MEAT INDUSTRY ACT 1993
Table of Provisions
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
- 1 Purposes
- 2 Commencement
- 3 Definitions
- 4 Declared diseases or conditions
- 5 Act not to apply in certain cases
PART 2--MEAT INSPECTION
- 6 Authority to provide inspection services
- 7 Approved inspection services
- 8 Relationship between inspection systems
- 9 Recovery of inspection fees
PART 3--QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAMS
- 10 Approval of programs
- 10A Minister may require certain premises to have quality assurance program
- 11 Contents of program
- 12 Compliance monitoring
- 12A Audit of quality assurance programs of declared facilities
- 13 Withdrawal or suspension
PART 3A--CODES OF PRACTICE
- 13A Codes of Practice
- 13B Procedure for making a Code of Practice
- 13C Commencement of Code of Practice
- 13D Availability of Codes of Practice
- 13E Requirement to comply with Code of Practice
- 13F Revocation of Codes of Practice
PART 4--LICENSING
Division 1--General provisions
- 14 Licence application
- 15 Licensing of food processing facilities
- 16 Fit and proper person—operator and applicant
- 17 Authority may determine application
- 18 Authority must refuse to grant licence in some cases
- 19 Licence period
- 20 Licence renewal
- 21 Variation of a licence
- 22 Suspension or cancellation of licence
- 23 Licensee to comply with other applicable laws
- 24 Review by Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal
Division 2--Operators
- 25 Operators of meat processing facilities
- 26 Change of nomination
- 27 Powers and functions of operator
- 28 Operator's and licensee's names to be displayed
PART 5--DUTIES CONCERNING MEAT PROCESSING FACILITIES
Division 1--Offences concerning meat processing facilities
- 29 Records
- 30 Testing for chemicals and disease
- 31 Unauthorised removal of stored meat
- 32 Diseased meat
- 33 Unauthorised alteration of facility
Division 2--Fitness for consumption
- 34 Ban on sale of certain meat for human consumption
- 35 Ban on sale or slaughter
- 36 Ban on sale of meat from knackery
- 37 Ban on sale of pet food for human consumption
- 37A Ban on sale of certain meat at butcher shops
- 37B Ban on sale of certain meat for consumption as pet food
Division 3--Other offences
- 38 Slaughter at unlicensed premises
- 39 Branding
- 40 Unlicensed facilities
- 41 Failure to comply with licence conditions or restrictions
- 42 False information
PART 5A--MEAT TRANSPORT VEHICLES
- 42A Use of unlicensed vehicle
- 42B Breach of licence conditions or restrictions
PART 6--PRIMESAFE
Division 1--Administration
- 43 Establishment of the Authority
- 44 Functions of the Authority
- 45 Powers of the Authority
- 46 Accountability of Authority
- 47 Immunity
- 48 Membership of the Authority
- 49 Terms of appointment
- 50 Vacancies
- 51 Payment of members
- 52 Procedure of the Authority
- 53 Effect of vacancy or defect
- 54 Staff
- 55 Terms and conditions of staff
- 56 Pecuniary interests of chief executive officer and members
- 57 Confidentiality
- 58 Delegation
Division 2--Financial
- 63 Repayment of advances
- 64 Corporate plan
Division 3--Selection committee
- 65 Establishment of the committee
- 66 Recommendations of a selection committee
- 67 Procedure
- 68 Expenses of the committee
- 69 Dissolution of committee
PART 7--ENFORCEMENT
- 70 Appointment of inspectors
- 71 Identification of inspectors
- 72 Powers of inspectors
- 73 Offence to obstruct an inspector
- 74 Powers of chief executive officer
- 74A Chief executive officer may obtain enforcement order
- 75 Evidence
- 76 Proceedings
- 77 Service of documents
PART 8--REGULATIONS
PART 9--AMENDMENTS, REPEALS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
Division 2--Transitional provisions
- 85 Certain matters to have continuing effect
- 86 Licences and registrations
- 87 Abolition of VAMIA
- 88 Appeals
- 89 Continuation of superannuation entitlements
- 90 Interpretation of Legislation Act not affected
- 91 Termination of reference of inspection powers to Commonwealth
- 92 References
- 93 Transitional—change of membership of selection committee
- 94 Effect of change of name and membership of Authority
