Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00100:reg:3:p6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00100
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 6/25)
Character Range: 280167–282876

deface official mark
 (5) If an official mark has been applied to meat or meat products and the official mark is required to be removed or defaced under any of subsections (1) to (4), the official mark must be removed or defaced by:
 (a) an authorised officer or a person acting in accordance with a direction given by an authorised officer; or
 (b) a person designated in an approved arrangement in accordance with which the official mark was applied to the meat or meat products as a person who may remove or deface the official mark; or
 (c) a person to whom the Secretary has given a written approval to remove or deface the official mark at a specified registered establishment and in relation to specified meat or meat products, if the official mark is removed or defaced in accordance with the approval.
Note 1: For how a direction may be given by an authorised officer, see section 309 of the Act.
Note 2: A person may commit an offence or be liable to a civil penalty if the person engages in conduct that contravenes a provision in this Division (see section 258 of the Act).

8‑32  Records of official marks manufactured or supplied
  The holder of an approved arrangement that covers the manufacture or supply of official marks for use at establishments that are registered for operations to prepare prescribed meat or meat products for export must:
 (a) make a daily written record stating:
 (i) each kind of official mark manufactured on that day; and
 (ii) the number of each kind of official mark manufactured on that day; and
 (b) make a written record stating:
 (i) each day a consignment of official marks was supplied to an establishment that is registered for operations to prepare prescribed meat or meat products for export; and
 (ii) each kind of official mark included in the consignment; and
 (iii) the means used to transport the consignment.
Note: The holder of the approved arrangement must retain each record made under this section for at least 3 years (see subsection 11‑10(1)).

8‑33  Records of official marks received, applied, removed, defaced, destroyed or returned
  The holder of an approved arrangement for operations to prepare prescribed meat or meat products for export at a registered establishment must make a written record of the following:
 (a) consignments of official marks received at the establishment;
 (b) official marks applied to meat or meat products at the establishment;
 (c) official marks removed from meat or meat products, or defaced, at the establishment;
 (d) official marks destroyed at the establishment;
 (e) official marks returned from the establishment.
Note: The holder of the approved arrangement must retain each record made under this