Stock (Identification and Movement) Regulations 1972
Reprinted as at 10 March 2000
Reprinted under the Reprints Act 1984 as at 10 March 2000
Stock (Identification and Movement) Regulations 1972
CONTENTS
1.Citation1
3.Persons who may use registered brands or earmarks1
4.Requirements relating to various means of branding2
5.Age marks for sheep3
6.Use of firebrands or freezebrands, and marking stud cattle4
7.Manner of applying registered brands to horses5
7A.Brands and marks for ostriches5
8.Cullmarks and Breed Society marks, etc.7
9.Age marks for cattle, buffalo or deer8
9A.Minimum sizes for certain brands and earmark symbols8
10.Manner of applying brands to pigs9
11.Branding of pigs registered with Australian Pig Society9
11A.Prescribed details of identification to appear on waybills10
11B.Prescribed stock — section 5010
11C.Stock required to be marked — section 53B10
11D.Prescribed stock — section 62(1a)(a)11
12.The register11
13.Fee for information in the register11
14.Applications for brands12
15.Form of certificate of registration12
16.Fee for duplicate certificate12
17.Form of memorandum of transfer of right to registration of brand12
17A.Cancellation and joint owners13
18.Application for re‑registration13
19.Inspector may grant permit for use of branding or earmarking equipment13
19A.Inspector or Police officer to give written notice of requirement14
20.Form of waybill, and prescribed stock14
20A.Identification of imported stock15
20B.Removal of stock from run without waybill15
20C.Describing multiple brands and earmarks on waybill16
20D.Persons who are to sign certain documents17
20E.Certain documents to accompany stock when moved18
20F.Certain documents to accompany stock when moved by rail18
20G.Certain documents to be produced if required by Inspector or Police officer18
20H.Application for and issue of identification exemption certificates19
20I.Movement permits19
20J.Prescribed countries — section 49A20
21.Offences and penalty20
Schedule 1
Schedule 2
Notes
Reprinted under the Reprints Act 1984 as at 10 March 2000
Stock (Identification and Movement) Act 1970
Stock (Identification and Movement) Regulations 1972
These regulations may be cited as the Stock (Identification and Movement) Regulations 1972 1.
[Regulation 1 amended in Gazette 3 April 1987 p.1263; 2 May 1995 p.1651.]
[2.Repealed in Gazette 2 May 1995 p.1651.]
3.Persons who may use registered brands or earmarks
(1)For the purposes of section 8(3) of the Act —
(a)the persons who may use a brand or earmark registered by the Registrar are —
(i)veterinary officers and stock inspectors employed by the Department of Agriculture 2;
(ii)veterinary surgeons who, for the purpose of this regulation, have been approved by the Chief Inspector of Stock appointed under the Stock Diseases (Regulations) Act 1968; and
(iii)any person given written approval by the Registrar to use the brand or earmark, if that approval has not been cancelled under subregulation (1a);
and
(b)the circumstances in which a brand or earmark referred to in section 8(3) of the Act may be used are —
(i)any circumstances relating to the monitoring, control or eradication of stock diseases; and
(ii)any circumstances relating to the conduct of research programmes in respect of stock.
(1a)The Registrar may give written notice to a person referred to in subparagraph (iii) of subregulation (1)(a) that cancels the approval given to the person under that subparagraph to use a brand or earmark.
(2)A person, not being a person referred to in subregulation (1), who uses a brand or earmark registered by the Registrar for use in connection with the monitoring, control or eradication of stock diseases or the conduct of research programmes in respect of stock commits an offence against these regulations.
[Regulation 3 amended in Gazette 3 April 1987 p.1263; 2 May 1995 pp.1651‑2.]
4.Requirements relating to various means of branding
(1)Where goats or sheep are branded by means of a firebrand, the letters and numeral shall be not less than 25 millimetres in height.
(2)Where sheep, goats or camelids are branded by means of a tattoo —
(a)the letters and numeral shall be placed in the left or near ear of male sheep, goats or camelids and in the right or off ear of female sheep, goats or camelids; and
(b)each tattoo letter and numeral shall not be less than 6 millimetres nor greater than 25 millimetres in height.
(3)A person shall not manufacture eartags for use in the branding of sheep, goats or camelids unless —
(a)he has first submitted a sample of those eartags to the Registrar for inspection and the Registrar has approved of the sample; and
(b)the eartags are identical in type to that sample.
