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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
These 1936 regulations establish a wartime licensing regime giving the Minister (via the Australian Meat Board) tight control over who may export meat, meat products, and edible offal from Australia. Exporters must hold licences, use approved shippers, submit detailed shipment returns and records on specified forms, and comply with information and withholding orders.
The rules impose significant administrative burdens and penalties for false statements, affecting anyone involved in Australia’s meat export trade.
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STATUTORY RULES.
1936. No. 84
REGULATIONS UNDER THE MEAT EXPORT CONTROL ACT 1935-1936.*
WHEREAS it is enacted by the Meat Export Control Act 1935-1936 that for the purpose of enabling the Australian Meat Board effectively to control the export of Australian meat, meat products and edible offal, the Governor-General may make regulations prohibiting the export from the Commonwealth of any meat, meat products or edible offal except by persons who hold licences issued by the Minister, or by a person thereto authorized in writing by the Minister, and subject to such conditions and restrictions as are prescribed after recommendation to the Minister by the Board:
And whereas the Board has recommended to the Minister that the export from the Commonwealth of meat, meat products or edible offal should be subject to the conditions and restrictions prescribed by the Regulations hereunder:
Now therefore I, the Deputy of the Governor-General in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Meat Export Control Act 1935-1936.
Dated this twenty fourth day of June, 1936.
Deputy of the Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
Acting Minister of State for Commerce.
Meat Export Control (Licences) Regulations.
Citation.
Commencement.
2.—(1.) Regulations 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 of these Regulations, and the Forms referred to in those regulations, shall take effect from the date on which these Regulations are notified in the Gazette.
(2.) Regulations 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of these Regulations, and the Forms referred to in those regulations, shall take effect from the first day of July, 1936.
Interpretation.
3.—(1.) In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—
“authorized person” means a person appointed to act as such for the purpose of these Regulations by a resolution of the Board;
“export” means export from the Commonwealth;
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1936.
208.—6/17.6.1936.—Price 1s.
“licence” means a licence issued in pursuance of section 17 of the Act;
“licensee” means a person to whom a licence has been issued;
“the Act” means the Meat Export Control Act 1935-1936, and, if that Act is at any time amended, includes that Act as so amended;
“the Secretary” means the Secretary of the Australian Meat Board.
(2.) In these Regulations, any reference to a Form shall be read as a reference to a Form contained in the Schedule to these Regulations.
(3.) Strict compliance with the Forms contained in the Schedule shall not be necessary and substantial compliance shall be sufficient.
Regulation of export of meat.
Application for licence to export meat.
5. An application for a licence to export meat, meat products and edible offal shall be in accordance with Form A, and shall be supported by such information as the Secretary requires.
Form of licence to export meat.
Licensee to comply with Commerce (Meat Export) Regulations and Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations.
Shipment through approved persons.
Return of meat shipped to United Kingdom.
(a) in the case of beef, veal, edible beef offal or edible veal offal—in accordance with Form C;
(b) in the case of mutton, lamb, edible mutton offal or edible lamb offal—in accordance with Form D;
(c) in the case of pork, bacon, ham or edible pork offal—in accordance with Form E; and
(d) in the case of meat products, including canned meat—in accordance with Form F.
Return of meat shipped elsewhere than to United Kingdom.
10. A licensee shall, within seven days after the export by him of any shipment of meat, meat products or edible offal to a country other than the United Kingdom, furnish to the Secretary, or an authorized person, a return, in duplicate, relating to so much of that shipment as was exported on his own behalf or on behalf of persons who are not licensees—
(a) in the case of beef, veal, edible beef offal or edible veal offal—in accordance with Form G;
(b) in the case of mutton, lamb, edible mutton offal or edible lamb offal—in accordance with Form H;
(c) in the case of pork, bacon, ham or edible pork offal—in accordance with Form I; and
(d) in the case of meat products, including canned meat—in accordance with Form J.
Return of meat shipped by one licensee on behalf of another licensee.
