1‑9 Circumstances in which alternative p1‑9 Circumstances in which alternative procedure, standard or other requirement is taken to meet requirements of Australian Meat Standard

#### 1‑9 Circumstances in which alternative procedure, standard or other requirement is taken to meet requirements of Australian Meat Standard If: (a) the Australian Meat Standard requires a particular technique (the Australian Meat Standard technique) to be implemented in carrying out operations to prepare prescribed meat or meat products for export; and (b) under section 4‑3, meeting that requirement is a condition of the registration of the registered establishment where operations to prepare the meat or meat products for export are carried out; and (c) an approved arrangement that covers operations to prepare the meat or meat products for export provides for an alternative procedure, standard or other requirement to be implemented in carrying out those operations; then, for the purposes of this instrument, the implementation of the alternative procedure, standard or other requirement in carrying out those operations is taken to meet the requirement to implement the Australian Meat Standard technique in carrying out those operations. > Note 1: The holder of the approved arrangement may need to apply to the Secretary under paragraph 161(1)(b) of the Act to approve a variation of the arrangement to implement an alternative procedure, standard or other requirement in carrying out operations to prepare prescribed meat or meat products for export. > Note 2: The holder of the approved arrangement may commit an offence or be liable to a civil penalty under section 163 of the Act if: (a) the approved arrangement needs to be varied to provide for an alternative procedure, standard or other requirement to be implemented in carrying out operations to prepare prescribed meat or meat products for export; and (b) the variation is implemented; and (c) the variation has not been approved by the Secretary under paragraph 161(2)(a) of the Act, or the variation has been approved under that paragraph but the Secretary has not given the holder notice of the approval under section 162 of the Act. Chapter 2—Exporting goods