Export Control (Meat and Meat Products) Rules 2021 (Cth)

Export Control (Meat and Meat Products) Rules 2021 made under section 432 of the

Export Control Act 2020

Compilation No. 4

Compilation date: 1 November 2024

Includes amendments: F2024L01350 About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Export Control (Meat and Meat Products) Rules 2021 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1 November 2024 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

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Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

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Modifications

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Self‑repealing provisions

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Contents Chapter 1—Preliminary 1 Part 1—Preliminary 1 1‑1 Name............................................1 1‑3 Authority..........................................1 1‑4 Simplified outline of this instrument..........................1 Part 2—Interpretation 3 Division 1—Definitions 3 1‑5 Definitions.........................................3 1‑6 Meaning of loaded for export.............................12 Division 2—Other interpretation provisions 13 1‑7 References to authorised officer and meat safety inspector............13 1‑8 Modifications of certain terms used in the Australian Meat Standard......13 1‑9 Circumstances in which alternative procedure, standard or other requirement is taken to meet requirements of Australian Meat Standard 14 Chapter 2—Exporting goods 15 Part 1—Goods 15 Division 1—Prescribed goods 15 2‑1 Meat and meat products that are prescribed goods.................15 2‑2 Meat and meat products that are taken not to be prescribed goods........16 Division 2—Prohibited export and prescribed export conditions 18 2‑3 Purpose and application of this Division.......................18 2‑4 Export of prescribed meat or meat products is prohibited unless prescribed conditions are complied with 18 Part 2—Exemptions 21 2‑5 Application of this Part.................................21 2‑6 Period for making application for exemption....................21 2‑7 Conditions of exemption—matters to which Secretary must have regard....21 2‑8 Period of effect of exemption.............................21 2‑9 Variation of conditions of exemption—matters to which Secretary must have regard 22 2‑10 Revocation of exemption—matters to which Secretary must have regard...22 Part 3—Government certificates 23 2‑11 When government certificate may be issued in relation to meat or meat products 23 2‑12 Halal certificates....................................23 2‑13 Issuing bodies for Halal certificates.........................23 2‑14 Declaration to accompany application for government certificate.......23 2‑15 Circumstances for refusing to issue government certificate...........24 2‑16 Changes that require holder of certificate to give additional or corrected information to the issuing body 25 2‑17 Return of government certificate..........................25 Chapter 3—Accredited properties 26 Part 1—Introduction 26 3‑1 Application of this Chapter..............................26 3‑2 When an animal is taken to have been treated with an HGP...........26 Part 2—Requirements for accreditation etc. 27 Division 1—Requirements for accreditation 27 3‑3 Purpose of this Division................................27 3‑4 Requirements for farms................................27 3‑5 Requirements for feedlots...............................27 3‑6 Requirements for saleyards..............................28 Division 2—Other matters relating to accreditation 29 3‑7 Other information to be stated in notice of decision to accredit property....29 3‑8 Period of effect of accreditation of farm.......................29 Part 3—Conditions of accreditation 30 Division 1—Conditions for accredited farms 30 3‑9 Purpose of this Division................................30 3‑10 Requirements for accreditation continue to be met................30 3‑11 Identification and traceability............................30 3‑12 Bovine animals must not be treated with an HGP.................31 3‑13 Integrity.........................................31 3‑14 Records.........................................31 Division 2—Conditions for accredited feedlots 33 3‑15 Purpose of this Division...............................33 3‑16 Requirements for accreditation continue to be met................33 3‑17 Identification, traceability and integrity......................33 3‑18 Feedlot management system must be implemented................34 3‑19 Records.........................................34 Division 3—Conditions for accredited saleyards 35 3‑20 Purpose of this Division...............................35 3‑21 Requirements for accreditation continue to be met................35 3‑22 