South Australian Meat Corporation Act 1936. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision South Australia Document type Legislation Date 1936 (1997) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to consolidate the law relating to the Metropolitan and Export Abattoirs, and for other purposes. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Meat Institution Slaughtering Processing/handling Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract This Act provides for the establishment of the South Australian Meat Corporation. The Corporation shall have the power to: erect and establish abattoirs on land to be acquired; slaughter stock at the abattoirs and may charge fees for slaughtering and other services; deliver meat of stock slaughtered at the abattoirs to the owners; erect and establish markets for sale of stock; treat meat by canning, dehydration or other processes; etc. Full text English Website www.austlii.edu.au