Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to understand and identify export requirements for an Australian meat processing plant.
This unit is applicable to those employed in meat processing plants as government inspection staff, plant manager or Quality Assurance (QA) personnel.
All work should be carried out to comply with workplace, customer and regulatory requirements.
This unit applies to individuals who take responsibility for their own work and for the quality of others’ work within known parameters. They provide and communicate solutions to a range of predictable and sometimes unpredictable problems.
This unit must be delivered and assessed in the context of Australian meat industry standards and regulations.
No occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements are known to apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Elements and Performance Criteria
Element | Performance criteria |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Identify major export legislation | 1.1 Identify relevant legislation and describe its application to establishment 1.2 Identify export control orders and explain their application in accordance with customer specifications and work instructions 1.3 Access legislation on Electronic Legislation, Manuals and Essential References (ELMER) |
2. Identify and describe importing country requirements | 2.1 Access and apply information on importing country requirements 2.2 Perform specific importing country and export inspection procedures in accordance with regulatory requirements and workplace requirements |
3. Identify the role of the federal Department of Agriculture | 3.1 Describe the role of the Department of Agriculture 3.2 Identify the function of Department of Agriculture meat inspection staff 3.3 Identify the structure of the Department of Agriculture and the relevant chain of command |
4. Identify Quality Assurance arrangements | 4.1 Identify specific requirements for Department of Agriculture Approved Arrangement 4.2 Describe Department of Agriculture review, monitoring and auditing arrangements for Approved Arrangements |
Evidence of Performance
The candidate must oversee the export requirements for at least one enterprise section or department for a period of at least three months.
The candidate must:
access and research legislation on the ELMER system and other appropriate electronic information systems
gather, analyse and present complex information to colleagues
identify and apply relevant workplace health and safety requirements
identify orders relevant to specific operational situation
use communication and information technology to access required information
use relevant communication skills
work with Department of Agriculture personnel
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must demonstrate a broad factual, technical, procedural and theoretical knowledge of:
role and jurisdiction of Department of Agriculture
role and function of Department of Agriculture meat inspection staff
ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection procedures for importing countries
procedures for condemnation in export works
main regulatory and legislative requirements for exporting product and their application to meat processing
QA systems operating, monitored and audited by Department of Agriculture in export works
Assessment Conditions
All evidence must be collected in the context of current Australian meat industry standards and regulations.
A minimum of three different forms of assessment must be used.
Assessors must satisfy the current standards for RTOs.
Foundation Skills
Foundation Skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.