Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00102:reg:2:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00102
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2 (pt 1/11)
Character Range: 23507–26757

2  Post‑mortem dispositions and related actions for ratite carcases or carcase parts—disease or abnormality              150
Endnotes 158
Endnote 1—About the endnotes 158
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key 159
Endnote 3—Legislation history 160
Endnote 4—Amendment history 161

Chapter 1—Preliminary

Part 1—Preliminary

1‑1  Name
  This instrument is the Export Control (Rabbit and Ratite Meat and Rabbit and Ratite Meat Products) Rules 2021.

1‑3  Authority
  This instrument is made under the Export Control Act 2020.

1‑4  Simplified outline of this instrument

      General
      This instrument prescribes matters and makes other provision in relation to certain rabbit and ratite meat and rabbit and ratite meat products (prescribed rabbit meat, ratite meat, rabbit meat products and ratite meat products) for the purposes of the Export Control Act 2020 (the Act).
      Prescribed rabbit meat, ratite meat, rabbit meat products or ratite meat products must not be exported from Australian territory unless the conditions prescribed by this instrument (prescribed export conditions) are complied with. A person may commit an offence or be liable to a civil penalty if prescribed rabbit meat, ratite meat, rabbit meat products or ratite meat products are exported in contravention of prescribed export conditions (see Division 4 of Part 1 of Chapter 2 of the Act).
      This instrument prescribes other matters and makes other provision in relation to the export of rabbit meat, ratite meat, rabbit meat products and ratite meat products, including in relation to the following:
             (a) exemptions;
             (b) government certificates;
             (c) registered establishments;
             (d) approved arrangements;
             (e) export permits;
             (f) notices of intention to export;
             (g) trade descriptions;
             (h) official marks and official marking devices;
             (i) audits;
             (j) assessments;
             (k) functions and powers of authorised officers;
             (l) records;
             (m) samples;
             (n) damaged or destroyed rabbit meat, ratite meat, rabbit meat products or ratite meat products.
      Structure of this instrument and Chapter numbering
      This instrument is arranged in Chapters that have the same number and name as the corresponding Chapters in the Act. For example, the provisions of this instrument that are made for the purposes of Chapter 4—Registered establishments of the Act are included in Chapter 4—Registered establishments of this instrument. This means there are gaps in the Chapter numbering because there are no provisions for the purposes of some Chapters of the Act.

Part 2—Interpretation

Division 1—Definitions

1‑5  Definitions
Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:
(a) Australian territory;
(b) authorised officer;
(c) export;
(d) export operations;
(e) integrity;
(f) prepare;
(g) prescribed agriculture law;
(h) Regulatory Powers Act.
  In this instrument:
Act means the Export Control Act 2020, and includes:
 (a) legislative instruments made under the Export Control Act 2020; and
 (b) the Regulatory Powers Act as it applies in relation