5‑24 Integrity—general5‑24 Integrity—general

5‑24 Integrity—general

(1) The integrity of prescribed wild game meat or wild game meat products must be able to be ensured. (2) Without limiting subsection (1), prescribed wild game meat or wild game meat products must not be compromised by the presence of any of the following: (a) wild game meat or wild game meat products that were previously not prepared at a registered establishment (including imported wild game meat and wild game meat products); (b) wild game meat or wild game meat products that are not for export or that have left the export system; (c) any parts of an animal that are inedible (including any parts of an animal received for the purpose of inedible rendering or disposal by incineration); (d) wild game meat or wild game meat products that are brought to an establishment, but are not removed or unloaded at the establishment from the conveyance that brought them to the establishment; (e) carcases, carcase parts or wild game meat or wild game meat products that are retained for further inspection, tests or treatment; (f) wild game meat or wild game meat products that are animal food or pharmaceutical material; (g) meat or meat products not derived from a wild game animal.

Note: For conveyance, see section 12 of the Act.

(3) Wild game meat and wild game meat products referred to in paragraphs (2)(a) and (b): (a) must be readily distinguishable from prescribed wild game meat or wild game meat products for export during concurrent boning; and (b) must be segregated from prescribed wild game meat or wild game meat products for export at all times. (4) The identity of prescribed wild game meat or wild game meat products: (a) must be readily ascertainable; and (b) must not be lost or confused with the identity of any other wild game meat or wild game meat products.

Note 1: Certain requirements of the Australian Meat Standard must also be complied with in relation to operations to further process prescribed wild game meat and operations to prepare prescribed wild game meat products (see subsection 4‑3(1) of this instrument).

Note 2: Certain requirements of the Australian Wild Game Meat Standard must also be complied with in relation to operations to prepare (other than to further process) prescribed wild game meat (see subsection 4‑3(3) of this instrument).