I, NARELLE ANNE CLEGG, delegate of the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, make this Order under section 17 of the Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997.

Dated 12 December 2006

NARELLE ANNE CLEGG

1. Name of Order

This Order is the Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry (Standards) Amendment Order 2006 (No. 4).

2.                       Commencement

This Order commences on the day after it is registered.

3.                       Amendments of Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry (Standards) Order 2005

Schedule 1 amends the Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry (Standards) Order 2005.

[1] Subsection 3(1)

 omit

(Version 2, September 2006) which were endorsed by the Primary Industries Ministerial Council on 24 August 2006

insert

(Version 2.1, November 2006)

[2] Note to subsection 3(1)

 omit

 (Version 2, September 2006)

 insert

 (Version 2.1, November 2006) 

[3] Subsection 3(2)

 substitute

 (2)  Despite subsection (1), the requirement in subparagraph (c)(i) of Standard S1.9 of the Australian Standards for the Export of Livestock (Version 2.1, November 2006) for the certificate concerned to be given by the registered veterinarian or competent pregnancy tester who pregnancy tested the cattle or buffalo does not apply to cattle or buffalo from the Northern Territory sourced for export as slaughter or feeder animals until 1 January 2007.