9‑19 Requirement to be third party autho9‑19 Requirement to be third party authorised officer—fit and proper person etc.

#### 9‑19 Requirement to be third party authorised officer—fit and proper person etc. (1) For the purposes of paragraph 291(7)(c) of the Act, it is a requirement for a person to be authorised to be a third party authorised officer whose functions and powers will include carrying out specialised inspection services in relation to poultry meat or poultry meat products that the person be a fit and proper person (having regard to the matters referred to in section 372 of the Act). Fit and proper person test (2) For the purposes of paragraph 372(1)(d) of the Act, subsection (1) of this section is prescribed. (3) For the purposes of subparagraph 372(2)(e)(v) of the Act, subsection 291(3) of the Act (application by person to be a third party authorised officer whose functions and powers will include carrying out specialised inspection services in relation to poultry meat or poultry meat products) is prescribed. (4) For the purposes of paragraph 372(4)(b) of the Act, a person who is a third party authorised officer whose functions and powers include carrying out specialised inspection services in relation to poultry meat or poultry meat products is prescribed. Notification of conviction of offence or order to pay pecuniary penalty (5) For the purposes of subparagraph 374(1)(g) of the Act, a third party authorised officer whose functions and powers include carrying out specialised inspection services in relation to poultry meat or poultry meat products is prescribed. Meaning of specialised inspection service (6) For the purposes of this section, a specialised inspection service in relation to poultry meat or poultry meat products is an inspection for the purpose of ensuring that the requirements of the Act have been or will be complied with, or importing country requirements are or will be met, in relation to trade descriptions applied, or to be applied, to poultry meat or poultry meat products.