This award covers employers throughout Australia in the meat industry and their employees in the classifications listed in Schedule B—Classification Structure to the exclusion of any other modern award.
The meat industry includes:
(a) meat manufacturing establishments;
(b) meat processing establishments;
(c) meat retail establishments; and
(d) the following:
(i) handling and further processing of all by-products of the establishments referred to in clause 4.2(a), (b) or (c), including skins, hides and rendering; and
(ii) distribution, transport and storage (including freezing and cold storage) operations for the purpose of transport or storage of the meat or meat products of an establishment referred to in clause 4.2(a), (b) or (c),
where such activities are carried out by an employer engaged in any of clauses 4.2(a), (b) or (c) as an ancillary part of the business of that establishment, or by an employer that is a related company of such employer.
Definitions and interpretation
In this award, unless the contrary intention appears:
fresh meat means meat that has not been cooked, pickled, cured or otherwise processed from the natural state, other than by chilling or freezing
meat means cattle, calves, buffalo, horses, mules, donkeys, sheep, lambs, goats, pigs, camels, deer, kangaroos, emus, ostriches or marine reptiles, and any flesh or other organic products derived from any of them (excluding milk)
meat manufacturing establishment means an establishment wholly or predominately concerned with the manufacturing or processing of fresh meat into any form of edible manufactured or processed meat, meat products, smallgoods, ham, bacon, or similar products in which meat is a substantial ingredient, including any related activities such as retail and/or wholesale sales, and killing, dressing, boning, slicing, preparation and/or packing of fresh meat, where such activities are conducted at any place as an ancillary part of the manufacturing or processing business
meat processing establishment means an establishment wholly or predominately concerned with any one or more of the activities of killing, dressing, boning, slicing, preparation, and/or packing of fresh meat and will include any related activities conducted at any place as an ancillary part of such business, such as manufacturing or processing of meat, the treatment and processing of skins or hides, rendering, processing of by-products and/or retail and/or wholesale sales
meat retail establishment means an establishment wholly or predominately concerned with the retail and/or wholesale sale of fresh meat and/or meat products, including establishments where meat and/or meat products including ham and smallgoods and similar products are processed and/or manufactured as an ancillary part of the retail and/or wholesale business