1‑5 Definitions1‑5 Definitions

#### 1‑5 Definitions > Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following: (a) Australian territory; (b) authorised officer; (c) export; (d) export operations; (e) integrity; (f) prepare; (g) prescribed agriculture law; (h) produce; (i) Regulatory Powers Act. In this instrument: > accredited, in relation to a property, means accredited under Chapter 3 of the Act. > accredited farm means a farm that is accredited for a kind of export operations in relation to prescribed meat or meat products. > accredited feedlot means a feedlot that is accredited for a kind of export operations in relation to prescribed meat or meat products. > accredited property means an accredited farm, an accredited feedlot or an accredited saleyard. > accredited saleyard means a saleyard that is accredited for a kind of export operations in relation to prescribed meat or meat products. > Act means the Export Control Act 2020, and includes: (a) legislative instruments made under the Export Control Act 2020; and (b) the Regulatory Powers Act as it applies in relation to the Export Control Act 2020. > animal means a bovine animal, bubaline animal, camelid animal, caprine animal, cervid animal, ovine animal, porcine animal or soliped animal. > Note: Examples are cattle and bison (bovine animals), Asian water buffalo (bubaline animals), camels (camelid animals), goats (caprine animals), deer (cervid animals), sheep (ovine animals), pigs (porcine animals) and horses and donkeys (soliped animals). > animal food has the same meaning as in the Australian Meat Standard. > animal identification tag means a device for permanently identifying a single animal. > Note: NLIS‑accredited devices (for example electronic ear tags for cattle) are devices for permanently identifying a single animal. The National Livestock Identification System could in 2021 be viewed on the National Livestock Identification System website (https://nlis.com.au). > applied, in relation to an official mark, has the meaning given by subsection 8‑23(1). > Note: For applied, in relation to a trade description, see section 247 of the Act. > approved auditor means an individual who is approved under subsection 273(1) of the Act to conduct an audit referred to in section 9‑1 of this instrument. > assessment of meat or meat products means an assessment of meat or meat products under Part 2 of Chapter 9 of the Act. > Note: See also Part 2 of Chapter 9 of this instrument. > Australian Meat Industry Classification System means the Australian Meat Industry Classification System published by AUS‑MEAT Limited, as that System exists at the commencement of Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Export Control Legislation Amendment (2025 Measures No. 2) Rules 2025. > Australian Meat Standard means Australian Standard AS 4696:2023, Australian Standard for the Hygienic Production and Transportation of Meat and Meat Products for Human Consumption, as in force on 1 July 2023. > Australian meat standards classification body means the body responsible for setting trade description and classification standards for meat and meat products for export from Australian territory. > Note: At the commencement of this instrument, the body responsible for setting trade description and classification standards for meat and meat products derived from bovine, caprine or ovine animals for export from Australian territory was AUS‑MEAT Limited. > batch has the same meaning as in the Australian Meat Standard. > beef means meat derived from: (a) a female bovine animal; or (b) a castrated male bovine animal; or (c) an entire male bovine animal showing no evidence of secondary sexual characteristics. > boar pork means meat derived from: (a) a castrated male porcine animal showing evidence of secondary sexual characteristics; or (b) an entire male porcine animal showing evidence of secondary sexual characteristics. > bobby calf means a bovine animal that: (a) is less than 30 days old; and (b) weighs less than 80 kg live weight. > bull, when used in a trade description, means meat derived from the carcase of: (a) an entire male bovine animal showing evidence of secondary sexual characteristics; or (b) a castrated male bovine animal showing evidence of secondary sexual characteristics. > carcase has the same meaning as in the Australian Meat Standard. > carcase part has the same meaning as in the Australian Meat Standard. > carton includes a case, crate and barrel. > casing means the submucosal layer of tissue of intestines that is: (a) derived from animals from which meat is derived; and (b) intended as food. > container system unit means a container designed for use as a unit of cargo handling equipment in the transport of goods by aircraft or vessel. > date of packaging, for packaged meat or meat products, means: (a) for further processed meat products (other than canned meat products): (i) unless subparagraph (ii) applies—the date the further processing is completed; or (ii) if the further processing is carried out during a working shift that starts on a day and ends on the following