Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00100:reg:8:p60
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00100
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 8 (pt 60/75)
Character Range: 218576–221553

to the Halal meat certification operations will be complied with; and
 (ii) there will be reasonable grounds for Halal certificates to be issued.
Note: A Halal certificate is issued jointly by an Islamic organisation and the Secretary (see section 2‑13).
 (5) Each person who is to carry out Halal meat certification operations in accordance with the proposed arrangement must have the competency (for example, the knowledge, training, skills or experience) to carry out the operations.
 (6) Halal meat certification operations carried out by an Islamic organisation in accordance with the proposed arrangement must be objective, fair, accurate and complete.
 (7) There must be no reasonable grounds to believe that trade in the export from Australian territory of goods could be adversely affected if the proposed arrangement is approved.
 (8) Each of the following persons:
 (a) the applicant;
 (b) a person who is to manage or control the Halal meat certification operations in accordance with the proposed arrangement;
 (c) a person specified in the proposed arrangement as a person who is to sign Halal certificates in relation to prescribed meat or meat products in accordance with the proposed arrangement;
must undertake to ensure that the Halal meat certification operations covered by the arrangement are carried out in a way that ensures that:
 (d) the applicable requirements of the Act will be complied with; and
 (e) there will be reasonable grounds for Halal certificates to be issued.

Division 2—Conditions of approved arrangement

Subdivision A—Purpose of this Division

5‑54  Purpose of this Division
  For the purposes of paragraph 152(1)(b) of the Act, this Division prescribes conditions of an approved arrangement for Halal meat certification operations.
Note 1: If an approved arrangement is renewed, the conditions also apply in relation to the renewed approved arrangement (see paragraph 157(1)(b) of the Act).
Note 2: The holder of an approved arrangement may commit an offence or be liable to a civil penalty if a condition of the approved arrangement is contravened (see section 184 of the Act).

Subdivision B—Requirements

5‑55  Importing country requirements must be met
  An approved arrangement must ensure that all importing country requirements relating to Halal meat certification operations are met.

Subdivision C—Management practices
Note: Subdivision J of Division 2 of Part 1 of this Chapter deals with management practices for approved arrangements for other kinds of export operations in relation to prescribed meat or meat products.

5‑56  Operations must be objective, fair etc. and meet importing country requirements
 (1) Halal meat certification operations carried out in accordance with an approved arrangement must be objective, fair, accurate and complete.
 (2) The holder of the approved arrangement must ensure that the certification operations carried out in accordance with the approved arrangement meet importing country