(4)Where sheep, goats or camelids are branded by means of an eartag —
(a)the eartag shall be an eartag that has been manufactured in accordance with subregulation (3) of this regulation; and
(b)the eartag shall be clearly impressed with the letters and numeral of the registered brand and shall be placed in the left or near ear of a male sheep, goat or camelid and in the right or off ear of a female sheep, goat or camelid.
(5)Where sheep are branded by means of a woolbrand —
(a)each letter and numeral whether upright or horizontal shall be not less than 75 millimetres in height or length as the case may be, and shall be spaced not less than 20 millimetres from any adjacent letter or numeral and the overall size of any wool brand shall be not less than 175 millimetres by 75 millimetres;
(b)the device used to impress the woolbrand shall be capable of producing a legible and permanent brand; and
(c)the woolbrand shall be placed on the wool of the sheep between the withers and the rump and across, or parallel and as close as practicable to, the backbone.
[Regulation 4 amended in Gazette 14 September 1973 p.3478; 17 January 1986 p.232; 2 May 1995 p.1652.]
(1)The proprietor of any sheep who is also the breeder of the sheep may earmark the sheep to denote the year of the birth of the sheep by an earmark, called an age mark, on the off or right ear for female sheep and on the near or left ear for male sheep, but an age mark shall not be made except during the period of 3 months immediately succeeding the expiration of the year to which the age mark relates.
(2)The age mark for sheep —
(a)lambed in 1995 and every sixth year after that year shall consist of 3 notches on the back (bottom) of the ear;
(b)lambed in 1996 and every sixth year after that year shall consist of one notch on the front (top) of the ear;
(c)lambed in 1997 and every sixth year after that year shall consist of 2 notches on the front (top) of the ear;
(d)lambed in 1998 and every sixth year after that year shall consist of 3 notches on the front (top) of the ear;
(e)lambed in 1999 and every sixth year after that year shall consist of one notch on the back (bottom) of the ear; and
(f)lambed in 2000 and every sixth year after that year shall consist of 2 notches on the back (bottom) of the ear.
[Regulation 5 amended in Gazette 2 May 1995 p.1653.]
6.Use of firebrands or freezebrands, and marking stud cattle
(1)A person who brands cattle, buffalo or deer by means of a firebrand or freezebrand —
(a)shall, in the case of cattle or deer, apply the brand on the near or left rump or shoulder; or
(b)shall, in the case of buffalo, apply the brand on the near or left rump or shoulder or to the horn,
and, when the brand is to be applied on the near or left rump or shoulder and the animal has been previously branded, or has an age mark, on that rump or shoulder, the brand shall be applied immediately below the existing brand or age mark.
(2)For the purposes of section 30(4) of the Act, the prescribed manner of marking stud cattle, other than stud Friesian cattle, is by tattooing the breed society mark in the ear.
(3)For the purposes of section 30(4) of the Act, registered stud Friesian cattle which are positively identified by photography in a manner complying with the requirements of the Friesian breed society shall be deemed to be marked in the prescribed manner.
[Regulation 6 amended in Gazette 2 May 1995 p.1653.]
7.Manner of applying registered brands to horses
A registered brand for horses shall be applied —
(a)to the near or left shoulder if the horse has not previously been branded;
(b)if the horse has previously been branded, on the near or left shoulder if there is sufficient room, and in any other case, on the off or right shoulder.
7A.Brands and marks for ostriches
(1)In this regulation —
“Breed Society mark”, in relation to an ostrich, means the mark registered by a Breed Society as the mark of the proprietor of the ostrich.
(2)An ostrich that is 6 months or over or is one metre high or over must be marked by means of a neck tag or a metal or plastic leg band.
(3)The neck tag or leg band must —
(a)be clearly embossed with the letters and numeral of the registered brand or the Breed Society mark of the proprietor of the ostrich;
(b)be manufactured by a person who holds an approval under subregulation (9); and
(c)be identical with the approved sample in all material respects.
(4)A neck tag must be secured to the base of the neck above the feather line of the ostrich.
(5)A leg band must be secured to a leg of the ostrich.
(6)The proprietor of ostriches shall apply to the Registrar for a registered brand for the ostriches.
(7)The Registrar may register as the proprietor’s brand a brand allocated by the Registrar that consists of 2 letters and a numeral.
(8)If a proprietor has ostriches on 2 or more runs, the proprietor may apply under regulation 14 for a different registered brand for use on each of the runs.
(9)A person must not manufacture a neck tag or a metal or plastic leg band for use in the marking of ostriches unless —
(a)the person has first submitted a sample of the tag or band to the Registrar for inspection and the Registrar has approved of the sample; and
(b)the tag or band is identical in type to that sample.
