Halal Training Unit Standards 21623, 25924 and 29088

Food additive(s) has the same meaning as in Standard 1.3.1 of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code

Gelatine means a protein product prepared from animal skin, bone or other collagenous material, or any combination thereof

Halal animal material means animal material that is intended to be eligible for export as halal

Halal animal products means animal products that are intended to be eligible for export as halal

Halal certificate means a certificate issued by an issuing officer in accordance with Part 11 of the Notice

Halal identification means any label affixed to halal meat or meat products wrapping or packaging material which claims to be halal in any language

Halal export assurance system means the requirements in this Notice that specifically relates to the processing, storage and transport of halal meat, and includes any country-specific OMAR

Halal mark means:
a) the letter “H”; or
b) the logo specified in Annex 6, where a country-specific OMAR requires a logo

Halal official assurance means an official assurance with a halal attestation issued by the Director- General or an authorised person (the issuing of which replaces the need for a halal certificate to be given directly to the market to which this Notice applies)

Halal premises means premises that is listed by the Director-General under Part 4 of this Notice for the purposes of processing halal animal material and products

Halal premises of final control means the halal premises where a consignment of halal animal material or halal animal products is physically located before it is transferred for export

Halal premises registration certificate means the premises registration certificate with a 3 year period of validity, which is issued to the premises operator by the approved halal organisation immediately after his/her halal programme has been approved

Halal quality assurance officer means a person referred to in clause 4.8.2

Halal species means animals of the following species, other than in a wild state:
a) bovine; and
b) ovine; and
c) caprine; and
d) cervine; and
e) poultry;
and halal animal has a corresponding meaning

Haram material means anything that is derived from a haram species, and includes any substance containing material from haram species, alcohol beverages and other intoxicants, food containing alcohol, carrion. Haram product has a corresponding meaning

Haram species means:
a) porcine;
b) canine;
c) equusasinus (donkey);
d) wild animals;
e) animal which lives both on land and water; and
f) amphibians that are used as ingredients, additives or processing aids; and
g) where notified in a country-specific OMAR, insects and their extracts

Non-conforming halal animal material means any animal material derived from a halal species, which were intended to be or were processed as halal but were subsequently declared by an operator, an approved halal organisation, or an animal product officer to be non-compliant with the requirements of the Notice

Non-conforming halal animal product means any animal products derived from a halal species, which were intended to be or were processed as halal but were subsequently declared by an operator, an approved halal organisation, or an animal product officer to be non-compliant with the requirements of the Notice

Non-halal animal material means any animal material derived from a halal species that has been intentionally processed by the operator outside the scope of the Notice

Non-halal animal products means any animal products derived from a halal species that have been intentionally processed by the operator outside the scope of the Notice

OMAR means market access requirements issued under section 60 of the Act

Poultry means chicken, duck and turkey

Processing aid has the same meaning as in Standard 1.3.3 of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code