Glossary and Acronym Definitions
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| AMD | Animal Material Depot | A place or premises where animal material (not being live mammals or live birds) is accumulated for temporary holding pending transfer to a primary processor.
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| ME | Meat Export Premises | A “Meat Export Premises” was defined under the now-repealed Meat Act 1981. This premises is termed a “Primary Processor for Slaughter” under the Animal Products Act 1999.
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| Primary processor | | A person who, for reward (otherwise than as an employee) or for purposes of trade slaughters and dresses mammals or birds; or
(a) dresses mammals or birds that are killed wild animals or are killed as if they were wild animals; or
(b) removes or extracts or harvests any animal material from live animals for the purpose of processing for human or animal consumption; or
(c)is a dairy processor; or
(d) in the case of (i) finfish or shellfish, or animal material derived from finfish or shellfish; or (ii) a mammal or bird, or animal material derived from a mammal or bird, if in the opinion of the Minister it is appropriate that the primary processing of that mammal or bird or animal material should extend beyond the matters referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b); or (iii) any other animal, or animal material derived from any other animal, processes those animals or that animal material to the extent specified by the Minister by notice in the Gazette after appropriate consultation in accordance with section 163 and after having regard to the following matters (iv) industry practice in relation to the animal material concerned: (v) the degree of processing and number of processing operations required in relation to the animal material: (vi)the risk factors involved in processing the animal material (vii) whether or not the processing of the animal material is or may be appropriately addressed by any legislative regime other than this Act: (viii) Such other matters as the Minister considers relevant in the particular circumstances but does not include hunters within the meaning of paragraph (b) of the definition of primary producer.
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| Processor | | A primary or secondary processor.
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| Secondary processor | | A person who, for reward (otherwise than as an employee) or for purposes of trade, processes animal product at any stage beyond its primary processing.
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