Meat Industry Standard 1994

Queensland Meat Industry Act 1993 MEAT INDUSTRY STANDARD 1994 Reprinted as in force on 1 January 2003 (includes amendments up to SL No. 124 of 2002) This is the reprint current on the repeal date Reprint No. 1C This reprint is prepared by the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel Warning—This reprint is not an authorised copy

Information about this reprint This standard is reprinted as at 1 January 2003. The reprint shows the law as amended by all amendments that commenced on or before that day (Reprints Act 1992 s 5(c)). This page is specific to this reprint. See previous reprints for information about earlier changes made under the Reprints Act 1992. A table of earlier reprints is included in the endnotes. Also see endnotes for information about— • when provisions commenced • editorial changes made in earlier reprints. Dates shown on reprints Reprints dated at last amendment All reprints produced on or after 1 July 2002, hard copy and electronic, are dated as at the last date of amendment. Previously reprints were dated as at the date of publication. If a hard copy reprint is dated earlier than an electronic version published before 1 July 2002, it means the legislation was not further amended and the reprint date is the commencement of the last amendment. If the date of a hard copy reprint is the same as the date shown for an electronic version previously published, it merely means that the electronic version was published before the hard copy version. Also, any revised edition of the previously published electronic version will have the same date as that version. Replacement reprint date If the date of a hard copy reprint is the same as the date shown on another hard copy reprint it means that one is the replacement of the other.

Queensland MEAT INDUSTRY STANDARD 1994 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 Meaning of “prepackaged meat”—Act, s 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4 Wild game prescribed—Act, s 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5 Prescribed action to be taken by meat safety officer for warning meat is condemned—Act, ss 86(1)(b) and 87(1)(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6 Form of order to condemn meat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7 Prescribed chemical or antibiotic residues, concentration levels and diseases—Act, ss 5(1)(b) and (2)(b) and 12(1)(c) and (2)(b). . . . . . . . . 5 8 Official marks and marking devices prescribed—Act, s 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 9 Term of accreditation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 10 Fees and concessions—Act, s 70(2)(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 SCHEDULE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 FEES ENDNOTES 1 Index to endnotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 2 Date to which amendments incorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 3 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 4 Table of earlier reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 5 List of legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 6 List of annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

s1 3 s2 Meat Industry Standard 1994 MEAT INDUSTRY STANDARD 1994 [as amended by all amendments that commenced on or before 1 January 2003] 1 Short title This standard may be cited as the Meat Industry Standard 1994 . 2 Definitions In this standard— “calf” means a head of cattle without a permanent incisor and not over 70 kg dressed weight. “cattle unit” means— (a) 1 head of buffalo, camel, cattle (other than a calf) or horse; or (b) 4 calves; or (c) 5 pigs; or (d) 8 crocodiles, deer, emus, goats, kangaroos, ostriches or sheep. “poultry unit” means— (a) 1 chicken, duck, goose or turkey; or (b) 2 partridges, pheasants or guinea fowls; or (c) 3 spatchcocks; or (d) 7 quails. “prepackaged meat” see section 3. “previous year” means the 12 month period immediately before a period covered by a renewal of the accreditation. “proposed number” , in relation to cattle or poultry units, means the number of units stated in the proposed program of production for the accreditation or, if the program has been approved by the Authority, the number of units approved. “quality assurance program” means a quality assurance program approved by the Authority.

s3 4 s5 Meat Industry Standard 1994 “wild game” see section 4. “wild game field depot” means a box used to store a partly dressed wild game carcass. “wild game vehicle” means a vehicle used to carry a wild game carcass to a wild game field depot. 3 Meaning of “prepackaged meat”—Act, s 4 “Prepackaged meat” means meat fully enclosed in a sealed package that— (a) prevents the escape of anything that might be exuded from the meat, including anything exuded if the meat were to thaw; and (b) is made of durable material and resistant to breakage during normal handling; and (c) is sealed so that any opening and re-sealing of the package will be easily seen; and (d) displays the accreditation number under which the meat was packaged. 4 Wild game prescribed—Act, s 4 Animals other than buffalo, camels, cattle, horses or sheep are prescribed as wild game. 5 Prescribed action to be taken by meat safety officer for warning meat is condemned—Act, ss 86(1)(b) and 87(1)(b) (1) The prescribed action under section 86(1)(b) or 87(1)(b) of the Act is to ensure— (a) kerosene is smeared on, or injected into, the condemned meat; or (b) carbolic acid, chloride of lime, oil of tar, oil of turpentine, picric acid or another chemical marker is applied to a surface of the condemned meat. (2) The prescribed action need not be done by the meat safety officer personally if the officer sees the action being done.

