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NATIONAL TRADE MEASUREMENT REGULATIONS 2009 (SLI NO 233 OF 2009) - REG 1.5

Certain articles must be sold by measurement -- meat

Meat of dead animals

         (1)   For paragraphs 18HC (1) (b) and (2) (b) of the Act, and subject to subregulation (4), the meat of a dead animal mentioned in the following table is specified as a class of articles that must be sold by mass.

Item

Animal

1

Amphibian, including frog

2

Aquatic reptile or other reptile, including crocodile

3

Aquatic vertebrate or invertebrate:

   (a)  including fish; but

   (b)  not including shellfish

4

Bird, including

   (a)  chicken; and

   (b)  duck; and

   (c)  emu; and

   (d)  goose; and

   (e)  guineafowl; and

   (f)  ostrich; and

   (g)  pheasant; and

   (h)  quail; and

    (i)  squab; and

    (j)  turkey

5

Buffalo

6

Camel

7

Cattle

8

Deer

9

Donkey

10

Goat

11

Hare, but not rabbit

12

Horse

13

Kangaroo

14

Pig

15

Sheep

16

Wallaby

Methods of processing meat of dead animals

         (2)   For paragraphs 18HC (1) (b) and (2) (b) of the Act, the meat of a dead animal mentioned in the table in subregulation (1) which is subjected to a process mentioned in the following table is specified as a class of articles that must be sold by mass.

Item

Process

1

Adding a substance (for example, a preservative, colouring or flavouring)

2

Boning

3

Cooking, if the meat:

   (a)  is cooked for the purpose of sale at another location; or

   (b)  is cooked for the purpose of sale to a reseller

4

Crumbing

5

Curing for preservation (for example, salting or drying)

6

Dicing

7

Drying

8

Forming

9

Freezing

10

Glazing

11

Marinading

12

Mincing

13

Pickling

14

Salting

15

Seasoning

16

Shredding

17

Slicing

18

Smoking

19

Tenderising

         (3)   For the table in subregulation (1), the meat of a dead animal includes:

                (a)    the cheek, liver, spleen, tail and tongue; and

               (b)    tripe.

         (4)   For the table in subregulation (1), the meat of a dead animal is taken not to be included in the table if it is subjected to a process mentioned in the following table.

Item

Process

1

Blending with a significant amount of another product or products

2

Combining with a significant amount of another product or products

3

Fermenting

4

Filling

5

Reconstituting

6

Stuffing

         (5)   For the table in subregulation (1), the meat of a dead animal is taken not to be included in that table if it is mentioned in the following table.

Item

Kind of meat

1

Meat that is cooked for the purpose of sale at the place at which it is sold

2

Brains

3

Feet

4

Head

5

The whole or any part of a rabbit

6

Shellfish, including:

   (a)  molluscs; and

   (b)  crustaceans

7

Prepackaged meat

2.1           Use of measuring instrument must not contravene any other provision

         (1)   In addition to each other offence included in a provision of these Regulations other than this regulation, a person must not use a measuring instrument for trade in a manner that contravenes any other provision of these Regulations.

         (2)   A person who engages in conduct that contravenes subregulation (1) commits an offence.

Penalty:   20 penalty units.

         (3)   The offence mentioned in subregulation (2) is an offence of strict liability.

Note 1    For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .

Note 2    The Act includes several provisions related to the liability of several classes of persons for an offence against a provision of Part IV, V, VI or VII of the Act.

Note 3    See the Act for provisions related to the liability of several classes of persons for the physical element or fault element of an offence against the Act committed by a body corporate.



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