41Reporting of test results

41 Reporting of test results

41 Reporting of test results

(1) This clause applies to a test that is carried out at a laboratory or other facility to determine any of the following—

(a) whether an agricultural or veterinary chemical (for which a maximum residue limit is set out in the MRL standard) is present in the body tissue or secretions of a food producing animal,

(b) whether an agricultural or veterinary chemical (for which a maximum residue limit is not set out in the MRL standard) is present in an animal food commodity derived from a food producing animal,

(c) whether a polychlorinated biphenyl or a metal (for which a maximum level is set in Schedule 19 of the Food Standards Code) is present in the body tissue or secretions of a food producing animal.

(2) The owner of the laboratory or other facility at which the test has been carried out must furnish (in person or electronically) a written report of the results of the test to an authorised officer within 1 working day after the test results become available.

(3) The report must include the following—

(a) the name of the laboratory or facility at which the test was carried out,

(b) the identifying number allocated in respect of the report by the laboratory or other facility,

(c) the name of the person who had responsibility for the contents of the report,

(d) the date on which the report was prepared,

(e) for each sample tested—

(i) the date the sample was taken, and

(ii) the date the sample was submitted to the laboratory or other facility, and

(iii) the name and address of the person who submitted the sample, and

(iv) the species of animal from which the sample was taken, and

(v) if known—the name, address and telephone number and email address of the owner of the animal from which the sample was taken, and

(vi) if known—details identifying the property from which the food producing animal came, including the address of the property, the property identification code, the region under the in which the property is situated, and the particulars of identification for the animal in accordance with the Act, and