3Interpretation

#### 3 Interpretation (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears: > abattoir means premises: (a) used, or intended to be used, for the slaughter of abattoir animals for meat that is intended for human consumption; and (b) prescribed, or included in a class of premises prescribed, for the purposes of this definition. > abattoir animal means: (a) a bovine animal; (b) a sheep, pig, goat or deer; or (c) an animal included in a class of animals prescribed for the purposes of this definition. > animal food processing plant means premises: (a) used, or intended to be used, for: (i) the processing or packing of meat that is intended for use as animal food; (ii) the production or packing of processed meat that is intended for use as animal food; or (iii) other activities or operations prescribed, or included in a class of activities or operations prescribed, for the purposes of this definition; and (b) prescribed, or included in a class of premises prescribed, for the purposes of this definition. > apply, in relation to an official mark or trade description, includes write, print, stencil, mark, emboss, impress or attach. > authorised officer means a person appointed under section 32 to be an authorised officer. > covering includes any stopper, glass, bottle, vessel, box, container, capsule, case, frame or wrapper. > document includes any written or printed matter, any map, plan or photograph, and any article or thing that has been so treated in relation to any sounds or visual images that those sounds or visual images are capable, with or without the aid of some other device, of being reproduced from the article or thing, and includes a copy of any such matter, map, plan, photograph, article or thing. > examine includes count, measure, weigh, grade or gauge. > false trade description means a trade description that, by reason of anything contained in or omitted from the trade description, is false or likely to mislead in a material respect as regards the meat to which it relates, and includes every alteration of a trade description, whether by way of addition, effacement or otherwise, that makes the trade description false or likely to mislead in such a respect. > knackery means premises: (a) used, or intended to be used, for the slaughter of knackery animals for meat that is intended for use as animal food; and (b) prescribed, or included in a class of premises prescribed, for the purposes of this definition. > knackery animal means: (a) a bovine animal; (b) a sheep, pig, goat or deer; (c) an equine animal; or (d) an animal included in a class of animals prescribed for the purposes of this definition. > label includes any tag, band, ticket, brand or pictorial, or other descriptive, matter. > mark includes any stamp, seal or label. > meat includes processed meat. > meat processing plant means premises: (a) used, or intended to be used, for: (i) the processing or packing of meat that is intended for human consumption; (ii) the production or packing of processed meat that is intended for human consumption; or (iii) other activities or operations prescribed, or included in a class of activities or operations prescribed, for the purposes of this definition; and (b) prescribed, or included in a class of premises prescribed, for the purposes of this definition. > offence against this Act includes an offence against: (a) section 6 of the Crimes Act 1914; or (b) section 11.1, 11.4 or 11.5 of the Criminal Code; that relates to an offence against this Act. > official mark means a mark included in a class of marks prescribed for the purposes of this definition. > official marking device means a device prescribed, or included in a class of devices prescribed, for the purposes of this definition. > order means an order made under the regulations. > owner, in relation to prescribed premises, means a person who holds in relation to the premises a licence included in a class of licences prescribed for the purposes of this definition. > premises includes: (a) any part of a building or structure; and (b) an area of land. > prescribed includes prescribed by an order. > prescribed premises means an abattoir, knackery, meat processing plant or animal food processing plant. > processed meat means: (a) any substance that contains meat, not being a substance prescribed, or included in a class of substances prescribed, for the purposes of this paragraph; or (b) any substance (not being a substance that contains meat) that has been produced, in whole or in part, from meat, being a substance prescribed, or included in a class of substances prescribed, for the purposes of this paragraph. > Secretary means the Secretary of the Department. > Territory includes an external Territory. > the regulations includes orders made under the regulations. > this Act includes the regulations. > trade description, in relation to meat, means any description or statement (whether in English or any other language), or pictorial representation, indication or suggestion, direct or indirect, as to: (a) whether or not the meat has been inspected under this Act; or (b) in the case of meat that has been inspected under this Act—any other matter relating to the meat that, under the regulations, is to be taken to have been determined under this Act in relation to the meat; and includes any mark that, according to the custom of the trade or common repute, is commonly taken to be an indication of such a matter. (2) Regulations made for the purposes of any definition in subsection (1) may be expressed not to apply, or to apply with specified modifications, in relation to a specified State or Territory. (3) A reference in this Act (other than in subsection (1)) to the processing of meat: (a) in relation to a meat processing plant, means: (i) the processing or packing of meat that is intended for human consumption; (ii) the production or packing of processed meat that is intended for human consumption; or (iii) other activities or operations prescribed, or included in a class of activities or operations prescribed, for the purposes of the definition of meat processing plant in subsection (1); and (b) in relation to an animal food processing plant, means: (i) the processing or packing of meat that is intended for use as animal food; (ii) the production or packing of processed meat that is intended for use as animal food; or (iii) other activities or operations prescribed, or included in a class of activities or operations prescribed, for the purposes of the definition of animal food processing plant in subsection (1).