day—the date the shift started; or (b) for canned meat products: (i) unless subparagraph (ii) applies—the date the cans are closed; or (ii) if the canning is carried out during a working shift that starts on a day and ends on the following day—the date the shift started; or (c) for any other packaged meat or meat products: (i) unless subparagraph (ii) applies—the date the first packaging was completed; or (ii) if the first packaging is carried out during a working shift that starts on a day and ends on the following day—the date the first packaging started. > dressing has the same meaning as in the Australian Meat Standard. > equipment has the same meaning as in the Australian Meat Standard. > essential services has the same meaning as in the Australian Meat Standard. > EU export meat means prescribed meat or meat products that meet the requirements for export to a member state of the European Union as food. > EU export meat production operations means export operations to produce bovine animals from which EU export meat is to be derived. > EU‑listed establishment means an establishment that is included in a list of establishments published by the European Commission in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 854/2004, as that list exists from time to time. > Note: An establishment is included in the list if it meets the requirements of the European Union for operations to prepare meat or meat products for export to a member state of the European Union as food. The list could in 2021 be viewed on the European Commission’s website (https://ec.europa.eu). > EU vendor declaration, for a bovine animal that is transferred from an accredited property, means a declaration that: (a) is in writing and in a form approved by the Secretary; and (b) is signed by: (i) the manager of the accredited property; or (ii) a person who is designated in the notice of accreditation given by the Secretary in relation to the accredited property as a person who may sign the declaration. > exporter of prescribed meat or meat products means: (a) the applicant for an export permit for the meat or meat products; or (b) if an export permit has been issued for the meat or meat products—the holder of the export permit. > external auditor, in relation to an audit of a quality assurance system accredited by the Australian meat standards classification body, means a person appointed by that body to conduct an audit of the quality assurance system. > external reviewer, in relation to a review of export operations carried out at an accredited property, means an officer of the European Commission. > facilities includes hygiene and sanitation facilities. > feedlot means a place where animals are, or are to be, confined and fed high energy rations to maximise growth for the purpose of slaughter. > further process has the same meaning as in the Australian Meat Standard. > goat, when used in a trade description, means meat derived from a caprine animal. > HACCP has the same meaning as in the Australian Meat Standard. > HACCP plan means a plan that meets the requirements for HACCP plans specified in the Australian Meat Standard. > Note: See clause 3.11 of the Australian Meat Standard. > Halal certificate means a government certificate that: (a) is jointly issued in relation to prescribed meat or meat products by an Islamic organisation and the Secretary; and (b) certifies that the meat or meat products: (i) are Halal meat; and (ii) have maintained their integrity as Halal meat. > Note 1: For an Islamic organisation to issue Halal certificates jointly with the Secretary: (a) the organisation must be the holder of an approved arrangement for Halal meat certification operations; and (b) an approved arrangement for operations to prepare Halal meat for export at a registered establishment must provide that the organisation may issue a Halal certificate in relation to Halal meat prepared for export at the establishment (see section 2‑13). > Note 2: See also item 2 of the table in section 2‑4, and section 2‑12, in relation to Halal certificates. > Halal meat means: (a) prescribed meat derived from animals that have been slaughtered in accordance with Islamic rites; or (b) meat products containing only prescribed meat derived from animals that have been slaughtered in accordance with Islamic rites. > Note: For particular requirements for a proposed arrangement for operations to prepare Halal meat at a registered establishment for export, see section 5‑3. > Halal meat certification operations means operations in relation to certifying prescribed meat or meat products as Halal meat. > HGP (short for hormonal growth promotant) means: (a) a veterinary chemical product that: (i) contains a substance that is, or a mixture of substances that are, responsible for oestrogenic, androgenic, gestagenic or thyrostatic activity to enhance growth or production in cattle; and (ii) is registered for use for this purpose in Australia under section 14 of the Agvet Code set out in the Schedule to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994; or (b) a veterinary chemical product