ELMER 3 Electronic Legislation, Manuals and Essential References

• Policy documents
• Export Legislation
• Australian Standards
• Guidelines
• Animal welfare
• AEMIS - Australian Export Meat System
• Codes of Practice
• Equipment
• Electronic records
• Meat safety and hygiene
• The Product Hygiene Index
• Export Meat Manual - Volume 2
• Manual of Importing Country Requirements
• List of Recognised Islamic bodies for Halal Certification of Red Meat
• Approved Manufacturers of Official Marks and Marking Devices and Resemblances of Official Marks
• Information packages
• Meat Notices
• Water Quality
• Chemical compounds used in premises processing or storing meat and meat products for export
• Laboratories - Microbiological testing of meat and meat products
• NRS Residue Testing - Approved laboratories
• European Union Cattle Accreditation Scheme (EUCAS)
• Forms
• Fees and charges
• Consultative committees
• Useful links

Policy documents

Content for this section is being developed.

Export Legislation

• Export Control Act 1982
• Export Control (Prescribed Goods-General) Order 2005
• Export Control (Meat and Meat Products) Orders 2005
• Export Control (Wild Game Meat and Wild Game Meat Products) Orders 2010
• Export Control (Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products) Orders 2010
• Export Control (Rabbit and Ratite Meat) Orders 1985 
• Other Legislation relating to Exports (Fees and other Export commodities)

Australian Standards

• Australian Standard for the Hygienic Production and Transportation of Meat and Meat Products
  for Human Consumption (SCARM 80)  PDF [761 KB] 
• Australian Standard for the Hygienic Production of Wild Game Meat for Human Consumption (AS 4464:2007)
• Australian Standard for Construction of Premises and Hygienic Production of Poultry Meat for Human Consumption (AS 4465:2005)
• Australian Standard for Hygienic Production of Rabbit Meat for Human Consumption (AS 4466:1997)
• Australian Standard for Hygienic Production of Ratite (Emu/Ostrich) meat for Human Consumption (AS 5010:2001)
• Australian Standard for the Hygienic Production of Pet Meat     

Guidelines

• Approved Arrangement Guidelines - Meat  PDF [679 KB]
• Approved Arrangement Guidelines - Meat  Word [957 KB]
• Approved Arrangement Guidelines - Wild Game Meat  PDF [264 KB]
• Approved Arrangement Guidelines - Wild Game Meat  Word [405 KB]
• Wild Game Meat workbook for approved arrangement application and auditing  PDF [394 KB]  
• Wild Game Meat workbook for approved arrangement application and auditing  Word [634 KB]
• Poultry Meat workbook for approved arrangement application and auditing  PDF [393 KB]
• Poultry Meat workbook for approved arrangement application and auditing  Word [628 KB]  

Animal welfare

• Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals: Livestock at Slaughtering Establishments
• AMIC Animal Welfare Standards 2nd Edition

AEMIS - Australian Export Meat Inspection System

• Export Certification Reform Implementation FAQs - Australian Export Meat Inspection System
• Australian Export Meat Inspection System - Information Package
• Australian Export Meat Inspection System - DVD
• Application for appointment as an AAO  PDF [287 KB]
• Application for appointment as an AAO  Word [129 KB] 
• Information about the AAO application process
• AAO Deed of Obligations form  PDF [130 KB]
• AAO Deed of Obligations form  Word [30 KB]

Codes of Practice

• Code of hygienic practice for refridgerated packaged foods with extended shelf life PDF [72 KB]

Equipment

• Construction and equipment guidelines for export meat establishments PDF [1.8 MB]
• Construction and equipment guidelines for export meat establishments Word [1.9 MB]
• Equipment Approvals PDF [135 KB]
• Equipment Approvals Word [293 KB]

Electronic records

• Guidelines on the use and control of electronic records for statutory compliance PDF [259 KB]
• Guidelines on the use and control of electronic records for statutory compliance Word [166 KB]
• Quick Guide for Use and Control for Statutory Compliance 
• Self Audit Checklist

Meat safety and hygiene

• Meat Safety Quality Assurance (MSQA)-2nd Ed PDF [1.4 MB]
• Meat Safety Quality Assurance (MSQA)-2nd Ed Word [653 KB]
• Meat Hygiene Assessment (MHA)-version 2 PDF [530 KB]
• Meat Hygiene Assessment (MHA)-version 2 Word [2.1 MB]

The Product Hygiene Index

The Product Hygiene Index is a uniformly applied method to verify an establishment's ability to comply consistently including its ability to detect and resolve its own deficiencies.

