Disclosure of confidential information
58Delegation
Division 2—Financial
63Repayment of advances
64Corporate plan
Division 3—Selection committee
65Establishment of the committee
66Recommendations of a selection committee
67Procedure
68Expenses of the committee
69Dissolution of committee
Part 7—Enforcement
70Appointment of inspectors
71Identification of inspectors
72Powers of inspectors
73Offence to obstruct an inspector
74Powers of chief executive officer
74AChief executive officer may obtain enforcement order
75Evidence
76Proceedings
77Service of documents
Part 8—Regulations
78Regulations
Part 9—Amendments, repeals and transitional provisions
Division 2—Transitional provisions
85Certain matters to have continuing effect
86Licences and registrations
87Abolition of VAMIA
88Appeals
89Continuation of superannuation entitlements
90Interpretation of Legislation Act not affected
91Termination of reference of inspection powers to Commonwealth
92References
93Transitional—change of membership of selection committee
94Effect of change of name and…