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.