Contents

Part I--Preliminary                                                                                                               1

1............ Short title [see Note 1] ........................................................................ 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1

3............ Interpretation ....................................................................................... 1

4............ Object and application of Act .............................................................. 5

5............ Act to bind Crown .............................................................................. 6

5A......... Application of the Criminal Code ....................................................... 6

6............ Modification of provisions of Act ....................................................... 6

7............ Saving of other laws ........................................................................... 7

Part II--The inspection of meat                                                                                     8

Division 1--Abattoirs and meat processing plants                                        8

8............ Slaughter and destruction of abattoir animals at abattoirs .................... 8

9............ Animals other than abattoir animals not to be slaughtered at abattoirs . 8

10.......... Bringing of meat into abattoirs etc. ...................................................... 9

11.......... Processing of meat at meat processing plants .................................... 10

12.......... Bringing of meat into meat processing plants etc. ............................. 10

13.......... Dealing with condemned and rejected animals and meat ................... 11

Division 2--Knackeries and animal food processing plants                   12

14.......... Slaughter and destruction of knackery animals at knackeries ............ 12

15.......... Animals other than knackery animals not to be slaughtered at knackeries                 12

16.......... Bringing of meat into knackeries etc. ................................................ 12

17.......... Processing of meat at animal food processing plants ........................ 13

18.......... Bringing of meat into animal food processing plants etc. .................. 14

19.......... Dealing with condemned and rejected animals and meat ................... 15

Division 3--General                                                                                                     16

20.......... Regulations with respect to inspection of meat .................................. 16

Part III--Transport of meat to and from certain States and Territories                 17

21.......... Taking meat out of State or Territory to which Act extends etc. ........ 17

22.......... Inspection of meat brought into State or Territory to which Act extends   17

Part IV--Official marks and trade descriptions                                                19

23.......... Contravention of regulations relating to official marks ...................... 19

24.......... False trade descriptions ..................................................................... 19

Part V--Additional powers of authorized officers                                          20

25.......... Powers of authorised officers to ascertain compliance with Act ....... 20

26.......... Seizure .............................................................................................. 21

28.......... Persons to assist authorised officers ................................................. 22

Part VI--Miscellaneous                                                                                                     23

29.......... Indictable offences ............................................................................ 23

30.......... Forfeiture of meat .............................................................................. 24

31.......... Delegation ......................................................................................... 24

32.......... Authorised officers ........................................................................... 24

33.......... Identity cards ..................................................................................... 25

34.......... Protection of authorised officers and other persons .......................... 25

35.......... Supply of any goods or services to authorised officers ..................... 25

36.......... Regulations ....................................................................................... 26

37.......... Orders ............................................................................................... 27

Notes                                                                                                                                              29

An Act relating to the inspection by the Commonwealth of meat that is intended for human consumption or for use as animal food

  

Notes to the Meat Inspection Act 1983

Note 1

The Meat Inspection Act 1983 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 71, 1983 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

All relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions prior to 24 November 2000 is not included in this compilation. For subsequent information see Table A.

The Meat Inspection Act 1983 was modified by the Meat Inspection (Modification) Regulations (Statutory Rules 1984 No. 116; 1986 No. 355; 1987 No. 125; 1988 Nos. 34 and 227 and 1990 No. 247) as amended. The amendments are not incorporated in this compilation.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Meat Inspection Act 1983	71, 1983	28 Oct 1983	1 Dec 1984 (see Gazette 1984, No. S506)
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1984	72, 1984	25 June 1984	S. 3: 23 July 1984 (a)		S. 5(1)
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1985	65, 1985	5 June 1985	S. 3: 3 July 1985 (b)		--
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1987	141, 1987	18 Dec 1987	S. 3: Royal Assent (c)		S. 5(1)
Statutory Instruments (Tabling and Disallowance) Legislation Amendment Act 1988	99, 1988	2 Dec 1988	2 Dec 1988		--
Primary Industries and Energy Legislation Amendment Act 1988	111, 1988	12 Dec 1988	S. 3: Royal Assent (d)		--
Primary Industries and Energy Legislation Amendment Act 1992	17, 1992	10 Apr 1992	10 Apr 1992		S. 11
Criminal Code Amendment (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Act 2000	137, 2000	24 Nov 2000	Ss. 1-3 and Schedule 1 (items 1, 4, 6, 7, 9-11, 32): Royal Assent Remainder: 24 May 2001		Sch. 2 (items 418, 419) [see Table A]
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001	115, 2001	18 Sept 2001	16 Oct 2001		S. 4 [see Table A]
Statute Law Revision Act 2011	5, 2011	22 Mar 2011	Schedule 7 (item 93): 19 Apr 2011		--