s6 5 s7 Meat Industry Standard 1994 6 Form of order to condemn meat An order by a meat safety officer to condemn meat must be in the form approved by the Authority. 7 Prescribed chemical or antibiotic residues, concentration levels and diseases—Act, ss 5(1)(b) and (2)(b) and 12(1)(c) and (2)(b) (1) A chemical residue mentioned in the Stock (Maximum Chemical Residue Limits) Regulation 1989 , column 1 of the Schedule is a prescribed chemical residue. (2) The prescribed concentration level for a prescribed chemical residue is the concentration stated for the residue in column 2 of the Schedule to the regulation for tissue stated in column 3 of the Schedule to the regulation. (3) An antimicrobial residue mentioned in column 1 of the Schedule to the order in council under the Stock Act 1915 gazetted on 16 September 1989 at pages 539 to 541 is a prescribed antibiotic residue. (4) The prescribed concentration level for a prescribed antibiotic residue is the concentration stated for the residue in column 2 of the Schedule to the order for tissue stated in column 3 of the Schedule to the order. (5) The following conditions or substances are a disease— • a disease within the meaning of the Stock Act 1915 • anaemia • anasarca • emaciation • fever • jaundice • mastitis • myositis • neoplasms • parasitic cysts • pyaemia.

s 8 6 s 10 Meat Industry Standard 1994 8 Official marks and marking devices prescribed—Act, s 4 (1) A mark is an official mark if it is approved by the Authority. (2) A marking device is an official marking device if it is approved by the Authority. 9 Term of accreditation (1) An accreditation is issued for 12 months, but the Authority may renew it. (2) However, the Authority may issue or renew an accreditation for less than 12 months. 10 Fees and concessions—Act, s 70(2)(s) (1) The Schedule sets out the fees payable to the Authority. (2) If the Authority issues or renews an accreditation for less than 12 months, the fee for issue or renewal of the accreditation must be worked out proportionately. (3) A renewal fee for an accreditation is payable yearly in advance.

7 Meat Industry Standard 1994 SCHEDULE FEES section 10 Accreditation Application for accreditation $ Renewal $ 1. Accreditation under which premises may be used for killing animals in meat processing— (a) if the premises are registered premises under the Export Control Act 1982 (Cwlth) . . . (b) other premises, if the proposed number of cattle units to be killed each week is— • 1 or 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 3 to 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 6 to 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 11 to 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 21 to 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 51 to 75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 76 to 100 . . . . . . . . . . . . • 101 to 200 . . . . . . . . . . . • 201 to 400 . . . . . . . . . . . • more than 400 . . . . . . . . 2. Accreditation under which premises may be used for killing poultry in meat processing, if the proposed number of poultry units to be killed each month is— nil 259.00 345.00 345.00 345.00 345.00 474.00 474.00 776.00 776.00 776.00 12 929.00 215.00 539.00 1 401.00 2 155.00 5 872.00 8 080.00 9 212.00 10 343.00 11 851.00 15 191.00

8 Meat Industry Standard 1994 SCHEDULE (continued) Accreditation Application for accreditation $ Renewal $ • not more than 2 000 . . . . . . . . • 2 001 to 10 000 . . . . . . . . . . . • 10 001 to 30 000 . . . . . . . . . . • 30 001 to 80 000 . . . . . . . . . . • 80 001 to 500 000 . . . . . . . . . • more than 500 000 . . . . . . . . . 3. Accreditation under which premises may be used— (a) for retailing, packaging or distributing meat for human food (other than premises used as a delicatessen) or as a smallgoods factory, if the number of persons on the premises engaged in processing meat is— • 1 or 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 3 to 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 11 to 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 16 to 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 26 to 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 51 to 100 . . . . . . . . . . . . • more than 100 . . . . . . . . (b) for wholesaling meat for human food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (c) for retailing, packaging or distributing meat for animal food, or for further processing meat for animal food . . . . . . . (d) as a delicatessen. . . . . . . . . . . 259.00 259.00 259.00 431.00 646.00 646.00 302.00 302.00 302.00 356.00 646.00 776.00 776.00 302.00 302.00 172.00 215.00 323.00 1 832.00 4 202.00 7 973.00 15 191.00 323.00 431.00 646.00 1 077.00 2 586.00 3 555.00 4 956.00 269.00 323.00 108.00

9 Meat Industry Standard 1994 SCHEDULE (continued) Accreditation Application for accreditation $ Renewal $ 4. Accreditation under which, for meat processing, 1 of the following may be used— (a) a display cabinet for meat for human food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) a display cabinet for meat for animal food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (c) a vehicle, other than a wild game vehicle, for carrying meat for human food— • of not more than 1 t . . . . • of more than 1 t . . . . . . . (d) a vehicle, other than a wild game vehicle, for carrying meat for animal food— • of not more than 1 t . . . . • of more than 1 t . . . . . . . (e) a cold store that is registered premises under the Export Control Act 1982 (Cwlth) . . . (f) another cold store. . . . . . . . . . 5. Accreditation under which, for meat processing for human food, 1 of the following may be used— (a) a wild game vehicle—for each vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) a wild game field depot—for each depot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65.00 48.00 97.00 97.00 97.00 97.00 nil 129.00 108.00 108.00 162.00 108.00 108.00 162.00 108.00 162.00 162.00 162.00 162.00 162.00

