New South Wales Consolidated Acts

POULTRY MEAT INDUSTRY ACT 1986 - SECT 3

3 Definitions

(1) In this Act, except in so far as the context or subject-matter otherwise indicates or requires:
"Advisory Group" means the Poultry Meat Industry Advisory Group established under section 6A.
"batch poultry" means designated poultry grown in batches of 1,000 or more.
"Committee" means the Poultry Meat Industry Committee constituted under section 4.
"Department" means the Department of Primary Industries.
"designated poultry" means:

(a) a chicken of the species Gallus gallus which is not more than 18 weeks old, or

(b) another bird of such species or description as the Governor may, by order published in the Gazette, declare to be designated poultry for the purposes of this Act,

being a chicken or another bird which is being or has been grown specifically for consumption as poultry meat after processing.

Note: See Gazette No 167 of 30.10.1987, p 6044 for designated poultry.

"Director-General" means Director-General of the Department.
"grower" means a person who grows designated poultry, but does not include a person who also processes designated poultry in a plant which is operated by the person and is, in the opinion of the Committee, capable of processing more than 500 birds per day.
"poultry growing agreement" means an agreement between a grower and a processor under which:

(a) the processor delivers designated poultry to the grower for growing, and

(b) the grower grows the poultry so delivered and returns it to the processor for processing.

"process", in relation to designated poultry, means:

(a) kill or prepare the poultry for sale for consumption as poultry meat, or

(b) perform any other act in the course of killing or preparing the poultry for sale for consumption as poultry meat.

"processor" means a person who processes designated poultry, and includes a person who is supplied with designated poultry from a grower for sale to another person for ultimate processing.
"secretary of the Committee" means the secretary of the committee holding office as such under Chapter 1A of the Public Sector Employment and Management Act 2002 .

(2) In this Act:

(a) a reference to a function includes a reference to a power, authority and duty, and

(b) a reference to the exercise of a function includes, where the function is a duty, a reference to the performance of the duty.

(4) Notes included in this Act do not form part of this Act.