Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Meat Industry Act 1993 - SECT 78

PART 8 REGULATIONS

Regulations

78. Regulations



(1) The Governor in Council may make regulations under this Act for or with
respect to-

   (a)  the construction or maintenance of, or facilities at, meat processing
        facilities; and

   (b)  the inspection of meat processing facilities or equipment, machinery,
        implements, enclosures, animals or goods connected with meat
        processing facilities; and

   (c)  the powers, duties and procedures of inspectors; and

   (d)  courses of study and practical training to be undertaken by inspectors
        or by persons applying to become inspectors; and

   (e)  standards and procedures to be complied with by licensees, operators
        and managers of meat processing facilities including, but not limited
        to, standards and procedures as to storage, maintenance, hygiene,
        cleanliness, working conditions and processes which may or may not be
        used; and

   (f)  the maximum throughput of animals for slaughter in a meat processing
        facility; and

   (g)  methods of dealing with and transporting meat; and

   (h)  the licensing of meat transport vehicles, including, but not limited
        to-

   (i)  fees for licensing; and

   (ii) suspension or revocation of licences; and

   (iii) the period for which a licence may be issued; and

   (iiia) the conditions or restrictions on a licence and the variation or
        revocation of any of those conditions or restrictions; and

   (iiib) renewal of licences; and

   (iv) duties of licensees; and

   (v)  standards to be complied with by owners or operators of meat transport
        vehicles for construction, maintenance, hygiene and cleanliness; and

   (vi) appeals; and; and

   (vii) requiring licensees to have programs in the nature of a quality
        assurance program and to comply with such a program; and

   (viii) providing for the approval by the Authority of programs in the
        nature of a quality assurance program; and

        (i)    the branding, grading, certification, labelling or colouring of
               meat; and

   (j)  the registration of brands, marks, stamps or labels in relation to
        meat; and

   (k)  prohibiting, regulating, dealing with, selling, using or disposing of
        diseased or other animals or meat; and

   (l)  stopping temporarily the processing or sale of meat where there is a
        potential danger to public health owing to uncleanliness or to the
        presence of infection on or about the premises where the processing or
        sale is carried on; and

   (m)  methods of dealing with meat for export; and

   (n)  the licensing of meat processing facilities, including conditions on
        licences and records to be kept by licensees; and

   (o)  forms for the purposes of this Act; and

   (p)  prescribing penalties not exceeding 10 penalty units for any
        contravention or failure to comply with the regulations; and

   (q)  generally prescribing any matter or thing which is required or
        permitted to be prescribed by this Act or necessary or convenient to
        be prescribed to give effect to this Act.

(2) The regulations-

   (a)  may be of general or limited application; and

   (b)  may differ according to differences in time place or circumstance; and

   (c)  may confer discretions or powers or impose duties on the Authority,
        the chief executive officer, a member of the Authority or an
        inspector; and

   (d)  in the case of fees under subsection (1)(h) may provide for all or any
        of the following-

   (i)  specific fees; or

   (ii) maximum or minimum fees; or

   (iii) differential fees; or

   (iv) fees to be fixed and collected by the Authority;

   (e)  may leave anything to the approval or satisfaction of a specified
        person; and

   (f)  may apply, adopt or incorporate any matter contained in any prescribed
        food standard within the meaning of the Food Act 1984, or any
        document, code, standard or rule made whether-

   (i)  wholly or partially as amended by the regulations; or

   (ii) at the time the regulations are made or at any earlier time; or

   (iii) as made from time to time.

(3) Regulations made under this Act may be disallowed in whole or part by
resolution of either House of the Parliament in accordance with the
requirements of section 6(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1962, which
disallowance shall be deemed disallowance by the Parliament for the purposes
of that Act.

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