Identification and traceability............................35 3‑23 Bovine animals must not be treated with an HGP.................35 3‑24 Saleyard management system must be implemented...............35 3‑25 Records.........................................36 Part 4—Renewal of accreditation 37 3‑26 Period within which application to renew accreditation must be made....37 3‑27 Conditions of renewed accreditation........................37 Part 5—Variation of accreditation 38 3‑28 Alteration of boundaries of property (other than because of increase in area)38 3‑29 Carrying out export operations on additional part of property or on another property 38 Part 6—Revocation of accreditation 39 3‑30 Other grounds for revocation.............................39 Part 7—Obligations of managers of accredited properties etc. 40 3‑31 Circumstances of which Secretary must be notified...............40 3‑32 Accredited properties that no longer have a manager or in relation to which manager has changed 40 Part 8—Matters relating to applications 41 3‑33 Application of this Part................................41 3‑34 Documents to accompany application.......................41 3‑35 Initial consideration period..............................42 3‑36 Period within which request relating to application must be complied with..42 Chapter 4—Registered establishments 43 Part 1—Requirements for registration 43 4‑1 Purpose of this Part...................................43 4‑2 Operations must be carried out in a way that will ensure requirements of the Act are complied with 43 4‑3 Requirements of Australian Meat Standard must be met.............43 4‑4 Equipment, facilities and essential services.....................43 4‑5 Areas where post‑mortem inspections are carried out.........44 4‑6 Meat examination facility...............................44 4‑7 Slaughter establishments must have laboratory facility..............44 4‑8 Secure storage area...................................45 4‑9 Amenities for Commonwealth authorised officers.................45 Part 2—Conditions of registration 47 4‑10 Purpose of this Part..................................47 4‑11 Requirements for registration continue to be met.................47 4‑12 Certificate of registration must be displayed....................47 4‑13 Notice of certain matters must be given to persons who manage or control export operations at registered establishment 47 4‑14 List of persons who manage or control export operations at registered establishment 48 4‑15 Meat inspection services...............................48 Part 3—Renewal of registration 49 4‑16 Period within which application to renew registration must be made.....49 4‑17 Requirements for renewal of registration......................49 Part 4—Variation of registration 50 4‑18 Alterations for which approval is not required...................50 Part 5—Matters relating to applications 51 4‑19 Application of this Part................................51 4‑20 Initial consideration period..............................51 4‑21 Period within which request relating to application must be complied with..51 Part 6—Meat inspection services 52 Division 1—Allocation of meat inspection services 52 4‑22 Application for allocation of meat inspection services to establishment....52 4‑23 Preliminary allocation.................................52 4‑24 Notice of preliminary allocation...........................53 4‑25 Procedure following notice of preliminary allocation..............53 4‑26 Revised allocation...................................54 4‑27 Procedure following notice of revised allocation.................54 4‑28 Review of Secretary's determination........................55 4‑29 Determination of new allocation...........................55 Division 2—Variation of meat inspection services 57 4‑30 Application to vary allocation of meat inspection services...........57 4‑31 Application for additional allocation of meat inspection services........58 4‑32 Notification that meat inspection services not required during shutdown period60 4‑33 Variation by Secretary of allocation of meat inspection services........60 4‑34 Notification of termination of meat inspection services.............62 Chapter 5—Approved arrangements 63 Part 1—Approved arrangements for export operations other than Halal meat certification operations 63 Division 1—Requirements for approval 63 5‑1 Purpose of this Division................................63 5‑2 Other requirements—proposed arrangement for operations to prepare prescribed meat or meat products 63 5‑3 Other requirements—proposed arrangement for operations to prepare Halal meat65 Division 2—Conditions of approved arrangement 66 Subdivision A—Purpose of this Division 66 5‑4 Purpose of this Division................................66 Subdivision B—General 66 5‑5 Importing country requirements must be