(10)If an ostrich chick is transported or moved from the premises where it was incubated, the chick must be transported or moved in a box bearing the registered brand or Breed Society mark of the proprietor of the chick.
(11)If an ostrich which is not marked by means of a neck tag or a metal or plastic band is transported or moved from one place to another place by any means, the ostrich must be transported or moved in a container bearing the registered brand or Breed Society mark of the proprietor of the ostrich.
(12)This regulation does not prevent a proprietor of an ostrich from marking the ostrich by means of a neck tag or a leg band marked with any Arabic numerals —
(a)to denote the year of the birth of the ostrich; or
(b)as a cullmark.
(13)If a proprietor of an ostrich marks the ostrich with a neck tag or a leg band —
(a)to denote the year of the birth of the ostrich; or
(b)as a cullmark,
the mark must not be on the same side of the tag or band as the proprietor’s registered brand or Breed Society mark.
(14)This regulation does not prevent a proprietor of an ostrich from using a microchip to identify the ostrich.
[Regulation 7A inserted in Gazette 23 June 1998 pp.3321‑2.]
8.Cullmarks and Breed Society marks, etc.
(1)Cullmarks referred to in section 16(a) of the Act and Breed Society marks referred to in section 30(4) may be imprinted on any portions of cattle not specifically designated for the imprint of the registered brand.
(2)The prescribed manner of marking a spayed bovine female animal for the purposes of section 53A of the Act is the making of a circular hole not less than 20 millimetres nor more than 40 millimetres in diameter completely within the ear not allocated for the application of a registered ear mark.
(3)Where Breed Society marks as referred to in section 30(5) of the Act are imprinted on a stud horse they shall be imprinted in a manner and place approved by the Breed Society concerned.
(4)For the purposes of section 53B of the Act the prescribed manner of marking uncoloured sheep which are the progeny of a coloured parent or of a parent known to be a carrier of a gene for coloured wool is an earmark in the form of 3 circular holes in line, each being not less than 6 millimetres and not more than 10 millimetres in diameter completely within the ear not allocated for the application of a registered earmark.
[Regulation 8 amended in Gazette 6 May 1977 p.1350; 22 December 1978 p.4838; 7 December 1979 p.3851; 24 December 1980 p.4404.]
9.Age marks for cattle, buffalo or deer
(1)A person who marks any cattle, buffalo or deer with an age mark under section 16(a) of the Act shall imprint the age mark on the near or left rump or shoulder and, if the animal has been branded on that rump or shoulder, immediately below the registered brand.
(2)Where an owner imprints the age mark on the rump of a calf or fawn younger than that required to be branded with the registered brand, the age mark shall be so imprinted as to allow space above for the imprint of the registered brand.
[Regulation 9 amended in Gazette 2 May 1995 p.1654.]
9A.Minimum sizes for certain brands and earmark symbols
(1)The brand on a horse or deer shall be not less than 100 millimetres long and 30 millimetres in height at the time when the brand is applied.
(2)Subject to subregulation (2a), the brand for cattle or buffalo shall be not less than 150 millimetres long and 50 millimetres in height at the time when the brand is applied.
(2a)The brand for buffalo, if applied to the horn, shall be of sufficient size to be clearly legible.
(3)The earmark symbol for cattle or buffalo shall be not less than 12 millimetres across its maximum dimension at the time when the earmark symbol is applied.
(4)The earmark symbol for sheep, goats, deer or camelids shall be not less than 12 millimetres across its maximum dimension at the time when the earmark symbol is applied.
[Regulation 9A inserted in Gazette 14 September 1973 p.3479; amended in Gazette 2 May 1995 pp.1654‑5.]
10.Manner of applying brands to pigs
(1)Every brand applied to a pig shall be applied by means of a tattooing instrument which uses carbon black paste or such tattooing ink or dye of such colour as the Registrar may approve or direct.
(2)The tattoo branding instrument shall consist of needles set in a metal block to form the 5 numerals constituting the registered brand.
(3)Each symbol of the brand shall be 20 millimetres long by 12 millimetres wide with a minimum of 5 millimetres between each symbol.
(4)Where —
(a)a pig is branded by the breeder of the pig, the brand shall be applied to the left shoulder of the pig;
(b)a pig is branded by a person who is not the breeder of the pig, the brand shall be applied to the right shoulder of the pig.
[Regulation 10 amended in Gazette 14 September 1973 p.3479; 22 December 1978 p.4838; 2 May 1995 p.1655.]
