Game, Poultry and Rabbit Meat Orders as amended (Amendment)

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

EXPORT CONTROL (ORDERS) REGULATIONS

Game, Poultry and Rabbit Meat Orders as

amended (Amendment)

Export Control Orders No. 10 of 1986

I, THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRY, hereby make the following Orders under the Export Control (Orders) Regulations.

Dated this Twenty Third day of October 1986.

J. C. KERIN

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Amendments to the Game, Poultry and Rabbit Meat Orders as amended

1. The Game, Poultry and Rabbit Meat Orders as amended* are amended by replacing pages 1, 2, 3 and 4 with the attached pages 1, 2, 3, 4 and 4.1.

*See Export Control (Orders Consolidation) Orders (Export Control Orders No. 1 of 1986)

Name of Orders

No. and

Year

Date

Made

Date

Gazetted

Date of

entry

into force

1. Game, Poultry and Rabbit Meat Orders

3 of 1985

29.4.85

2. Game, Poultry and Rabbit Meat Orders (Amendment)

11 of 1985

9.10.85

31.10.85

4.11.85

3. Export Control Orders (Consolidation) Orders

1 of 1986

3.2.86

7.2.86

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

EXPORT CONTROL (ORDERS) REGULATIONS

Orders No. 3 of 1985

Game, Poultry and Rabbit Meat Orders as

amended

PART 1―PRELIMINARY

Note on order 1 (Citation): Deleted by 10/86.

See paragraph 6(c) of the Export Control (Orders Consolidation) Orders

Commencement

2. These Orders shall come into operation on 29 April 1985.

Incorporation with Prescribed Goods (General) Orders

3. These Orders shall be read as one with the Prescribed Goods (General) Orders as amended.

Note on order 3: Amended by 10/86.

Application

4. These Orders apply to―

(a) edible game offal;

(b) game meat;

(d) poultry meat;

(e) poultry meat products;

(f) rabbit meat; and

(g) rabbit meat products,

which are declared to be prescribed goods.

Note on order 4: Amended by 10/86.

Interpretation

5.1 In these Orders, unless the contrary intention appears―

‘edible’ means suitable for human consumption;

‘edible game offal’ means the―

(a) liver;

(b) kidney; or

of a game animal that has been separated from the carcase of the animal;

‘exotic disease’ means―

(a) African swine fever;

(b) classical swine fever or hog cholera;

(d) swine vesicular disease;

(e) vesicular exanthema; and

(f) vesicular stomatitis;

‘game animal’ means a wild animal, other than a bird or rabbit, that has been killed in its habitat by a shot from a firearm;

‘game meat’ means any part of a game animal, other than edible game offal, intended for human consumption;

‘game meat product’ means a food that has been processed beyond boning, slicing or trimming, other than soup, that is suitable for human consumption, being a food that―

(a) has been prepared from game meat or edible game offal; or

(b) contains in excess of 5% by mass of game meat or edible game offal;

‘poultry’ means―

(a) domesticated fowl, ducks, geese or turkeys; and

(b) any other kind of bird from which prescribed goods are derived and which are intended to be exported to a country which requires goods of that kind to comply with any condition or restriction specified in orders;

Note on definition of ‘poultry’ amended by 10/86.

‘poultry meat’, means a part of poultry that is intended for human consumption;

‘poultry meat product’ means a food that has been processed beyond boning, slicing or trimming, other than soup, that is suitable for human consumption, being a food that―

(a) has been prepared from poultry meat; or

(b) contains in excess of 5% by mass of poultry meat;

‘rabbit’ includes a hare;

‘rabbit meat’ means a part of a rabbit that is intended for human consumption;

‘rabbit meat product’ means a food that has been processed beyond boning, slicing or trimming, other than soup, that is suitable for human consumption, being a food that―

(a) has been prepared from rabbit meat; or

(b) contains in excess of 5% by mass of rabbit meat.

Note: definition of registered establishment deleted by 10/86.

5.2 A reference in these Orders to the Exports (Meat) Regulations is a reference to those Regulations as in force on 31 December 1982.

Application of orders to certain kinds of goods derived from poultry

5A. A condition or restriction specified in orders applies to prescribed goods deriving from any poultry other than domesticated fowl, ducks, geese or turkeys only to the extent that a condition or restriction of that kind is required to apply to prescribed goods of that kind by the country to which those prescribed goods are intended to be exported.

