New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

FOOD REGULATION 2004 - REG 64

64 Additional requirements for applications for abattoir licences

(1) An application for a licence authorising the operation of an abattoir must be accompanied by:

(a) a copy of any consent required by or under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 , and

(b) a site plan showing:

(i) the location and dimensions of the site, and

(ii) the fall, if any, of the land comprising the site, and

(iii) the location of any watercourse adjacent to or passing through the site, and

(iv) the names and widths of any roads adjacent to the site, and

(v) the location of any railway lines adjacent to or passing through the site, and

(vi) the location of all existing and proposed buildings or other structures on the site, and

(vii) the direction of true north, and

(c) a floor plan showing the dimensions of all floor areas and the location of all appliances proposed to be used in connection with the slaughtering of animals or the dressing and processing of carcases, and

(d) a drainage plan showing proposals for floor drainage and effluent disposal and the location of hot and cold water outlets, hand-washing facilities and carcase-washing facilities, and

(e) a roof plan showing details of the roof structure of all existing and proposed buildings and the location of any existing or proposed skylights or vents, and

(f) longitudinal and cross-sectional drawings of all existing and proposed buildings, indicating the finish to be provided for walls, floors and partitions, the heights above floor level of all rails proposed to be used for the carriage of carcases or meat and the location of all appliances proposed to be used in connection with the slaughtering of animals or dressing and processing of carcases, and

(g) elevation drawings of each side of all existing and proposed buildings, showing the sizes and positions of all doorways, windows and other openings, and

(h) written specifications of materials to be used in the construction of all proposed buildings and other structures and of all appliances proposed to be used in connection with the slaughtering of animals or dressing and processing of carcases.

(2) The drainage plan referred to in subclause (1) may be incorporated with the site plan or floor plan referred to in that subclause.

(3) Any thing required to be shown on a plan or drawing referred to in subclause (1) may be shown on a separate plan or drawing.

(4) Plans and drawings must be prepared in a professional manner.