Australian Capital Territory
Meat Regulations 1931   
made under the
Meat Act 1931
Republication No 5
Republication date: 1 March 2002
Last amendment made by Act 2001 No 44
Amendments incorporated to 12 September 2001

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel's Office

About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Meat Regulations 1931, made under the Meat Act 1931 as in force on 1 March 2002.  It includes any amendment, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law to 12 September 2001 and any amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes).  
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4. 
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Editorial changes
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When preparing the authorised version of this republication amendments were made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).
Uncommenced provisions and amendments
If a provision of the republished law has not commenced or is affected by an uncommenced amendment, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the uncommenced provision or amendment appears only in the last endnote.
Modifications
If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes.  For the legal status of modifications, see Legislation Act 2001, section 95.
Penalties
The value of a penalty unit for an offence against this republished law at the republication date is—
	(a)	if the person charged is an individual—$100; or
	(b)	if the person charged is a corporation—$500.

Amendments incorporated to
12 September 2001

Australian Capital Territory
Meat Regulations 1931
made under the
Meat Act 1931
Contents
	Page
	1	Citation	2
	4	Slaughter at an abattoir	2
	5	Permit to slaughter	2
	6	Importation of meat	3
	7	Notification of decisions	4
	8	Review of decisions	4
Endnotes
	1	About the endnotes	5
	2	Abbreviation key	5
	3	Legislation history	6
	4	Amendment history	9
	5	Earlier republications	11

Amendments incorporated to
12 September 2001

Australian Capital Territory
Meat Regulations 1931     

made under the
Meat Act 1931

    

  

1	Citation
These regulations may be cited as the Meat Regulations 1931.
4	Slaughter at an abattoir
A person shall not slaughter at an abattoir unless he or she holds a permit to slaughter issued by the chief health officer, or is a person employed by the holder of the permit.
Maximum penalty:  50 penalty units.
5	Permit to slaughter
	(1)	The chief health officer may, on the application of any person, grant to that person a permit to slaughter at an abattoir.
Note	A fee may be determined under the Act, s 19B (Determination of fees) for this regulation.
	(2)		A permit granted under subregulation (1) is subject to the conditions as are specified in the permit.
	(3)	A permit to slaughter shall, unless sooner suspended or revoked, be valid only for the calendar year in which it is issued.
	(4)	The chief health officer may, at any time, suspend or revoke any permit to slaughter, and thereupon the person holding the permit shall not slaughter any animal at an abattoir.
	(5)	A permit to slaughter may be renewed from 1 January in each year.
Note	A fee may be determined under the Act, s 19B (Determination of fees) for this regulation.
	(6)	If an application for a permit or the renewal of a permit is refused, any fee paid for the application must be refunded.
	(7)	The chief health officer may, on the application of a holder of a permit to slaughter, transfer the permit to any other person named in the application.
6	Importation of meat
	(1)	A person shall not import into the ACT meat from—
	(a)	a State or Territory to which the Meat Inspection Act 1983 (Cwlth) does not extend; or
	(b)	premises that are not registered premises within the meaning of the Export Control Act 1982 (Cwlth);
unless the meat is imported directly into the ACT from premises approved by the chief health officer for this subregulation.
Maximum penalty:  50 penalty units. 
	(2)	The chief health officer shall, on an application by the owner or occupier of premises, in writing, approve those premises for subregulation (1) if those premises are maintained and conducted in a satisfactory manner for the clean and efficient slaughter of animals for meat, and dressing, packing and storing of meat, for human consumption.
	(3)	An approval for subregulation (1) shall remain in force until the expiration of 30 June next succeeding the day on that the approval was granted or renewed and, subject to subregulation (4), may be renewed or further renewed.
	(4)	The chief health officer shall, on application by the owner or occupier of premises approved by the chief health officer for subregulation (1), in writing, renew the approval of those premises for those purposes if, during the period in which they were so approved, the premises were maintained and conducted in a satisfactory manner for the clean and efficient slaughter of animals for meat, and dressing, packing and storing of meat, for human consumption.
	(5)	An approval under subregulation (2) or (4) is a notifiable instrument.
Note	A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act 2001.
7	Notification of decisions
	(1)	Where the chief health officer makes a decision—
	(a)	under regulation 5 (1) to refuse to grant a permit to slaughter at an abbattoir; or
	(b)	under regulation 5 (1) to impose conditions on a permit to slaughter at an abbattoir; or
	(c)	under regulation 5 (3) to suspend or to revoke a permit to slaughter at an abbattoir; or
	(d)	under regulation 5 (4) to refuse to renew a permit to slaughter at an abbattoir; or
	(e)	under regulation 5 (7) to refuse to transfer a permit to slaughter at an abbattoir; or
	(f)	under regulation 6 (1) to refuse to approve premises for that subregulation; or
	(g)	under regulation 6 (4) to refuse to renew the approval of premises for regulation 6 (1);
the chief health officer shall, by notice in writing, inform a person whose interests are affected by the decision of the making of the decision.
	(2)	A notice under subregulation (1) shall be in accordance with the requirements of the code of practice in force under the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1989, section 25B (1).
8	Review of decisions
Application may be made to the administrative appeals tribunal for a review of a decision of the chief health officer referred to in regulation 7 (1).