Note on order 5A: Inserted by 10/86.

PART 2―REGISTERED ESTABLISHMENTS

Preparation in registered establishment

6. Prescribed goods to which these Orders apply shall be prepared in a registered establishment except that game animals or rabbits may be partly

eviscerated before they are brought to an establishment.

Separate registration

6A. An establishment that is intended to be used to―

(a) dress, bone, manufacture, chill or freeze prescribed goods derived from game animals; or

(b) dress rabbits,

shall be registered only for the operations specified in paragraph (a) or the operation specified in paragraph (b) and shall not be concurrently registered for an operation which includes the preparation (other than storage) of prescribed goods to which the Export Meat Orders as amended apply.

Note on order 6A: Inserted by 10/86.

Compliance with certain requirements

7. A registered establishment preparing prescribed goods to which these Orders apply shall comply with the requirements specified in Order 7A and the Exports (Meat) Regulations that relate to the construction of those premises.

Note on order 7: Amended by 10/86.

Office for veterinary officer

7A. Where an authorized officer, who is a veterinary officer, is required to be present at an establishment during the preparation of prescribed goods, a lockable office having a minimum floor area of nine square metres shall be provided for the exclusive use of that officer which shall be equipped with―

(a) a telephone;

(b) a desk;

(d) a lockable metal cabinet;

(e) an approved locker; and

(f) where the floor is not treated with a treatment approved by Secretary, a floor covering.

Note on order 7A: Inserted by 10/86.

PART 3―CONDITIONS OR RESTRICTIONS

Conditions or restrictions to be complied with

8. For the purposes of paragraph 11.1 (c) and (d) of the Prescribed Goods (General) Orders as amended, the export of prescribed goods to which these Orders apply is prohibited unless the conditions or restrictions specified in the Exports (Meat) Regulations in relation to those goods are complied with.

Note on order 8: Amended by 10/86.

PART 4―APPLICATION OF OFFICIAL MARKS AND OTHER STAMPS

Official mark to be applied

9. Where prescribed goods have been prepared under the supervision of an authorized officer, inspected by an authorized officer and passed for export, an official mark, the design of which is specified in Schedule 11 to the Prescribed Goods (General) Orders as amended, shall be applied to―

(a) game meat in the form of bone-in carcases or bone-in portions of a carcase that have not been divided into primal or smaller cuts; and

(b) a prescribed tag that shall be attached to game meat in the form of bone-in carcases or bone-in portions of a carcase that have not been divided into primal or smaller cuts; and

(c) one side of a tag that is at least 75mm x 75mm that shall be permanently affixed to a bag in which game meat in the form of bone-in carcases or bone-in portions of a carcase that have not been divided into primal or smaller cuts are packed; or

(d) the outside of a carton, barrel or cask into which the goods are packed.

Note on order 9: Amended by 10/86.

Optional application of official mark

10. Subject to order 9, where prescribed goods have been―

(a) derived from a carcase that has been subjected to a public health inspection by;

(b) prepared under the supervision of; and

an authorized officer, an official mark, the design of which is specified in Schedule 11 to the Prescribed Goods (General) Orders as amended, may be applied to―

(d) goods being game meat;

(e) goods being edible game offal;

(f) an intermediate package into which the goods are packed;

(g) a tag placed in an outer carton into which the goods are packed;

(h) a tag affixed to a container system unit into which the goods are packed; or

(i) a seal in accordance with order 15.

Note on order 10: Amended by 11/85 and 10/86.

Application of stamp to poultry or rabbits not prepared under supervision

11. Where prescribed goods being―

(a) poultry meat or poultry meat products; or

(b) rabbit meat or rabbit meat products,

do not comply with paragraphs 10(a) and (b), but have been―

(d) packed in a carton or other covering,

the outside of the carton or other covering shall be stamped by, or at the direction of, an authorized officer with an inspection stamp in accordance with the design specified in the Schedule.

Legibility and fixing of official mark, etc

12. An―

(a) official mark referred to in order 9 or 10; or

(b) inspection stamp referred to in order 11,

shall be applied so that it is legible and affixed in a reasonably permanent manner.

