1‑7 References to authorised officer and1‑7 References to authorised officer and meat safety inspector

#### 1‑7 References to authorised officer and meat safety inspector (1) For the purposes of this instrument and subject to subsections (2) and (3), a reference in the Australian Meat Standard to a meat safety inspector is to be read as a reference to an authorised officer. > Note: An authorised officer may perform all of the functions of a meat safety inspector specified in the Australian Meat Standard (see section 9‑21 of this instrument). (2) A reference in this instrument to an authorised officer, or a reference in the Australian Meat Standard to a meat safety inspector, when used in relation to any of the following at an establishment where a veterinary officer is located: (a) assessing information in relation to an animal that is given to an authorised officer; (b) inspecting animals and applying decisions or dispositions to animals; (c) inspecting restricted slaughter animals, or their carcases or carcase parts, and applying decisions or dispositions to restricted slaughter animals or their carcases or carcase parts; is to be read as a reference to: (d) a veterinary officer; or (e) an authorised officer acting under the supervision of a veterinary officer. (3) A reference in this instrument to an authorised officer, or a reference in the Australian Meat Standard to a meat safety inspector, when used in relation to implementing procedures for notifiable diseases at an establishment where a veterinary officer is located, is to be read as a reference to a veterinary officer.