Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00100:reg:3:p20
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00100
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 20/25)
Character Range: 315133–317990

applied to carcases:
 (a) passed for human consumption;
 (b) passed for human consumption and unsuitable for export;
 (c) passed for human consumption and unsuitable for export to a specified country;
 (d) retained for final disposition;
 (e) unfit for human consumption and may be recovered for animal food;
 (f) unfit for human consumption and may be recovered for pharmaceutical material;
 (g) condemned.

Dispositions for carcase parts
 (4) One of the following dispositions must be applied to carcase parts:
 (a) a disposition referred to in any of paragraphs (3)(a) to (g);
 (b) derived from an animal the carcase of which is passed for human consumption and the carcase parts require further treatment to be fit for human consumption.

9‑25  Inspections of meat and meat products and applying dispositions
  An authorised officer:
 (a) may carry out inspections of meat or meat products; and
 (b) after carrying out an inspection, must apply one of the following dispositions to the meat or meat products:
 (i) a disposition referred to in any of paragraphs 9‑24(3)(a) to (g);
 (ii) unsuitable for export as food;
 (iii) unsuitable for export as food to a specified country.
Note 1: An authorised officer may apply a disposition under this section subject to conditions, and may vary a disposition applied under this section (see section 9‑26). For example, an authorised officer may vary a disposition applied to meat if, after being inspected, the meat deteriorates or further information is obtained about residue levels in the meat.
Note 2: See also section 9‑32 (powers where integrity of meat or meat products may not be able to be ensured).

9‑26  Applying decisions or dispositions subject to conditions and variation

Admission decisions or dispositions may be subject to conditions
 (1) An authorised officer may apply:
 (a) a decision referred to in subsection 9‑22(1); or
 (b) a disposition referred to in paragraph 9‑23(b), subsection 9‑24(3) or (4) or paragraph 9‑25(b);
subject to any conditions that are necessary to achieve the objects of the Act.
 (2) Conditions to which a decision or disposition is subject under subsection (1) must be specified by the authorised officer at the time the decision or disposition is applied.

Variation of admission decisions, dispositions or conditions
 (3) If an authorised officer reasonably believes that the circumstances that led to the application of a decision or disposition referred to in subsection (1) have changed, an authorised officer may vary:
 (a) the decision or disposition; or
 (b) a condition (if any) to which the decision or disposition is subject.

9‑27  Stopping chain of operations temporarily or controlling rate of operations
  If an authorised officer reasonably believes it is necessary to do so for the purpose of:
 (a) accurately inspecting or applying a decision or