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(see section 12 of the Act).
Codex means the Codex Alimentarius issued by the body known as the Codex Alimentarius Commission of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organisation, as in force from time to time.
Note: The Codex Alimentarius could in 2021 be viewed on the website of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (http://www.fao.org).
commercially sterile, in relation to fish or fish products, means free of pathogens that are capable of growing under the conditions the fish or fish products are likely to encounter during storage and distribution at ambient temperature.
construction, in relation to an establishment or equipment, includes design, installation, assembly, layout and the materials of which the establishment and equipment are made.
container system unit means a container designed for use as a unit of cargo handling equipment in the transport of goods by aircraft or vessel.
critical control point, in relation to a hazard, means a step during the production of food at which a control can be applied that is essential to prevent or eliminate the hazard or reduce its occurrence to an acceptable level.
critical limit, in relation to a hazard, means the limit to which the hazard must be controlled to prevent or eliminate it or reduce its occurrence to an acceptable level.
crocodile meat means the edible part of a crocodile.
depuration has the same meaning as in the Australian Shellfish Export Standards.
disease, in relation to a fish, means a disease suffered by or carried by the fish that is likely to be transmitted through fish or fish products.
dismembering, a fish, includes gutting and gilling the fish.
equipment includes any implement for the preparation of food, but does not include a vehicle used to transport food.
essential services includes:
 (a) water, gas and electricity; and
 (b) sewerage, drainage and waste disposal systems.
exporter of prescribed fish or fish products means:
 (a) the applicant for an export permit for the fish or fish products; or
 (b) if an export permit has been issued for the fish or fish products—the holder of the export permit.
fishing vessel means a vessel used for operations to prepare fish.
fish product means a product containing fish.
Note: For fish, see section 12 of the Act.
floors includes stairs, platforms and like areas.
food carrying compartment, of a conveyance, means the part or area of the conveyance in which fish or fish products are carried.
food contact surface means a surface that is likely to come into contact with exposed fish, fish products or their ingredients.
Example: Fish or fish products that are being prepared but have not been packaged are exposed.
food handler