11.Branding of pigs registered with Australian Pig Society
The owner of a pig that is registered with the Australian Pig Society and that has the registered stud prefix marked on its ear is not required to otherwise brand the pig unless the pig is forwarded to a sale other than a stud pig sale or is forwarded direct to an abattoirs for slaughter.
11A.Prescribed details of identification to appear on waybills
For the purposes of section 30(2) of the Act, the prescribed details of identification that are to appear on an appropriate waybill are —
(a)in the case of a calf under the age of 2 weeks —
(i)the sex, breed and colour of the calf;
(ii)the registered brand of the proprietor of the calf;
(iii)if the calf is required to be identified by a tag under regulation 80 of the Enzootic Diseases Regulations 1970, the number of that tag; and
(iv)the number of the certificate referred to in section 30(2)(a)(i) of the Act;
or
(b)in the case of a calf (other than a calf referred to in paragraph (a)) under the age of 6 months, the details of identification referred to in Form No. 7 in Schedule 1.
[Regulation 11A inserted in Gazette 23 April 1993 p.2178; amended in Gazette 2 May 1995 p.1655.]
11B.Prescribed stock — section 50
For the purposes of section 50 of the Act, the animals that are prescribed stock are any horse, cattle, sheep, swine, goat, buffalo, deer, ostrich or camelid.
[Regulation 11B inserted in Gazette 28 October 1994 p.5463; amended in Gazette 23 June 1998 p.3322.]
11C.Stock required to be marked — section 53B
For the purposes of section 53B of the Act —
(a)ostriches are prescribed stock; and
(b)the proprietor of an ostrich is required to cause it to be marked in the manner prescribed by regulation 7A.
[Regulation 11C inserted in Gazette 23 June 1998 p.3322.]
11D.Prescribed stock — section 62(1a)(a)
Under section 62(1a)(a) of the Act, ostriches are prescribed to be stock for the purposes of the Act.
[Regulation 11D inserted in Gazette 23 June 1998 p.3322.]
(1)The register kept by the Registrar shall record or store the appropriate details referred to in Form No. 1 in Schedule 1 for all brands and earmarks registered under the Act.
(2)Details recorded or stored in the register may be recorded or stored by means of a mechanical, electronic or other device, but so that the details so recorded or stored remain in the register in the form in which they were originally recorded or stored for at least 10 years and are capable of being reproduced at any time in written form in the English language.
(3)The Registrar may amend, add to or correct the register in any manner that the Registrar considers necessary to make the register an accurate record of the details it records or stores.
[Regulation 12 inserted in Gazette 2 May 1995 p.1656.]
13.Fee for information in the register
The fee payable for the furnishing of a print of information concerning any registered brand contained in the register shall be the appropriate fee set out in Schedule 2.
[Regulation 13 inserted in Gazette 17 January 1986 p.232.]
(1)An application to the Registrar for a brand shall be made in the form of Form No. 2 in Schedule 1.
(2)The fee for the application for registration of a brand shall be the appropriate fee set out in Schedule 2.
[Regulation 14 amended in Gazette 27 April 1979 p.1126; 2 July 1982 p.2395; 13 January 1984 p.101; 17 January 1986 p.232.]
15.Form of certificate of registration
The certificate of registration of a brand shall be in the form of Form No. 3 in Schedule 1.
[Regulation 15 amended in Gazette 17 January 1986 p.233.]
16.Fee for duplicate certificate
The fee for a duplicate certificate issued in accordance with section 23 shall be the appropriate fee set out in Schedule 2.
[Regulation 16 inserted in Gazette 17 January 1986 p.233.]
17.Form of memorandum of transfer of right to registration of brand
(1)The memorandum of a transfer of the right to the registration of a brand shall be in the form of Form No. 4 in Schedule 1.
(2)The fee payable for the registration of the transfer of the right to a registered brand from one owner to another shall be the appropriate fee set out in Schedule 2.
[Regulation 17 amended in Gazette 1 October 1976 p.3611; 27 April 1979 p.1126; 2 July 1982 p.2395; 13 January 1984 p.101; 17 January 1986 p.233.]
17A.Cancellation and joint owners
(1)If an application is made under section 28(1)(a) of the Act for the cancellation of the registration of the ownership of a brand or earmark by a person who is registered with another person, or with other persons, as the owner of the brand or earmark, the person making the application shall include with it a written statement, signed by the other registered person or each of the other registered persons, agreeing to the cancellation.
(2)If, under section 28(1)(b) of the Act, the Registrar serves notice that registration will be cancelled on a person who is registered with another person, or with other persons, as the owner of a brand or earmark, the Registrar shall serve a copy of the notice on the other registered person or each of the other registered persons.