Endnotes
1	About the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history.  Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history.  Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Uncommenced amending laws are listed in the legislation history and the amendment history.  These details are underlined.  Uncommenced provisions and amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last endnotes.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.  
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
If the republished law includes penalties, current information about penalty unit values appears on the republication inside front cover.
2	Abbreviation key

am = amended	ord = ordinance	
amdt = amendment	orig = original	
ch = chapter	p = page	
cl = clause	par = paragraph	
def = definition	pres = present	
dict = dictionary	prev = previous	
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative 	(prev...) = previously	
Assembly	prov = provision	
div = division	pt = part	
exp = expires/expired	r = rule/subrule	
Gaz = Gazette	reg = regulation/subregulation	
hdg = heading	renum = renumbered	
ins = inserted/added	reloc = relocated	
LA = Legislation Act 2001	R[X] = Republication No	
LR = legislation register	s = section/subsection	
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996	sch = schedule	
mod = modified / modification	sdiv = subdivision	
num = numbered	sub = substituted	
No = number	SL  = Subordinate Law	
o = order	underlining = whole or part not commenced	
om = omitted/repealed		
3	Legislation history
The Meat Regulations 1931 were originally made under the Meat Ordinance 1931 (now the Meat Act 1931) as the Meat Regulations 1931.
They were renamed as the Meat Regulations by SL 1970 No 3 and later renamed as the Meat Regulations 1931 under the Legislation Act 2001 in republication No 5.
Before 11 May 1989, regulations commenced on their notification day unless otherwise stated (see Interpretation Ordinance 1914, s 5, Interpretation Ordinance 1937 s 16, Interpretation Act 1967 s 50, Subordinate Laws Act 1989 s 6).
	Legislation before self-government
Meat Regulations 1931
notified 30 July 1931
commenced 1 August 1931
as amended by
Amendment of Meat Regulations 1931
notified 27 August 1931
commenced 27 August 1931
Amendment of Meat Regulations 1932
notified 1 March 1932
commenced 1 March 1932
Amendment of Meat Regulations 1934
notified 4 January 1934
commenced 4 January 1934
Amendment of Meat Regulations 1936
notified 2 April 1936
commenced 2 April 1936
Amendment of Meat Regulations 1938
notified 22 December 1938
commenced 22 December 1938
Amendment of Meat Regulations 1945 No 1
notified 12 July 1945
commenced 12 July 1945
Amendment of Meat Regulations 1953 No 5
notified 1 April 1953
commenced 1 April 1953
Amendments of Meat Regulations 1970 No 3
notified 5 February 1970
commenced 5 February 1970
Amendments of Meat Regulations 1971 No 14
notified 22 December 1971
commenced 23 December 1971 (reg 1)
Amendments of Meat Regulations 1975 No 31
notified 15 December 1975
commenced 15 December 1975
Amendments of Meat Regulations 1976 No 20
notified 3 November 1976
commenced 3 November 1976
Amendments of Meat Regulations 1978 No 16
notified 12 October 1978
commenced 12 October 1978
Amendments of Meat Regulations 1979 No 21
notified 16 October 1979
commenced 16 October 1979
Regulations to repeal certain Regulations etc 1980 No 3 
notified 25 March 1980
commenced 25 March 1980
Meat Regulations (Amendment) 1985 No 15
notified 1 July 1985
commenced 1 July 1985
Meat Regulations (Amendment) 1988 No 4
notified 4 May 1988
commenced 4 May 1988
Meat Regulations (Amendment) 1988 No 11
notified 11 July 1988
commenced 4 May 1988
Self-Government (Consequential Amendments) Ordinance 1989 No 38 sch 3
notified 10 May 1989 (Cwlth Gaz No S164)
s 1, s 2 commenced 10 May 1989 (s 2 (1))
sch 3 commenced 11 May 1989 (s 2 (2) and see Cwlth Gaz 1989 
No S164)
	Legislation after self-government
Health Services (Consequential Provisions) Act 1990 No 63 sch 2
notified 28 December 1990 (Gaz 1990 No S102)
s 1, s 2 commenced 28 December 1990 (s 2 (1)
sch 2 commenced 31 January 1991 (s 2 (2) and Gaz 1991
No S4)
Health (Consequential Provisions) Act 1993 No 14 sch 2
notified 1 March 1993 (Gaz 1993 No S23)
commenced 1 March 1993 (s 2)
Administrative Appeals (Consequential Amendments) Act 1994 No 60 sch 2
notified 11 October 1994 (Gaz 1994 S197)
s 1, s 2 commenced 11 October 1994 (s 2 (1))
sch 2 commenced 11 October 1994 (s 2 (2) and see Gaz 1994 No S250)
Regulations Revision (Penalties) Regulations 1996 No 8 sch
notified 6 June 1996
commenced 6 June 1996 (reg 2)
Public Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1997 No 70 sch 2
notified 9 Oct 1997 (Gaz 1997 No S300)
ss 1-3 commenced 9 October 1997 (s 2 (1))
sch 2 commenced 13 August 1998 (s 2 (2) and Gaz 1998 No 49)
Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 No 44 pt 245
notified 26 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 30)
s 1, s 2 commenced 26 July 2001 (IA s 10B)
pt 245 commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 and Gaz 2001 No S65)
4	Amendment history
Citation
reg 1	am 1970 No 3; R5 LA
Interpretation
reg 2	am 1985 No 15; Act 1997 No 70 
	om  Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.2821

