Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00102:reg:3:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00102
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 4/28)
Character Range: 195763–198486

accordance with a direction given by an authorised officer; or
 (c) a person designated in an approved arrangement in accordance with which the official mark is to be applied to the rabbit meat, ratite meat, rabbit meat products or ratite meat products as a person who may apply the official mark; or
 (d) a person to whom the Secretary has given a written approval to apply the official mark at a specified registered establishment and in relation to specified rabbit meat, ratite meat, rabbit meat products or ratite meat products, if the application is in accordance with the approval.
Note: For how a direction may be given by an authorised officer, see section 309 of the Act.

8‑23  Circumstances in which official mark must not be applied to rabbit meat, ratite meat, rabbit meat products or ratite meat products

Official marks generally
 (1) A person must not apply an official mark to rabbit meat, ratite meat, rabbit meat products or ratite meat products if:
 (a) the meat or meat products are not wholesome; or
 (b) the meat or meat products have deteriorated; or
 (c) the integrity of the meat or meat products cannot be ensured.
Note: For requirements to ensure the integrity of prescribed rabbit meat, ratite meat, rabbit meat products or ratite meat products, see section 5‑34.

Foreign country identification official marks and European Union official marks
 (2) A person must not apply a foreign country identification official mark or a European Union official mark to rabbit meat, ratite meat, rabbit meat products or ratite meat products if the circumstances in which that mark may be applied to the meat or meat products, as specified by the relevant importing country authority, no longer exist.
Note: For the foreign country identification mark, see section 8‑11. For the European Union official mark, see section 8‑14.

8‑24  Alteration of and interference with official marks
  A person may alter, or interfere with, an official mark (whether or not it has been applied to any rabbit meat, ratite meat, rabbit meat products or ratite meat products) only if:
 (a) the alteration or interference is required or permitted by this instrument; or
  (b) the person is an authorised officer or a person acting in accordance with a direction given by an authorised officer; or
 (c) the person is designated in an approved arrangement as a person who may alter or interfere with an official mark and the alteration or interference is in accordance with the arrangement; or
 (d) the Secretary has given the person a written approval to alter or interfere with an official mark at a specified registered establishment and in relation to specified rabbit meat, ratite meat, rabbit meat products or ratite meat