9‑24 Inspections of carcases and carcase9‑24 Inspections of carcases and carcase parts and applying post‑mortem dispositions

9‑24 Inspections of carcases and carcase parts and applying post‑mortem dispositions

(1) An authorised officer may carry out inspections of carcases and carcase parts in accordance with subsections (3) and (4). (2) Subject to sections 9‑25 and 9‑26, after carrying out an inspection, an authorised officer must apply a disposition to the carcases or carcase parts in accordance with subsection (5) or (6).

Note 1: See section 10 of the Australian Meat Standard, other than clauses 10.5 and 10.12 which are not required to be met (see subsection 4‑3(2) of this instrument).

Note 2: An authorised officer may apply a disposition under this section subject to conditions, and may vary a disposition applied under this section (see section 9‑28 of this instrument).

Inspection procedures (3) The inspection procedures for carcases and carcase parts are as follows: (a) for the carcase or head of an animal—visual examination; (b) for the trachea and oesophagus of an animal—visual examination and palpation; (c) for the heart, liver, spleen, lungs or kidneys of an animal—visual examination and palpation; (d) for the lymph nodes of a rabbit—visual examination, palpation or incision; (e) for the proventriculus and gizzard of a ratite—visual examination and palpation; (f) for the abdominal and thoracic air sacs of a ratite—visual examination and palpation. (4) Without limiting subsection (3), any suspect lesions of an animal should be palpated and, if necessary, an incision should be made to detect disease or abnormality. Dispositions for carcases (5) One of the following dispositions must be applied to carcases: (a) passed for human consumption; (b) passed for human consumption and unsuitable for export; (c) passed for human consumption and unsuitable for export to a specified country; (d) retained for final disposition; (e) unfit for human consumption and may be recovered for animal food; (f) unfit for human consumption and may be recovered for pharmaceutical material; (g) condemned. Dispositions for carcase parts (6) One of the following dispositions must be applied to carcase parts: (a) a disposition referred to in any of paragraphs (5)(a) to (g); (b) derived from an animal the carcase of which is passed for human consumption and the carcase parts require further treatment to be fit for human consumption.