In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears accredited auditor means a person who is accredited under section 13 as an auditor for the purposes of this Act;approved egg producer means an egg producer whose egg production program has been approved under section 5 or whose adoption of an egg production program has been approved under section 6 ;certificate of exemption means a certificate of exemption issued under section 16 ;egg producer means a person by whom, or on whose behalf, eggs are produced and, where the eggs are produced under a sharefarming or partnership agreement, includes every party to the agreement;egg production program means a program for the production of eggs;eggs means hen eggs in their natural state;fowl means a domesticated fowl of the genus Gallus ;hen means a female fowl that is more than 18 weeks old;inspector means a person holding appointment as an inspector under section 10 ;notice means notice in writing;regulations means regulations made and in force under this Act;relevant criteria means the following criteria in their application to egg production programs:(a) food safety;(b) animal welfare;(c) biosecurity;(d) environmental impact;(e) labelling standards;(f) such other criteria as may be prescribed in the regulations;Secretary means the Secretary of the Department;sell means (a) sell, barter or exchange; or(b) agree or offer to sell, barter or exchange; or(c) expose, store or deliver for sale, barter or exchange; or(d) authorise, direct, cause, suffer or permit any act referred to in paragraph (a) , (b) or (c) of this definition.