met....................66 5‑6 Requirements of Australian Meat Standard must be met.............66 Subdivision C—Preparation and transport 67 5‑7 Dressing an animal...................................67 5‑8 Areas where post‑mortem inspections are carried out.........67 5‑9 Compliance with decisions and dispositions....................67 5‑10 Chilling carcases and carcase parts.........................67 5‑11 Temperature controls for and after processing raw meat.............68 5‑12 Temperature requirements for storing, handling and transporting certain prescribed meat or meat products 68 5‑13 Assessing the effectiveness of refrigeration....................69 5‑14 Thawing of meat....................................69 5‑15 Loading prescribed meat or meat products for transfer between registered establishments 69 5‑16 Loading of prescribed meat or meat products—supervision...........70 5‑17 Prohibitions on loading................................70 5‑18 Container system units and equipment for loading aircraft and vessels....70 5‑19 When a bolt seal must be applied to container system unit...........71 5‑20 Meat transport vehicles, measuring devices and other equipment.......71 Subdivision D—Trade descriptions 72 5‑21 Trade description must be applied to prescribed meat and meat products that are intended to be exported 72 5‑22 Use of trade description "Grain Fed"........................74 5‑23 Prescribed meat or meat products in cartons or cans...............74 5‑24 Prescribed meat or meat products for further processing.............74 Subdivision E—Official marks 75 5‑25 References to particular official marks.......................75 5‑26 Carcases and carcase parts..............................75 5‑27 Cartons containing prescribed meat or meat products..............76 5‑28 Cartons containing prescribed meat products that contain imported meat or meat products 77 5‑29 Halal meat.......................................78 5‑30 State or Territory classification marks must not be applied...........79 Subdivision F—Segregation, identification, security, traceability and integrity 79 5‑31 Segregation, identification, security and traceability—general.........79 5‑32 Establishments where meat or meat products that are not for export etc. are prepared 79 5‑33 Integrity—general...................................80 5‑34 Identification—type of animal............................80 5‑35 Integrity and identification—Halal meat......................81 5‑36 Export market eligibility...............................81 5‑37 Action if prescribed meat or meat products are unwholesome or integrity etc. cannot be ensured 81 Subdivision G—Transfers 83 5‑38 Information and declarations relating to transferred prescribed meat or meat products 83 5‑39 Information and declarations not received or inaccurate or incomplete....85 Subdivision H—Meat or meat products for export to the European Union as food 85 5‑40 Admission of bovine animals to registered establishment............85 5‑41 Animals must be HGP‑free........................85 5‑42 Animals must be sourced from accredited property................86 Subdivision I—Meat inspection services 86 5‑43 Commonwealth authorised officer must be present while certain export operations are carried out 86 Subdivision J—Management practices 86 5‑44 Management practices, organisational structure, resources and personnel...86 5‑45 Verification of compliance with the Act and other matters...........87 5‑46 Action must be taken to address non‑compliance...........88 5‑47 Internal audit and management review.......................89 Division 3—Renewal of approved arrangement 90 5‑48 Period within which application to renew approved arrangement must be made90 Division 4—Variation of approved arrangement 91 Subdivision A—Variations by holder 91 5‑49 Requirements that must be met for variation to be approved or conditions varied 91 5‑50 Significant variations.................................91 Subdivision B—Variations required by Secretary 92 5‑51 Other reasons for requiring holder to vary approved arrangement.......92 Part 2—Approved arrangements for Halal meat certification operations 93 Division 1—Requirements for approval 93 5‑52 Purpose of this Division...............................93 5‑53 Other requirements—proposed arrangement for Halal meat certification operations 93 Division 2—Conditions of approved arrangement 95 Subdivision A—Purpose of this Division 95 5‑54 Purpose of this Division...............................95 Subdivision B—Requirements 95 5‑55 Importing country requirements must be met...................95 Subdivision C—Management practices 95 5‑56 Operations must be objective, fair etc. and meet importing country requirements 95 5‑57 Management practices, organisational structure, resources and personnel...95 5‑58 Verification of compliance with the Act