Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00102:reg:5:p31
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00102
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 31/52)
Character Range: 130662–133453

5‑24  Prescribed rabbit meat, ratite meat, rabbit meat products or ratite meat products for further processing
 (1) Despite subsection 5‑22(1), a trade description including only the following information may be applied to prescribed rabbit meat, ratite meat, rabbit meat products or ratite meat products that are to be transferred between registered establishments for further processing:
 (a) the type of animal from which the meat or meat products were derived;
 (b) for packaged meat or meat products—the date of packaging;
 (c) the words "FOR FURTHER PROCESSING BEFORE EXPORT".
Note 1: Examples of types of animals are emus, ostriches, rabbits and hares.
Note 2: For date of packaging, see section 1‑5.
 (2) If a trade description is applied to prescribed rabbit meat, ratite meat, rabbit meat products or ratite meat products as permitted by subsection (1), then before the meat or meat products are loaded for export:
 (a) a trade description containing all of the information required by subsection 5‑22(3) must be applied to the meat or meat products; and
 (b) the words "FOR FURTHER PROCESSING BEFORE EXPORT" must be removed from the trade description.
Note: For the requirement to apply an official mark to the meat and meat products, see Division 6 of this Part.

Subdivision B—Requirements for prescribed rabbit meat and prescribed rabbit meat products: carcases and carcase parts

5‑25  Application of this Subdivision
  To avoid doubt, this Subdivision applies in addition to Subdivision A of this Division.

5‑26  Trade descriptions applied to rabbit carcases
 (1) A trade description applied to prescribed rabbit meat that is carcases that are intended to be exported must include:
 (a) for the carcase of a rabbit of the genus Oryctolagus—the word "RABBIT"; and
 (b) for the carcase of a rabbit of the genus Lepus—the word "HARE".
 (2) If the carcase has been prepared to include skin, head or feet, the trade description must include the words "SKIN ON", "HEAD ON" or "FEET ON" (as the case requires).

5‑27  Trade description applied to rabbit carcase parts
 (1) A trade description applied to prescribed rabbit meat that is carcase parts that are intended to be exported must comply with this section.
Note: Carcase parts include offal (see the definitions of carcase part in section 1‑5 of this instrument and clause 1.3 of the Australian Meat Standard).
 (2) The trade description must include:
  (a) for a carcase part of a rabbit of the genus Oryctolagus—the word "RABBIT"; and
 (b) for a carcase part of a rabbit of the genus Lepus—the word "HARE"; and
 (c) a description of the carcase part.
Examples: The cut or organ.
 (3) The trade description may include the words "BONE‑IN", "BONED OUT", "PART BONED" or "BONELESS".

Division 6—Official marks
Note: See Part 3