that contains oestradiol‑17β or an ester‑like derivative of oestradiol‑17β. > inedible material means meat or meat products that are normally regarded as of a kind that is not fit for human consumption. > ineligible breeding bull means a live male bovine animal: (a) that is held on an accredited farm for the purpose of breeding, but was not born on an accredited farm; and (b) that has not been treated with an HGP. > ineligible breeding female means a live bovine animal: (a) that is a cow (other than a cow with a calf or calves at foot), a heifer or a pregnant female; and (b) that is held on an accredited farm for the purpose of breeding, but was not born on an accredited farm; and (c) that has not been treated with an HGP. > ingredient means a substance (including a food additive) that is: (a) a constituent of: (i) meat; or (ii) meat products (including raw materials); or (b) a processing aid for meat or meat products. > installed: a resources industry structure is installed in an area at a time if, assuming that the structure were a sea installation within the meaning of the Sea Installations Act 1987 and the area were part of an adjacent area within the meaning of that Act, the structure would be taken under section 6 of that Act to be installed in an adjacent area at the time. > Islamic organisation means a person or body that is recognised by a relevant importing country authority as a person or body that may carry out Halal meat certification operations in relation to prescribed meat or meat products for importation into that country from Australian territory. > Note: The Halal meat certification operations must be carried out in accordance with an approved arrangement (see item 2 of the table in section 2‑4). > lamb means meat derived from an ovine animal that: (a) is under 12 months of age; or (b) does not have any permanent incisor teeth in wear. > loaded for export has the meaning given by section 1‑6. > meat means any part of an animal (including an animal carcase and offal) that is slaughtered other than in a wild state. > meat export licence: (a) means an export licence granted to a person to carry out export operations in relation to prescribed meat or meat products that are derived from bovine animals, caprine animals or ovine animals; and (b) includes an export licence of that kind that has been renewed. > meat extract means a meat product that: (a) is derived from meat that has been passed as fit for human consumption; and (b) does not contain any non‑meat proteins or additives; and (c) does not contain more than 25% moisture by analysis. > meat inspection position means a position that: (a) is occupied by a Commonwealth authorised officer; and (b) is allocated under Part 6 of Chapter 4 to an establishment for the purposes of undertaking meat inspection services at the establishment. > meat inspection service means an assessment of meat or meat products under Part 2 of Chapter 9 of the Act. > meat product means a product containing meat. > meat transport vehicle means a conveyance that is used to transport or transfer prescribed meat or meat products, and includes the meat carrying compartment of the conveyance. > MICoR means the Manual of Importing Country Requirements published by the Department. > Note: MICoR could in 2021 be viewed on the Department’s website (http://www.awe.gov.au), but access to the document requires a password. > mutton means meat derived from: (a) a female ovine animal that has at least one permanent incisor tooth in wear; or (b) a castrated male ovine animal that: (i) has at least one permanent incisor tooth in wear; and (ii) shows no evidence of secondary sexual characteristics. > notifiable disease has the same meaning as in the Australian Meat Standard. > offal means any of the following parts of an animal: (a) organs of the thoracic and abdominal cavities; (b) brain; (c) muscular tissues of the head; (d) tissues of the diaphragm; (e) tail; (f) feet; (g) tendons. > pharmaceutical material has the same meaning as in the Australian Meat Standard. > pork means meat derived from: (a) a female porcine animal showing no evidence of milk secretion; or (b) a male porcine animal showing no evidence of secondary sexual characteristics. > potable, in relation to water, means water that is acceptable for human consumption. > Note: For guidance, see the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines (2011) developed by the National Health and Medical Research Council. The Guidelines could in 2021 be viewed on the National Health and Medical Research Council’s website (http://www.nhmrc.gov.au). > prescribed meat means meat that is prescribed goods under Division 1 of Part 1 of Chapter 2. > prescribed meat and meat products means meat and meat products that are prescribed goods under Division 1 of Part 1 of Chapter 2. > prescribed meat or meat products means meat or meat products that are prescribed goods under Division 1 of Part 1 of Chapter 2. > prescribed meat products means meat products that are prescribed goods under Division 1 of Part 1 of Chapter 2. > primary bleeding means the initial