and other matters...........96 5‑59 Action must be taken to address non‑compliance...........96 5‑60 Internal audit and management review.......................97 5‑61 Secretary must be notified of critical non‑compliance........97 Division 3—Renewal of approved arrangement 98 5‑62 Period within which application to renew approved arrangement must be made98 Division 4—Variation of approved arrangement 99 Subdivision A—Variations by holder 99 5‑63 Significant variations.................................99 Subdivision B—Variations required by Secretary 99 5‑64 Other reasons for requiring holder to vary approved arrangement.......99 Division 5—Obligations of holders of approved arrangements etc. 100 5‑65 Other events of which Secretary must be notified................100 Division 6—Fit and proper persons 101 5‑66 Kinds of persons who are required to be fit and proper persons........101 Part 3—Matters relating to applications 102 5‑67 Application of this Part...............................102 5‑68 Documents to accompany application relating to Halal meat certification operations 102 5‑69 Initial consideration period.............................103 5‑70 Period within which request relating to application must be complied with.103 Chapter 6—Meat export licences 104 Part 1—Requirements for grant of meat export licence 104 6‑1 Other requirements that must be met for meat export licence to be granted..104 Part 2—Conditions of meat export licence 105 6‑2 Condition of meat export licence..........................105 Part 3—Renewal of meat export licence 106 6‑3 Period within which application to renew meat export licence must be made106 Part 4—Suspension of meat export licence 107 6‑4 Other grounds for suspension............................107 Part 5—Revocation of meat export licence 108 6‑5 Other grounds for revocation.............................108 Part 6—Obligations of holders of meat export licences 109 6‑6 Other events of which Secretary must be notified.................109 Part 7—Fit and proper persons 110 6‑7 Kinds of persons who are required to be fit and proper persons.........110 Part 8—Matters relating to applications 111 6‑8 Application of this Part................................111 6‑9 Documents to accompany application.......................111 6‑10 Initial consideration period.............................111 6‑11 Period within which request relating to application must be complied with.111 Chapter 7—Export permits 112 Part 1—Issue of export permit 112 7‑1 Period of effect of export permit...........................112 Part 2—Variation, suspension and revocation of export permit 113 7‑2 Period of effect of varied export permit......................113 7‑3 Circumstances in which export permit may be suspended............113 7‑4 Other circumstances in which export permit may be revoked..........113 Part 3—Other matters 114 7‑5 Changes that require additional or corrected information to be given to the Secretary 114 7‑6 Return of export permit................................114 7‑7 Notification that prescribed meat or meat products are not to be exported..114 7‑8 Application for export permit must include declaration.............114 Chapter 8—Other matters relating to export 116 Part 1—Notices of intention to export 116 8‑1 Information to be included in notice of intention to export...........116 8‑2 Person who must give notice of intention to export................116 8‑3 Person to whom notice of intention to export must be given..........116 8‑4 When notice of intention to export must be given.................116 Part 2—Trade descriptions 117 8‑5 Purpose of this Part..................................117 8‑6 General requirements for trade descriptions....................117 8‑7 Trade descriptions in language other than English................117 Part 3—Official marks 119 Division 1—Marks that are official marks 119 8‑8 Purpose of this Division...............................119 8‑9 Tolerances for dimensions of official marks....................119 8‑10 Official mark—Australia Inspected........................119 8‑11 Official mark—Australia Inspected (lamb)....................120 8‑12 Official mark—Halal meat.............................121 8‑13 Official mark—foreign country identification..................122 8‑14 Official mark—tamper‑indicative metal strap seal..........123 8‑15 Official mark—bolt seal...............................123 8‑16 Official mark—Australia Approved........................123 8‑17 Official mark—Australia Approved (lamb)...................124 8‑18 Official mark—European Union..........................125 8‑19 Official mark—carton seal.............................125 8‑20 Official mark—meat or meat products opened for assessment and resealed.127 8‑21 Official mark—Australian Government.....................128 Division 2—General rules relating to