Export Meat Manual-Volume 2

Volume 2 contains information on documentation and essential requirements that must be met for meat and meat products exported to foreign countries.

Please note: Volume 2 is a password protected site. To obtain a password, please send an email to Export Meat

Subscribers to the previous version, ELMER 2, please note that your existing user ID and password will remain the same for access to the Export Meat Manual Volume 2 component of ELMER 3.

Manual of Importing Country Requirements

The Manual of Importing Country Requirements (MICoR) is now in operation. Countries will be progressively removed from Volume 2 and moved to MICoR. If your country of interest is not in Volume 2, it has already been moved to MICoR.

Your Volume 2 user name and password will not work in MICoR. You can apply for a user name and password from the MICoR homepage.

List of Recognised Islamic Bodies for Halal Certification of Red Meat

Islamic organisations that have an Approved Arrangement with the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service for the certification of halal meat and meat products for export.

• List of Recognised Islamic Bodies for Halal Certification of Red Meat

Approved Manufacturers of Official Marks and Marking Devices and Resemblances of Official Marks

List of Approved Manufacturers of Official Marks and Marking Devices and Resemblances of Official Marks

Information packages

• Export Licensing
• Export Permits
• Meat commodity returned goods-intended for re-export

Meat Notices

Meat Notices, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995-1985

Water Quality

This publication was not prepared by the department and may not meet Australian Government accessibility guidelines. If you require an accessible version of the publication, please contact its author.

• National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Australian Drinking Water Guidelines (1996)  PDF [1.7 MB]

Chemical compounds used in premises processing or storing meat and meat products for export

• List of chemical compounds accepted for use by AQIS  PDF [1 MB]
• List of chemical compounds accepted for use by AQIS  xls [436 KB]

Laboratories-Microbiological Testing of Meat and Meat Products

• Approved Laboratory Program  PDF [300 KB]
• Approved Laboratory Program  Word [309 KB]
• General requirements for testing laboratories
• Approved Microbiological Methods Checklists Manual
• Surveillance visit Checklist v20130311  PDF [168 KB]
• Surveillance visit Checklist v20130311  Word [151 KB]
• Reassessment Checklist v20130311  PDF [600 KB]
• Reassessment Checklist v20130311  Word [323 KB]
• DAFF Approved laboratories for microbiological testing of meat and meat products
• DAFF Approved laboratories for testing beef trim for E. coli O157:H7
• DAFF Approved testing methods for microbiological testing of meat and meat products

NRS Residue Testing-Approved Laboratories

• BSG Targeted Residue Testing Programs
• NRS approved laboratories for chemical residue testing

European Union Cattle Accreditation Scheme (EUCAS)

• The European Union Cattle Accreditation Scheme (EUCAS)

Forms

• Canning-Application for approval of a thermal process  PDF [44 KB]
• Canning-Application for approval of a thermal process  Word [150 KB]
  
  
• Order Form for Container One Seals and Tyden Seals - Meat  PDF [38 KB]
• Order Form for Container One Seals and Tyden Seals - Meat  Word [35 KB]
  
  
• Order Form for Container One Seals and Tyden Seals - Dairy   PDF[37 KB]
• Order Form for Container One Seals and Tyden Seals - Dairy  Word [35 KB]
  
  
• Order Form for Container One Seals and Tyden Seals - Horticulture  PDF [39 KB]
• Order Form for Container One Seals and Tyden Seals - Horticulture  Word [35 KB]
  
  
• Order Form for Container One Seals and Tyden Seals - Hides and Skins  PDF [39 KB]
• Order Form for Container One Seals and Tyden Seals - Hides and Skins  Word [35 KB]
  
  
• Order Form for Tyden Seals - Live Animal Exports  PDF [36 KB]
• Order Form for Tyden Seals - Live Animal Exports  Word [35 KB]
  
  
• Regional Contacts for ordering Container One seals and Tyden Seals
  

Fees and charges

• Meat inspection fees, related legislation
  

Consultative committees

• EMIAC (Export Meat Industry Advisory Committee)
• EMIAC Finance Subcommittee

Useful links

• Useful links
• The Australian Export Meat Inspection System team site (restricted access)