Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00101:reg:5:p22
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00101
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 22/46)
Character Range: 103181–106117

has been treated humanely before and during slaughter at registered establishments in accordance with the requirements of the Australian Poultry Meat Standard.
Note: For information about humane treatment of poultry, see the Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals: Livestock at Slaughtering Establishments, published by CSIRO Publishing. This document could in 2021 be viewed on CSIRO Publishing's website (https://www.publish.csiro.au).

5‑7  Poultry fat
  Poultry fat for export as food must be derived only from carcases or carcase parts that are passed as fit for human consumption.

5‑8  Dressing poultry
  Poultry must be unconscious, and primary bleeding must have been completed, before dressing takes place.

5‑9  Areas where post‑mortem inspections are carried out
  The area in a registered establishment where post‑mortem inspections of carcases or carcase parts are carried out must not be encroached upon by equipment or persons (other than authorised officers carrying out the inspections).

5‑10  Disposition if carcase parts aggregated
  A disposition that is applied by an authorised officer, or a person designated in an approved arrangement to apply the disposition, to a carcase part that is aggregated with a part derived from a different poultry carcase, must be the most restrictive of the dispositions applied to:
 (a) any of the carcases from which the aggregated parts are derived; and
 (b) any of the carcase parts forming part of the aggregation.

5‑11  Compliance with decisions and dispositions
 (1) A decision or disposition, and any conditions specified in relation to a decision or disposition, applied to poultry by an authorised officer must be complied with.
 (2) A disposition, and any conditions specified in relation to a disposition, applied to carcases or carcase parts, or prescribed poultry meat or poultry meat products, by an authorised officer must be complied with.
 (3) For the purposes of this section, a decision or disposition:
 (a) is a decision about the admission of poultry for slaughter, or a disposition that may be applied to poultry, carcases or carcase parts, or prescribed poultry meat or poultry meat products, by an authorised officer under Division 2 of Part 4 of Chapter 9; and
 (b) includes:
 (i) a variation of such a decision or disposition; and
 (ii) any conditions specified in relation to such a decision or disposition.
Note 1: For decisions and dispositions that may be applied by authorised officers in relation to poultry, carcases or carcase parts, or prescribed poultry or poultry meat products, see sections 9‑21 to 9‑24.
Note 2: Carcases or carcase parts may be retained for further inspection, tests or treatment pending final disposition (see paragraphs 9‑23(2)(d) and (3)(a)).

5‑12  Loading prescribed poultry meat or poultry meat products for transfer between registered establishments
  Prescribed poultry meat or poultry meat products for