Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Meat Industry Act 1993 - SECT 86

Licences and registrations

86. Licences and registrations



(1) A licence in force under the Abattoir and Meat Inspection Act 1973
immediately before the commencement of this section continues as if granted
under this Act for the balance of the licence period and may be renewed,
revoked or suspended accordingly.

(2) A registration under the Poultry Processing Act 1968 in force immediately
before the commencement of this section must, on the commencement of this
section, be taken to be a licence granted under this Act for a period of 3
years commencing on the commencement of this section on the same terms and
conditions as applied to the registration, and that licence may be renewed,
revoked or suspended under this Act accordingly.

(3) Without limiting any other power to revoke a licence, the Authority may
serve on the licensee notice of cancellation of a licence referred to in
subsection (1) or (2) in order to enable a new licence to be issued under this
Act.

(4) A licence referred to in subsection (1) or (2) is revoked by force of this
section on the 14th day after the date of service on the licensee of notice
under subsection (3).

(5) An application for a licence under the Abattoir and Meat Inspection Act
1973 or an application for registration under the Poultry Processing Act 1968,
being an application not determined immediately before the commencement of
this section must, on the commencement of this section, be taken to be an
application for a licence or licence renewal under this Act (as the case
requires).

(6) On the commencement of this section a reference in a document to which
this section applies-

   (a)  to the Abattoir and Meat Inspection Act 1973 or the Poultry Processing
        Act 1968 must be taken to be a reference to this Act;

   (b)  to the Victorian Abattoir and Meat Inspection Authority must be taken
        to be a reference to the Authority;

   (c)  to the Minister (if the reference relates to registration or
        applications for registration under the Poultry Processing Act 1968)
        must be taken to be a reference to the Authority in relation to a
        licence or application for a licence;

   (d)  to plant (if the reference relates to poultry), a meat establishment,
        a pet food establishment, a retail pet meat shop or a knackery must be
        taken to be a reference to a meat processing facility of the
        corresponding kind.

(7) This section applies to a suspended licence or registration in the same
way as to any other licence or registration as if the Authority had suspended
the licence or registration.