official marks 129 8‑22 Purpose and application of this Division.....................129 8‑23 Interpretation.....................................129 8‑24 Persons who may manufacture or supply official marks for meat or meat products 129 8‑25 Persons who may possess official marks that have not been applied to meat or meat products 130 8‑26 Persons who may apply official marks to meat or meat products etc.....130 8‑27 Circumstances in which official mark must not be applied to meat or meat products 131 8‑28 Alteration of and interference with official marks................131 8‑29 Official marks must be legible and securely attached..............132 8‑30 Security of official marks..............................132 8‑31 Removal or defacement of official marks.....................132 8‑32 Records of official marks manufactured or supplied..............133 8‑33 Records of official marks received, applied, removed, defaced, destroyed or returned 133 Division 3—Marks resembling official marks 135 8‑34 Purpose of this Division...............................135 8‑35 Circumstances in which a mark resembles an official mark..........135 8‑36 Persons who may apply a resemblance......................135 Division 4—Official marking devices 136 8‑37 Purpose of this Division...............................136 8‑38 Persons who may manufacture, supply or possess official marking devices.136 8‑39 Security of official marking devices........................136 8‑40 Damaged etc. official marking devices......................136 8‑41 Records of official marking devices manufactured or supplied........137 8‑42 Records of official marking devices received, used, damaged, destroyed or returned 137 Chapter 9—Powers and officials 138 Part 1—Audits 138 Division 1—General 138 9‑1 References to audit in this Part............................138 Division 2—Conduct of audit etc. 139 9‑2 Purpose of this Division...............................139 9‑3 Manner in which audit must be conducted.....................139 9‑4 Notice of non‑compliance with requirements..............139 9‑5 Audit reports......................................140 Division 3—Approved auditors 142 9‑6 Purpose of this Division...............................142 9‑7 Application for approval...............................142 9‑8 Secretary must decide whether to approve applicant to conduct audits....142 9‑9 Dealing with applications...............................143 9‑10 Conditions of approval...............................143 9‑11 Notice of decision..................................144 9‑12 Period of effect of approval.............................144 9‑13 Imposing or varying conditions of approval...................144 9‑14 Revocation of approval...............................145 9‑15 Register of approved auditors...........................146 9‑16 Fit and proper person test..............................146 Part 2—Assessments 147 9‑17 Circumstances in which assessment may be required or permitted......147 Part 3—Powers of the Secretary 148 9‑18 Decisions that may be made by operation of computer program.......148 Part 4—Authorised officers 149 Division 1—Third party authorised officers 149 9‑19 Requirement to be third party authorised officer—fit and proper person etc.149 Division 2—Functions and powers 150 9‑20 Purpose of this Division...............................150 9‑21 Functions specified in Australian Meat Standard................150 9‑22 Applying admission decisions...........................150 9‑23 Inspections of animals for slaughter and applying ante‑mortem dispositions 150 9‑24 Inspections of carcases and carcase parts and applying post‑mortem dispositions 151 9‑25 Inspections of meat and meat products and applying dispositions......152 9‑26 Applying decisions or dispositions subject to conditions and variation...152 9‑27 Stopping chain of operations temporarily or controlling rate of operations.153 9‑28 Functions to be performed by veterinary officer, or authorised officer acting under supervision of veterinary officer 153 9‑29 Inspecting establishments and securing areas, facilities, equipment or other things 153 9‑30 Securing and identifying establishment or conveyance etc...........154 9‑31 Interference with identified establishment or conveyance etc..........155 9‑32 Powers where integrity of prescribed meat or meat products may not be able to be ensured 155 9‑33 Giving certificate of condemnation........................156 Division 3—Directions to deal with non‑compliance with the Act etc. 158 9‑34 Other grounds for giving direction.........................158 Division 4—Miscellaneous 160 9‑35 Circumstances in which identity card need not be carried...........160 Chapter 10—Compliance and enforcement 161 10‑1 Samples taken in exercising monitoring or investigation powers.......161 10‑2 Dealing with things seized in exercising