and major part of bleeding that follows incisions made to initiate exsanguination and is characterised by a continuous flow of blood. > property identification code means the identification code allocated to a property by the body responsible for stock identification in the State or Territory where the property is located. > ram, when used in a trade description, means meat derived from: (a) an entire male ovine animal that: (i) has at least one permanent incisor tooth in wear; or (ii) shows evidence of secondary sexual characteristics; or (b) a castrated male ovine animal that shows evidence of secondary sexual characteristics. > refrigeration index means the value obtained by using a recognised predictive model to calculate the potential growth of E. coli at a site of microbiological concern. > registered, in relation to an establishment, means registered under Chapter 4 of the Act. > registered establishment means an establishment that is registered for a kind of export operations in relation to prescribed meat or meat products. > relevant importing country authority means the authority or body that is responsible for regulating the importation of meat or meat products into that country from Australian territory. > resources industry structure means: (a) a resources industry fixed structure (within the meaning of the Sea Installations Act 1987); or (b) a resources industry mobile unit (within the meaning of that Act) that is not a vessel. > restricted slaughter animal means an animal to which a disposition in accordance with paragraph 8.9(b) of the Australian Meat Standard (ante‑mortem dispositions) has been applied. > Note: An animal may be passed for slaughter subject to conditions (see paragraph 8.9(b) of the Australian Meat Standard). > rosé veal means meat derived from a female, castrated male or entire male bovine animal: (a) that shows no evidence of eruption of permanent incisor teeth; and (b) that has been reared in accordance with the specifications for rosé veal in the Australian Meat Industry Classification System; and (c) the carcase of which is more than 100 kg and not more than 200 kg by reference to hot dress carcase weight; and (d) that, in the case of a male animal, shows no evidence of secondary sexual characteristics. > saleyard ID means the identification number allocated to a saleyard by the body responsible for stock identification in the State or Territory where the saleyard is located. > sheep, when used in a trade description, means meat derived from an ovine animal. > shelf‑stable has the same meaning as in the Australian Meat Standard. > site of microbiological concern has the same meaning as in the Australian Meat Standard. > slaughter has the same meaning as in the Australian Meat Standard. > sow pork means meat derived from a female porcine animal showing evidence of milk secretion. > State or Territory controlling body means a State or Territory body that is responsible for the enforcement of the Australian Meat Standard as it applies in relation to meat or meat products in relation to which export operations are carried out in that State or Territory. > State or Territory inspection and audit arrangement means an arrangement made by the Secretary with a State or Territory controlling body that provides for: (a) the inspection of meat and meat products in relation to which export operations are carried out at registered establishments in that State or Territory; and (b) the audit of those export operations. > State or Territory meat safety inspector means an individual who holds qualifications referred to in paragraph (b) of the definition of meat safety inspector in clause 1.3 of the Australian Meat Standard. > tallow means rendered fat or oil extracted from animal tissue. > thawing has the same meaning as in the Australian Meat Standard. > Timor Sea Maritime Boundaries Treaty means the Treaty between Australia and the Democratic Republic of Timor‑Leste Establishing their Maritime Boundaries in the Timor Sea, done at New York on 6 March 2018, as in force at the commencement of this instrument. > Note: The Treaty is in Australian Treaty Series 2019 No. 16 (\[2019\] ATS 16) and could in 2021 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au). > treated with an HGP: an animal is taken to have been treated with an HGP in the circumstances described in section 3‑2. > veal means meat derived from a female, castrated male or entire male bovine animal: (a) that shows no evidence of eruption of permanent incisor teeth; and (b) the carcase of which is not more than 190 kg by reference to hot dress carcase weight; and (c) that, in the case of a male animal, shows no evidence of secondary sexual characteristics. > verify has the same meaning as in the Australian Meat Standard. > veterinary officer means an authorised officer: (a) who holds a veterinarian qualification recognised in Australia; and (b) whose most recent instrument of authorisation under subsection 291(11) of the Act specifies that the person is a veterinary officer. > wholesome has the same meaning as in the Australian Meat Standard.