Means of applying official mark to surface of prescribed goods

13. Where an official mark referred to in order 9 or 10 is applied directly to the surface of prescribed goods, the mark shall be applied by means of―

(a) a thermal process;

(b) a food grade dye approved by the Secretary; or

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Overview

The Export Control (Orders) Regulations 1986, made by the Minister of State for Primary Industry, were enacted to address the need for stringent control and regulation over the export of certain meat products, specifically game, poultry, and rabbit meat. The problem this legislation aimed to address was the potential risk posed by the export of meat products that might not meet the importing country's standards, particularly in terms of public health and disease control. This regulation was established under the authority of the Parliament of Australia to ensure that exports comply with both Australian standards and the requirements of importing countries, thereby preventing the spread of exotic diseases and ensuring the safety and quality of exported meat products. The policy objective of these regulations was to safeguard public health and maintain the reputation of Australian meat exports by enforcing strict control measures on the preparation, handling, and export of game, poultry, and rabbit meat. By specifying conditions for registered establishments, requiring official marks and stamps for compliance, and prohibiting export unless certain conditions are met, the regulations ensure that Australian meat exports meet both domestic and international standards.

Scope and Application

The Export Control (Orders) Regulations, specifically the Game, Poultry and Rabbit Meat Orders as amended, apply to the export of certain meat products within the Commonwealth of Australia. These regulations cover edible game offal, game meat, game meat products, poultry meat, poultry meat products, rabbit meat, and rabbit meat products, all of which are classified as prescribed goods under the legislation. The scope of the Orders is defined geographically within the Commonwealth and extends to the preparation, handling, and export of the specified meat products. These Orders also incorporate and must be read in conjunction with the Prescribed Goods (General) Orders as amended. The Orders mandate that the specified meat products must be prepared in registered establishments, with specific provisions for the registration of establishments intended for the processing of game animals and rabbits. Furthermore, the Orders impose conditions and restrictions on the export of these goods, ensuring compliance with the Exports (Meat) Regulations. The application of official marks and stamps is also regulated, with requirements for the legibility and application methods of these marks and stamps. The Orders provide for certain exemptions and adaptations to ensure flexibility in their application, particularly in relation to the types of poultry meat products and the specific conditions under which they must be exported.

Key Provisions

The Export Control (Orders) Regulations, as amended by the Game, Poultry and Rabbit Meat Orders, outline the requirements for the export of game meat, poultry meat, and rabbit meat. These Orders specify that certain meat products must be prepared in registered establishments, which must meet specific construction and operational standards (Orders 6 and 7). Registered establishments must comply with the Exports (Meat) Regulations and other relevant requirements, including the provision of a lockable office for veterinary officers (Orders 6A and 7A). The Orders also require that official marks or inspection stamps be applied to the meat products before they are exported (Orders 9 to 13). Entities and individuals involved in the export of these meat products are required to ensure that they comply with all relevant conditions and restrictions specified in the Orders. This includes ensuring that the meat products are prepared in a registered establishment, that the necessary official marks or stamps are applied, and that the meat products meet any specific conditions or restrictions required by the country of export. Failure to comply with these requirements may result in the meat products being refused export or other penalties. The Regulations provide for various offences and penalties for breach. For example, the export of meat products that do not comply with the Orders may result in the seizure of the products, fines, and other penalties (Order 14). In addition, any person who wilfully or recklessly contravenes any of the provisions of the Orders may be liable to a fine or imprisonment, or both (Order 15). The maximum penalties for these offences are not specified in the Orders, but may be determined by the relevant court or tribunal. It is important for entities and individuals involved in the export of game meat, poultry meat, and rabbit meat to be aware of the requirements of the Export Control (Orders) Regulations, as amended by the Game, Poultry and Rabbit Meat Orders. Failure to comply with these requirements may result in significant penalties, including the seizure of meat products and fines or imprisonment for individuals. It is recommended that entities and individuals seek legal advice to ensure that they are fully aware of their obligations under the Regulations and to avoid any potential breaches.

Area of Law: Export Control Law; Food Law
Instrument: Regulation
Concepts: Definitions & Interpretation; Compliance Obligations; Reporting & Disclosure Obligations

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