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MEAT INDUSTRY ACT 1993
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
1. Purposes
2. Commencement
3. Definitions
4. Declared diseases or conditions
5. Act not to apply in certain cases
PART 2--MEAT INSPECTION
6. Authority to provide inspection services
7. Approved inspection services
8. Relationship between inspection systems
9. Recovery of inspection fees
PART 3--QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAMS
10. Approval of programs
10A. Minister may require certain premises to have quality assurance program
11. Contents of program
12. Compliance monitoring
12A. Audit of quality assurance programs of declared facilities
13. Withdrawal or suspension
PART 3A--CODES OF PRACTICE
13A. Codes of Practice
13B. Procedure for making a Code of Practice
13C. Commencement of Code of Practice
13D. Availability of Codes of Practice
13E. Requirement to comply with Code of Practice
13F. Revocation of Codes of Practice
PART 4--LICENSING
Division 1--General provisions
14. Licence application
15. Licensing of food processing facilities
16. Fit and proper person—operator and applicant
17. Authority may determine application
18. Authority must refuse to grant licence in some cases
19. Licence period
20. Licence renewal
21. Variation of a licence
22. Suspension or cancellation of licence
23. Licensee to comply with other applicable laws
24. Review by Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal
Division 2--Operators
25. Operators of meat processing facilities
26. Change of nomination
27. Powers and functions of operator
28. Operator's and licensee's names to be displayed
PART 5--DUTIES CONCERNING MEAT PROCESSING FACILITIES
Division 1--Offences concerning meat processing facilities
29. Records
30. Testing for chemicals and disease
31. Unauthorised removal of stored meat
32. Diseased meat
33. Unauthorised alteration of facility
Division 2--Fitness for consumption
34. Ban on sale of certain meat for human consumption
35. Ban on sale or slaughter
36. Ban on sale of meat from knackery
37. Ban on sale of pet food for human consumption
37A. Ban on sale of certain meat at butcher shops
37B. Ban on sale of certain meat for consumption as pet food
Division 3--Other offences
38. Slaughter at unlicensed premises
39. Branding
40. Unlicensed facilities
41. Failure to comply with licence conditions or restrictions
42. False information
PART 5A--MEAT TRANSPORT VEHICLES
42A. Use of unlicensed vehicle
42B. Breach of licence conditions or restrictions
PART 6--PRIMESAFE
Division 1--Administration
43. Establishment of the Authority
44. Functions of the Authority
45. Powers of the Authority
46. Accountability of Authority
47. Immunity
48. Membership of the Authority
49. Terms of appointment
50. Vacancies
51. Payment of members
52. Procedure of the Authority
53. Effect of vacancy or defect
54. Staff
55. Terms and conditions of staff
56. Pecuniary interests of chief executive officer and members
57. Confidentiality
58. Delegation
Division 2--Financial
63. Repayment of advances
64. Corporate plan
Division 3--Selection committee
65. Establishment of the committee
66. Recommendations of a selection committee
67. Procedure
68. Expenses of the committee
69. Dissolution of committee
PART 7--ENFORCEMENT
70. Appointment of inspectors
71. Identification of inspectors
72. Powers of inspectors
73. Offence to obstruct an inspector
74. Powers of chief executive officer
74A. Chief executive officer may obtain enforcement order
75. Evidence
76. Proceedings
77. Service of documents
PART 8--REGULATIONS
78. Regulations
PART 9--AMENDMENTS, REPEALS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
Division 2--Transitional provisions
85. Certain matters to have continuing effect
86. Licences and registrations
87. Abolition of VAMIA
88. Appeals
89. Continuation of superannuation entitlements
90. Interpretation of Legislation Act not affected
91. Termination of reference of inspection powers to Commonwealth
92. References
93. Transitional—change of membership of selection committee
94. Effect of change of name and membership of Authority
SCHEDULE 1
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