Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Meat Industry Act 1993 - SECT 7

Approved inspection services

7. Approved inspection services



(1) The Authority may, by instrument, approve a person or body to be an
approved inspection service.

(2) The Authority must not give approval under subsection (1) unless-

   (a)  it is satisfied that the person or body, or its agents or contractors
        can provide an adequate, appropriate and efficient inspection service
        and that the service will be provided by appropriately qualified
        persons; and

   (b)  it has entered into an agreement or arrangement under this section
        with that person or body.

(3) An approval-

   (a)  may relate to inspection services generally or to the whole of
        Victoria; and

   (b)  may be limited to particular areas or inspection services of a
        particular kind; and

   (c)  may be subject to any condition or restriction that the Authority
        thinks fit.

(4) An agreement or arrangement under this section-

   (a)  must regulate the provision of an inspection service; and

   (b)  may provide for consideration to be paid to or received by the
        Authority in respect of the giving of the right to provide that
        service; and

   (c)  must regulate inspection charges to be made by the service, whether by
        setting up specific charges, a method of calculating charges, maximum
        or minimum charges or the waiver of charges; and

   (d)  must provide that the agreement terminates if the Authority withdraws
        approval of the service; and

   (e)  may contain any other provision agreed between the Authority and the
        service.

(5) The Authority and an approved inspection service may, by agreement or
arrangement (as the case requires) vary or terminate an agreement or
arrangement under this section.

(6) The Authority may, by instrument given to an approved inspection service,
withdraw approval of the service, if satisfied that the service is in breach
of a condition or restriction of the approval or of an agreement or
arrangement under this section.

(7) An approved inspection service may, in accordance with its approval and
the agreement or arrangement applying to it under this section, charge
inspection fees for inspections carried out by the service.