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procedures for notifiable diseases at an establishment where a veterinary officer is located, is to be read as a reference to a veterinary officer.

1‑8  Modifications of certain terms used in the Australian Meat Standard
 (1) For the purposes of this instrument, the Australian Meat Standard is taken to be modified as provided by this section.
 (2) The definition of dried meat in clause 1.3 of the Australian Meat Standard is taken to be omitted and the following definition is taken to be substituted:
dried meat does not include slow‑dried cured meat.
 (3) A reference in the Australian Meat Standard to a meat business is to be read as a reference to an establishment where operations to prepare meat or meat products for export are carried out or, if the context requires, the occupier of such an establishment.
 (4) A reference in the Australian Meat Standard to a meat transport vehicle is to be read as a reference to that term as defined by section 1‑5 of this instrument.
 (5) A reference in the Australian Meat Standard to the operator or proprietor of meat premises is to be read as a reference to the occupier of an establishment.
Note: Establishment has the same meaning as premises (see the definition of establishment in section 12 of the Act).

1‑9  Circumstances in which alternative procedure, standard or other requirement is taken to meet requirements of Australian Meat Standard
  If:
 (a) the Australian Meat Standard requires a particular technique (the Australian Meat Standard technique) to be implemented in carrying out operations to prepare prescribed meat or meat products for export; and
 (b) under section 4‑3, meeting that requirement is a condition of the registration of the registered establishment where operations to prepare the meat or meat products for export are carried out; and
 (c) an approved arrangement that covers operations to prepare the meat or meat products for export provides for an alternative procedure, standard or other requirement to be implemented in carrying out those operations;
then, for the purposes of this instrument, the implementation of the alternative procedure, standard or other requirement in carrying out those operations is taken to meet the requirement to implement the Australian Meat Standard technique in carrying out those operations.
Note 1: The holder of the approved arrangement may need to apply to the Secretary under paragraph 161(1)(b) of the Act to approve a variation of the arrangement to implement an alternative procedure, standard or other requirement in carrying out operations to prepare prescribed meat or meat products for export.
Note 2: The holder of the approved arrangement may commit an offence or be liable to a civil penalty under section 163 of the Act if:
(a)