11. Where a licensee exports any meat, meat products or edible offal on behalf of any other licensee, the last-mentioned licensee shall, within seven days after the export of that meat, meat products or edible offal, furnish to the Secretary or an authorized person, a return, in duplicate, in accordance with such one or more of the Forms referred to in regulations 9 and 10 of these Regulations as is applicable in the circumstances.
Persons who may sign returns.
12. The returns referred to in regulations 9, 10 and 11 of these Regulations shall be signed by the licensee, or, if the licensee notifies the Secretary in writing that he has authorized some other person to sign on his behalf, by the licensee or by the person so authorized.
Information to be furnished.
Withholding meat from export.
14. A licensee shall, whenever so required by the Board by notice in writing signed by the Secretary or an authorized person, withhold from export the whole or any portion of any meat, meat products or edible offal intended for export.
Notices.
Making false or misleading statements an offence.
Penalty: Fifty pounds.
Evidence.
Appointment of authorized person to be notified in the Gazette.
THE SCHEDULE. Reg. 3 (2.)
Form A. Regulation 5.
Commonwealth of Australia.
Meat Export Control (Licences) Regulations.
APPLICATION FOR LICENCE TO EXPORT MEAT, MEAT PRODUCTS AND EDIBLE OFFAL.
To—
The Secretary,
Australian Meat Board.
I/We…………………………………………………………………………………………….. [Here insert full names of applicants.]
of..........................................................................................................................hereby apply for [Here insert full address of applicants.] a licence to export meat, meat products and edible offal.
Dated this............................................day of............................., 19……….
………………………………………….
(Signature (s) of applicant (s).)
Form B. Regulation 6.
Licence No…….
Commonwealth of Australia.
Meat Export Control Act 1935-1936.
and
Meat Export Control (Licences) Regulations.
LICENCE TO EXPORT MEAT, MEAT PRODUCTS AND EDIBLE OFFAL.
In pursuance of section 17 of the Meat Export Control Act 1935-1936, I................................................the Minister of State for Commerce,* hereby issue to...............................................a licence to export meat, meat products and edible offal from the Commonwealth during the period commencing on the …………...................day of........................................193……..and ending on the..................................day of.......................193……, upon the terms and conditions prescribed by the Meat Export Control (Licences) Regulations.
Dated this.............................day of..............................., 19..........
…………………………………………………
(Signature of Minister or person issuing licence.)
* Or “a person authorized by the Minister of State for Commerce to issue licences to export meat, meat products and edible offal”.
N.B.—Sub-sections (2.) and (3.) of section 17 of the Meat Export Control Act 935-1936 read, as follows:—
“(2.) Any person who exports meat, meat products or edible offal from the Commonwealth in contravention of the regulations made in pursuance of this section (including the prescribed conditions and restrictions) shall be guilty of an offence.
Penalty: Five hundred pounds.
“(3.) Where the Minister is satisfied, on report by the Board, that any person, to whom a licence under this section has been granted, has contravened or failed to comply with the prescribed conditions and restrictions, the Minister may cancel the licence.”.
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Form C. Regulation 9.
Consecutive No.......
Commonwealth of Australia.
Meat Export Control (Licences) Regulations.
RETURN OF BEEF, VEAL, AND EDIBLE BEEF AND VEAL OFFAL, SHIPPED TO THE UNITED KINGDOM.
Notes.—1. This return is required to be furnished in duplicate within seven days after the export of the particular shipment to which it relates.
2. The return is to include all meat and edible offal of the classes or grades specified, shipped by the licensee on his own behalf, or on behalf of other persons who are not licensees.
3. Where a licensee exports meat or edible offal on behalf of another licensee, the last-mentioned licensee is required to furnish a separate return in respect of that meat or edible offal.
The Secretary,
Australian Meat Board.
I/We.................................................................................................................................................... of.....................................the holder (s) of Licence No............................ issued for the period commencing on the................day of.............. 193.., and ending on the....................day of..................193.., to export meat, meat products, and edible offal, hereby furnish the following particulars with respect to the above-mentioned classes of meat shipped to the United Kingdom:—
(a) The following quantities were shipped:—
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