5‑2 Other requirements—proposed arrangem5‑2 Other requirements—proposed arrangement for operations to prepare prescribed meat or meat products

#### 5‑2 Other requirements—proposed arrangement for operations to prepare prescribed meat or meat products (1) This section applies in relation to a proposed arrangement for operations to prepare prescribed meat or meat products for export at a registered establishment. General requirements (2) The proposed arrangement must record that the applicant for approval of the arrangement is committed: (a) to meeting the objects referred to in section 3 of the Act that are applicable to the operations and the prescribed meat or meat products to be covered by the arrangement; and (b) to complying with the requirements of the Act in relation to those operations. (3) The proposed arrangement must cover each stage of the operations. (4) The proposed arrangement must record details of the following matters: (a) the applicant’s management practices; (b) the organisational structure of the applicant; (c) the resources to be provided to carry out the operations to be covered by the arrangement; (d) the personnel who are to carry out the operations and the training those personnel receive; (e) the system of controls to be implemented to ensure that the conditions prescribed by Subdivisions B to H of Division 2 of this Part will be complied with in relation to the operations to be covered by the arrangement; (f) any other system of controls to be implemented to ensure that there will be reasonable grounds for issuing: (i) an export permit for the prescribed meat or meat products to be covered by the arrangement; or (ii) a government certificate in relation to the prescribed meat or meat products to be covered by the arrangement. (5) The matters required to be recorded in the proposed arrangement by paragraphs (4)(a) to (d) must be appropriate to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Act in relation to the operations to be covered by the arrangement. (5A) Without limiting subsection (4), if operations to prepare prescribed meat or meat products to be covered by the arrangement include those that are to be the last operations to prepare the meat or meat products carried out at a registered establishment before export, the proposed arrangement must record details of: (a) the information, methods, procedures, tests, monitoring and other evaluations to be used to verify that: (i) the requirements of the Act in relation to the export of the prescribed meat or meat products have been or will be complied with; and (ii) any importing country requirements relating to the prescribed meat or meat products have been or will be met; and (b) a person who manages or controls those operations who is to be designated in the arrangement as a person who may verify the matters referred to in subparagraphs (a)(i) and (ii) and make the declaration required under section 7‑8 in relation to the prescribed meat or meat products. > Note: Section 7‑8 requires a declaration to be included in an application for an export permit. (6) If compliance with the requirements of the Act (not including section 5‑5 of this instrument) will not be sufficient to ensure that all importing country requirements relating to the operations and the prescribed meat or meat products to be covered by the proposed arrangement will be met, the arrangement must: (a) identify each importing country requirement that will not be met; and (b) record details of the control measures to be implemented to ensure that each importing country requirement referred to in paragraph (a) will be met. > Note: It is a condition of an approved arrangement for export operations in relation to prescribed meat or meat products that all importing country requirements relating to export operations carried out in relation to the meat or meat products in accordance with the arrangement, and the meat or meat products, are met (see section 5‑5). Requirement for HACCP plan (7) The proposed arrangement must provide for the implementation of an HACCP plan for each stage of the operations to prepare the prescribed meat or meat products for export. > Note: See clause 3.11 of the Australian Meat Standard for the requirements for HACCP plans. Requirement relating to meat or meat products that are not for export etc. (8) If operations to prepare meat or meat products that are not for export, or are animal food or pharmaceutical material, are also to be carried out at the registered establishment, the proposed arrangement must: (a) specifically provide for those operations; and (b) record details of the procedures (including any system of controls) to be implemented for the segregation, identification and security of prescribed meat or meat products prepared at the establishment to ensure the wholesomeness and integrity of the prescribed meat or meat products. > Note: See section 5‑32 for restrictions on operations to prepare prescribed meat or meat products carried out an establishment where operations to prepare meat or meat products that are not for export, or that are animal food or pharmaceutical material, are carried out. Requirement relating to potable water (9) If the proposed arrangement provides for potable water to be used in carrying out operations to prepare prescribed meat or meat products for export, the arrangement must record details of the system of controls (including in relation to treatment, testing and verification) to be implemented to ensure that the water will be free from: (a) harmful substances; and (b) pathogenic organisms. Requirement relating to refrigeration (10) If the proposed arrangement provides for refrigeration for chilling to be applied to carcases or carcase parts, the arrangement must provide for control measures to be implemented to ensure that the refrigeration index criteria for the carcases or carcase parts is achieved as described in section 5‑13 (assessing the effectiveness of refrigeration).