Meat Hygiene Amendment Act 1997

Meat Hygiene Amendment Act 1997

An Act to amend the Meat Hygiene Act 1985

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

1.   Short title

This Act may be cited as the Meat Hygiene Amendment Act 1997 .

2.   Commencement

This Act commences on a day to be proclaimed.

3.   Principal Act

In this Act, the Meat Hygiene Act 1985 is referred to as the Principal Act.

4.   Section 3 amended (Interpretation)

Section 3(1) of the Principal Act is amended by omitting "construction", wherever occurring, from the definition of "prescribed standard" and substituting "layout".

5.    Section 6 amended (Appointment of Chief Inspector of Meat Hygiene and inspectors)

Section 6(1) of the Principal Act is amended as follows:

(a) by omitting from paragraph (a) "registered as a veterinary surgeon under the Veterinary Act 1918 " and substituting "suitably qualified";

(b) by omitting from paragraph (b) "registered" and substituting "qualified".

6.    Section 71 amended (Regulations)

Section 71 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (6) the following subsection:

(7)  The regulations may adopt or incorporate the whole or any part of any document, standard, rule, code, specification or method, with or without modification, issued, prescribed or published by any person or body before or after the regulations take effect.

[Second reading presentation speech made in:

House of Assembly on 16 OCTOBER 1997

Legislative Council on 28 OCTOBER 1997]