NT Meat Industries Act 1996

Northern Territory Meat Industries Act 1996 Current as of 28 June 2020 An Act to protect public health and promote domestic and export markets for the meat industry by providing for the processing of wholesome meat for human consumption and for related purposes. The objects of this Act are: - to ensure that meat produced for human consumption is wholesome; - to ensure that pet meat produced for pet food or bait meat, is not substituted for meat produced for human consumption; - to ensure the humane slaughter of animals for human consumption, pet meat and bait meat; and - to foster export and domestic markets for meat for human consumption, pet meat and bait meat.