(a)     The Meat Inspection Act 1983 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1984, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the twenty-eighth day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(b)     The Meat Inspection Act 1983 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1985, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the twenty-eighth day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(c)     The Meat Inspection Act 1983 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1987, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(d)     The Meat Inspection Act 1983 was amended by section 3 only of the Primary Industries and Energy Legislation Amendment Act 1988, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted  am. = amended   rep. = repealed  rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Part I
S. 3......................................	am. No. 17, 1992; No. 115, 2001; No. 5, 2011
S. 4......................................	am. No. 141, 1987
S. 5A...................................	ad. No. 115, 2001
Part II
Division 3
S. 20....................................	am. No. 111, 1988; No. 17, 1992
Part III
S. 21....................................	am. No. 72, 1984
S. 22....................................	am. No. 65, 1985
Part IV
S. 23....................................	am. No. 65, 1985
Part V
S. 25....................................	am. No. 65, 1985; No. 111, 1988
S. 26....................................	am. No. 65, 1985
S. 27....................................	am. No. 65, 1985; No. 17, 1992
	rep. No. 137, 2000
S. 28....................................	am. No. 65, 1985; No. 17, 1992; No. 115, 2001
Part VI
S. 29....................................	am. No. 17, 1992; No. 115, 2001
Ss. 30, 31............................	am. No. 65, 1985
S. 32....................................	am. No. 65, 1985; No. 17, 1992
S. 33....................................	am. No. 65, 1985; No. 115, 2001
S. 34....................................	am. No. 65, 1985
S. 35....................................	am. No. 65, 1985; No. 141, 1987; No. 17, 1992; No. 115, 2001
S. 37....................................	am. No. 65, 1985; Nos. 99 and 111, 1988

Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Criminal Code Amendment (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Act 2000 (No. 137, 2000)

Schedule 2

418  Transitional--pre-commencement offences

(1)       Despite the amendment or repeal of a provision by this Schedule, that provision continues to apply, after the commencement of this item, in relation to:

                     (a)  an offence committed before the commencement of this item; or

                     (b)  proceedings for an offence alleged to have been committed before the commencement of this item; or

                     (c)  any matter connected with, or arising out of, such proceedings;

as if the amendment or repeal had not been made.

(2)       Subitem (1) does not limit the operation of section 8 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

419  Transitional--pre-commencement notices

If:

                     (a)  a provision in force immediately before the commencement of this item required that a notice set out the effect of one or more other provisions; and

                     (b)  any or all of those other provisions are repealed by this Schedule; and

                     (c)  the first-mentioned provision is amended by this Schedule;

the amendment of the first-mentioned provision by this Schedule does not affect the validity of such a notice that was given before the commencement of this item.

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 (No. 115, 2001)

4  Application of amendments

             (1)  Each amendment made by this Act applies to acts and omissions that take place after the amendment commences.

             (2)  For the purposes of this section, if an act or omission is alleged to have taken place between 2 dates, one before and one on or after the day on which a particular amendment commences, the act or omission is alleged to have taken place before the amendment commences.