10 Meat Industry Standard 1994 SCHEDULE (continued) Accreditation Application for accreditation $ Renewal $ (c) premises registered under the Export Control Act 1982 (Cwlth), if a partly dressed wild game carcass is to be broken down at the premises . (e) other premises, if— (i) a partly dressed wild game carcass is to be broken down at the premises; and (ii) the proposed number of cattle units to be broken down at the premises each week is— • not more than 100 . • more than 100 . . . . 6. Accreditation under which premises may be used for retailing meat from wild game for human food. . . . . . . 7. Accreditation under which, for meat processing for animal food, 1 of the following may be used— (a) a wild game vehicle—for each vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) a wild game field depot—for each depot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (c) premises registered under the Export Control Act 1982 (Cwlth), if a partly dressed wild game carcass is to be broken down at the premises . nil 345.00 345.00 302.00 108.00 108.00 nil 3 448.00 1 024.00 4 310.00 215.00 122.00 122.00 3 232.00

11 Meat Industry Standard 1994 SCHEDULE (continued) Accreditation Application for accreditation $ Renewal $ (d) other premises, if— (i) a partly dressed wild game carcass is to be broken down at the premises; and (ii) the proposed number of cattle units to be broken down at the premises each week is— • not more than 100 . • more than 100 . . . . 345.00 345.00 810.00 4 050.00

12 Meat Industry Standard 1994 ENDNOTES 1 Index to endnotes Page 2 Date to which amendments incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 3 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 4 Table of earlier reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 5 List of legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 6 List of annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 2 Date to which amendments incorporated This is the reprint date mentioned in the Reprints Act 1992, section 5(c). Accordingly, this reprint includes all amendments that commenced operation on or before 1 January 2003. 3 Key Key to abbreviations in list of legislation and annotations Key AIA amd amdt ch def div exp gaz hdg ins lap notfd o in c om orig p para prec pres prev Explanation = Acts Interpretation Act 1954 = amended = amendment = chapter = definition = division = expires/expired = gazette = heading = inserted = lapsed = notified = order in council = omitted = original = page = paragraph = preceding = present = previous Key (prev) proc prov pt pubd R[X] RA reloc renum rep (retro) s sch sdiv SIA SIR SL sub unnum Explanation = previously = proclamation = provision = part = published = Reprint No.[X] = Reprints Act 1992 = relocated = renumbered = repealed = retrospectively = section = schedule = subdivision = Statutory Instruments Act 1992 = Statutory Instruments Regulation 2002 = subordinate legislation = substituted = unnumbered

13 Meat Industry Standard 1994 4 Table of earlier reprints Reprints are issued for both future and past effective dates. For the most up-to-date table of earlier reprints, see the latest reprint. If a reprint number includes a letter of the alphabet, the reprint was released in unauthorised, electronic form only. TABLE OF EARLIER REPRINTS Reprint No. 1 1A 1B Amendments included none to SL No. 53 of 1999 to SL No. 124 of 2002 Effective 1 January 1995 1 April 1999 31 May 2002 Reprint date 23 February 1995 7 April 1999 7 June 2002 5 List of legislation Meat Industry Standard 1994 SL No. 454 made by the Queensland Livestock and Meat Authority on 8 December 1994 notfd gaz 16 December 1994 pp 1792–7 s 1 commenced on date of notification remaining provisions commenced 1 January 1995 (see 1993 No. 56 s 71 and 1994 SL No. 140 pt 4) rep 1 January 2003 (2000 No. 45 s 142(1) (as amd 2002 No. 49 s 28)) amending legislation— Meat Industry Amendment Standard (No. 1) 1999 SL No. 53 made by the Queensland Livestock and Meat Authority on 26 March 1999 notfd gaz 1 April 1999 pp 1534–6 commenced on date of notification Meat Industry Amendment Standard (No. 1) 2002 SL No. 124 made by Safe Food Production QLD on 31 May 2002 notfd gaz 31 May 2002 pp 482–7 commenced on date of notification 6 List of annotations Definitions s 2 def “cattle unit” sub 1999 SL No. 53 s 3(1)–(2) def “wild game box” om 1999 SL No. 53 s 3(1) def “wild game field depot” ins 1999 SL No. 53 s 3(2) def “wild game vehicle” sub 1999 SL No. 53 s 3(1)–(2) Term of accreditation s 9 amd 2002 SL No. 124 s 3

14 Meat Industry Standard 1994 Fees and concessions—Act, s 70(2)(s)) s 10 amd 1999 SL No. 53 s 4; 2002 SL No. 124 s 4 SCHEDULE—FEES sub 1999 SL No. 53 s 5 © State of Queensland 2003