CTHIn ForceLegislation
Export Control (Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products) Rules 2021
5‑22 Cartons containing prescribed poult5‑22 Cartons containing prescribed poultry meat or poultry meat products
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 5‑22 Cartons containing prescribed poult
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Export Control (Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products) Rules 2021.
#### 5‑22 Cartons containing prescribed poultry meat or poultry meat products
Australia Inspected official mark
(1) An Australia Inspected official mark must be applied to each carton in which prescribed poultry meat or poultry meat products that are passed by a Commonwealth authorised officer as fit for human consumption are packed.
> Note 1: The official mark must be applied by a person referred to in subsection 8‑22(2) (see subsection 8‑22(1)).
> Note 2: Importing countries may require another mark to be applied to a carton containing prescribed poultry meat or poultry meat products in addition to the official mark.
Australia Approved official mark
(2) An Australia Approved official mark must be applied to each carton in which prescribed poultry meat or poultry meat products are packed if:
(a) the poultry meat or poultry meat products are passed as fit for human consumption by a person designated in an approved arrangement covering operations to prepare the poultry meat or poultry meat products for export as a person who may carry out inspections and apply dispositions in relation to the poultry meat or poultry meat products; and
(b) the approved arrangement provides for inspections of the poultry meat or poultry meat products to be carried out under the approved arrangement; and
(c) the poultry meat or poultry meat products are intended to be exported.
> Note 1: The official mark must be applied by a person referred to in subsection 8‑22(2) (see subsection 8‑22(1)).
> Note 2: Importing countries may require another mark to be applied to a carton containing prescribed poultry meat or poultry meat products in addition to the official mark.
Application of official mark to carton
(3) An official mark applied to a carton under this section must be applied to the carton:
(a) as soon as practicable after it is packed; and
(b) before the carton is removed from the registered establishment where it was packed.
(4) An official mark applied to a carton under this section must be applied:
(a) to the same end panel of the carton as the trade description required to be applied under subsection 5‑19(1); and
(b) in a location that is conspicuous during handling.