Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2017C00876:reg:6:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2017C00876
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 7913–10866

6  Definitions
Note 1: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:
(a) ALOP;
(b) Australian territory;
(c) goods;
(d) passenger vessel.
Note 2: The term "exclusive economic zone" is defined in the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
  In this instrument:
Act means the Biosecurity Act 2015.
foreign country health certificate, for a particular product, means a certificate from the relevant overseas authority that, based on a testing method recognised by the OIE in the Aquatic Animal Health Code as confirming freedom from disease, the product has been found to be free of WSSV and YHV.
Note: The OIE (Office International des Epizooties) is the World Organisation for Animal Health. The Aquatic Animal Health Code could in 2017 be viewed on the OIE's website (http://www.oie.int/).
foreign country processing declaration, for a particular product, means a declaration from the relevant overseas authority, on an official health certificate, that:
 (a) uncooked prawns and uncooked prawn meat used in the product were derived from prawns that were wild‑caught in Australian territory; and
 (b) the product was processed at an establishment that was approved by the relevant overseas authority; and
 (c) the establishment had procedures in place to ensure that, throughout transport, processing and storage, the product was segregated from the following:
 (i) prawns that were not sourced from Australia;
 (ii) products derived from such prawns;
 (iii) other sources of contamination.
overseas authority means an authority that is on the List of Overseas Authorities—Aquatic Animals for Import, which is the list with that name prepared by the Director of Biosecurity and published on the Department's website, as existing on 16 June 2016.
Note 1: A body is included in the List of Overseas Authorities—Aquatic Animals for Import if the Director of Biosecurity is satisfied that the body is competent to certify that biosecurity risks associated with aquatic goods that are, or are intended to be, brought or imported into Australian territory have been managed to an acceptable level.
Note 2: In 2017, the Department's website was http://www.agriculture.gov.au/.
secure supply chain means the biosecurity integrity program arrangements with the Thai Department of Fisheries that relate to the processing of prawns harvested in Australia and exported to Thailand for import back to Australia, which were announced by the Department on 27 August 2015.
Note: See the Import Industry Advice Notice "New Conditions for the Import of Raw Frozen Wild caught Australian Prawns from Approved Processing Factories in Thailand", Ref: 69-2015, published by the Department on 27 August 2015. In 2017, the Notice could be accessed from http://www.agriculture.gov.au.
shelf‑stable: goods are shelf‑stable if:
 (a) the goods have been commercially manufactured; and
 (b) the goods have been packaged by the manufacturer;