reg 3	om 1985 No 15
Slaughter at an abattoir
reg 4	am 1975 No 31; 1980 No 3; 1985 No 15; 1988 No 4; 1988 No 11; Act 1990 No 63; 1996 No 8; Act 1997 No 70
Permit to slaughter
reg 5	am regs notfd 27 August 1931 and 1 March 1932; 1970 No 3; 1975 No 31; 1980 No 3; 1985 No 15; 1988 No 4; 1988 No 11; Act 1990 No 63; Act 1997 No 7; Act 2001 No 44 amdts 1.2822-1.2827
	renum R5 LA (see Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.2827
Importation of meat
reg 6	am 1980 No 3
	sub 1985 No 15
	am 1988 No 4; 1998 No 11; Act 1990 No 63; 1996 No 8; Act 1997 No 70; Act 2001 No 44 amdts 1.2828-1.2830
Notification of decisions
reg 7	am 1980 No 3
	om 1985 No 15
	ins 1988 No 4
	am 1988 No 11; Ord 1989 No 38; Act 1990 No 63; Act 1994 No 60; Act 1997 No 70
Review of decisions
reg 8	om 1985 No 15
	ins 1988 No 4
	am 1988 No 11; Ord 1989 No 38; Act 1990 No 63; Act 1994 No 60; Act 1997 No 70
Duties of slaughterers
reg 9	am 1975 No 31; 1980 No 3
	om 1985 No 15
Animals at abattoirs
reg 10	om 1985 No 15
Dogs in abattoir or slaughter place
reg 11	am 1970 No 3; 1976 No 20
	om 1985 No 15
Removal of carcasses
reg 12	om 1985 No 15
Time of removal of carcasses
reg 13	om 1985 No 15
Inspector may cut carcasses
reg 14	om 1985 No 15
Instructions of superintendent
reg 15 	om 1985 No 15
No intoxicating liquor in abattoir or slaughtering place
reg 16	am 1970 No 3
	om 1985 No 15
Removal of fat or edible offal
reg 17 	am 1970 No 3
	om 1985 No 15
Hides and skins
reg 18	om 1985 No 15
Prescribed brands for the purposes of section 7 of the ordinance
reg 19	sub regs notfd 2 April 1936
	am 1945 No 1
	sub 1953 No 5
	am 1971 No 14; 1976 No 20
	om 1985 No 15
Trespass
reg 20	om 1985 No 15
Permits to bring meat into Territory
reg 20A	ins 1953 No 5
	am 1975 No 31; 1976 No 20; 1978 No 16; 1980 No 3
	om 1985 No 15
Offences
reg 21	om 1996 No 8
Penalties
reg 22	am 1970 No 3; 1979 No 21
	om 1996 No 8
Schedule
sch	am regs notfd 22 December 1938; 1970 No 3; 1975 No 31; 1980 No 3; 1988 No 4; 1988 No 11; Act 1990 No 63; Act 1993 No 14; Act 1997 No 70
	om Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.2831

5	Earlier republications
Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.  
Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register.  A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1.  Except for the footer, electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical. 

Republication No	Amendments to	Republication date	
1	Act 1990 No 63	31 August 1991	
2	Act 1993 No 14	31 January 1994	
3	Act 1994 No 60	28 February 1995	
4	Act 1997 No 70	31 July 1999	

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