investigation powers........161 Chapter 11—Miscellaneous 162 Part 1—Review of decisions 162 11‑1 Reviewable decisions................................162 Part 2—Records 164 11‑2 Purpose of this Part.................................164 11‑3 General requirements for records.........................164 11‑4 Government certificates...............................164 11‑5 Export permits....................................164 11‑6 Records to be retained by exporter.........................165 11‑7 Records to be retained by manager of accredited property...........165 11‑8 Records to be retained by occupier of registered establishment........165 11‑9 Records to be retained by holder of approved arrangement..........166 11‑10 Records relating to official marks........................166 11‑11 Records relating to official marking devices..................166 11‑12 Records must not be altered or defaced during retention period.......166 Part 3—Samples 168 11‑13 Storage of samples.................................168 Part 4—Damaged or destroyed meat or meat products 169 11‑14 Division of compensation between owners...................169 11‑15 Amount of compensation.............................169 Part 5—Relevant Commonwealth liabilities 170 11‑16 Circumstances in which relevant Commonwealth liability of a person is taken to have been paid 170 Chapter 12—Transitional provisions 172 Part 1—Preliminary 172 12‑1 Definitions......................................172 Part 2—Registered establishments: meat inspection services 173 12‑2 Allocations of inspection services in effect immediately before commencement time 173 12‑3 Application for inspection services not decided, or notice of decision not given, before commencement time 173 12‑4 Notice of preliminary determination of allocation given before commencement time 174 12‑5 Preliminary determination of allocation agreed before commencement time174 12‑6 Revised determination made, but notice not given, before commencement time174 12‑7 Notice of revised determination of inspection services given before commencement time 175 12‑8 Revised determination of allocation agreed before commencement time..175 12‑9 Application for review committee made, but committee not established, before commencement time 175 12‑10 Committee review in progress before commencement time.........176 12‑11 Determination reconsidered, but notice not given, before commencement time177 12‑12 Application to alter inspection services not decided before commencement time 177 12‑13 Application for additional inspection services not decided before commencement time 177 12‑14 Notice of termination of additional inspection services given before commencement time 178 12‑15 Notice of shutdown given before commencement time............178 12‑16 Variation of allocation for change of circumstance not advised before commencement time 179 12‑17 Disputed allocation not decided before commencement time........179 12‑18 Notice of reconsideration of disputed allocation not given before commencement time 179 Part 3—Approved arrangements 180 12‑19 Information and declarations given before commencement time......180 Part 4—Other matters relating to export 181 Division 1—Trade descriptions 181 12‑20 Request for translation not complied with before commencement time..181 Division 2—Official marks 182 12‑21 Person approved before commencement time to manufacture an official mark182 12‑22 Person approved before commencement time to possess an official mark.182 12‑23 Person approved before commencement time to apply an official mark..182 Division 3—Official marking devices 183 12‑24 Person approved before commencement time to manufacture an official marking device 183 12‑25 Person approved before commencement time to possess an official marking device 183 Part 5—Powers and officials 184 Division 1—Approved auditors 184 12‑26 Application for approval as auditor not decided, or notice of decision not given, before commencement time 184 12‑27 Request for further information not complied with before commencement time185 12‑28 Decision to revoke approval as auditor decided, but notice not given, before commencement time 185 Division 2—Decisions and dispositions 186 12‑29 Written advice about admission of animal for slaughter given, but animal not admitted, before commencement time 186 12‑30 Decision or disposition applied, but not complied with, before commencement time 186 12‑31 Certificate of condemnation requested, but not given, before commencement time 187 Part 6—Amendments made by the Export Control Legislation Amendment (2024 Measures No. 2) Rules 2024 187 12‑32 Amendments made by the Export Control Legislation Amendment (2024 Measures No. 2) Rules 2024 187 Endnotes 188 Endnote 1—About the endnotes 188 Endnote 2—Abbreviation key 189 Endnote 3—Legislation history 190 Endnote 4—Amendment history 191