MEAT INDUSTRY ACT 1993 - SECT 32 Diseased meat
MEAT INDUSTRY ACT 1993 - SECT 32
Diseased meat(1) A person must not, without an inspector's permission, accept for delivery at a meat processing facility—
(a) a consumable animal that he or she knows or ought reasonably to have known is suffering from a listed disease or condition; or
(b) a consumable animal that he or she knows or ought reasonably to have known is for any other reason unfit for human consumption.
Penalty: First offence 50 penalty units.
Subsequent offence 100 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment or both.
S. 32(2) repealed by No. 24/2003 s. 70.
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(3) If a person is asked to accept delivery of a consumable animal and would, if he or she accepted delivery, contravene subsection (1), the person must as soon as possible report the request to an inspector.
Penalty: First offence 50 penalty units.
Subsequent offence 100 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment or both.
(4) An inspector who receives a report under subsection (3) must as soon as possible advise the Authority about the matter.
(5) As soon as possible after receiving advice under subsection (4) the Authority must report the advice to the Chief Veterinary Officer.
S. 32(6) repealed by No. 6/2024 s. 50.
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