[Regulation 17A inserted in Gazette 2 May 1995 p.1656.]
18.Application for re‑registration
A person may apply for the re-registration of the ownership of a brand or earmark under section 28(2) of the Act by making an application —
(a)to, and in a form approved by, the Registrar at least 21 days before the registration, or any previous re‑registration, of the ownership of the brand or earmark expires under section 24 of the Act; and
(b)with the fee set out in item 5 in Schedule 2.
[Regulation 18 inserted in Gazette 2 May 1995 p.1656.]
19.Inspector may grant permit for use of branding or earmarking equipment
(1)An Inspector appointed under the Act may on receipt of an application in the form of Form No. 5 in Schedule 1, from the proprietor of any stock, grant a permit for branding equipment or earmarking equipment, or branding equipment and earmarking equipment, as the case requires, to be used on a property other than the property for which the equipment is registered, subject to such limitations and conditions as the Inspector may, in writing, impose thereon.
(2)The permit referred to in subregulation (1) shall be in the form of Form No. 6 in Schedule 1.
[Regulation 19 amended in Gazette 17 January 1986 p.233; 2 May 1995 pp.1656‑7.]
19A.Inspector or Police officer to give written notice of requirement
(1)If, under section 37(3)(fa) or (fb) of the Act, an Inspector or Police officer requires the proprietor of any stock or the person who is, or appears to be, in charge of any stock to take any action in relation to the stock, the Inspector or Police officer shall give the proprietor or other person written notice of the requirement.
(2)The proprietor of any stock who is given written notice of a requirement under section 37(3)(fa) of the Act shall be taken to have been granted a permit under regulation 19 —
(a)that is valid for a period of 24 hours; and
(b)that enables the stock, during that period, to be identified in accordance with the Act at the place where the stock are located.
[Regulation 19A inserted in Gazette 2 May 1995 p.1657.]
20.Form of waybill, and prescribed stock
(1)The waybill referred to in section 46 of the Act shall be in the form of Form No. 7 in Schedule 1.
(2)The types of stock prescribed for the purposes of section 46 of the Act are cattle, sheep, swine, goats, buffalo, deer, ostriches and camelids.
[Regulation 20 amended in Gazette 17 January 1986 p.233; 2 May 1995 p.1657; 23 June 1998 p.3322.]
20A.Identification of imported stock
(1)The proprietor of stock that are imported into the State shall brand, earmark or otherwise identify the stock in accordance with the Act within 14 days after the stock are imported.
(2)For the purposes of subregulation (1), any animal that has been branded or earmarked outside the State shall be taken to have been branded or earmarked in accordance with the Act.
[Regulation 20A inserted in Gazette 2 May 1995 p.1657.]
20B.Removal of stock from run without waybill
The proprietor or any other person for the time being having the custody and control of any stock of any type prescribed for the purposes of section 46 of the Act which are on a run or on any place where stock are sold or disposed of, may cause or permit the stock to be removed from the run or place without a waybill —
[(a) and (b) deleted]
(c)where the stock are being moved under the direction of an inspector and are accompanied by a “Permit to Move Stock/Animal Products” in the form of Form 3 in the Enzootic Diseases Regulations 1970 under the provisions of the Stock Diseases (Regulations) Act 1968;
(d)where the stock are being introduced into Western Australia from another State or Territory of the Commonwealth and are accompanied by a valid interstate stock health certificate issued in the State or Territory of origin or by a “Permit to Enter (Stock)” in the form of Form 5 in the Enzootic Diseases Regulations 1970;
(e)where the stock are being exported from Western Australia and are accompanied by a valid stock health certificate in the form required by the State or Territory into which the stock are to be introduced.
[Regulation 20B inserted in Gazette 14 September 1973 p.3479; amended in Gazette 27 June 1975 p.2157; 17 January 1986 p.233; 22 May 1987 p.2203; 2 May 1995 p.1657.]
20C.Describing multiple brands and earmarks on waybill
(1)Subject to subregulation (2), if, because of the multiplicity of brands or earmarks on stock, a person furnishing a waybill or other document cannot describe thereon the brands and earmarks as required, the word “various” shall be deemed to be sufficient description.
(2)A person furnishing a waybill or other document on which the word “various” is recorded under subregulation (1) shall also record on the waybill or other document —
(a)the total number of stock in respect of which the word “various” is recorded under subregulation (1);
(b)the number and description of the stock that have been identified with a brand or earmark in respect of each of the 4 brands or earmarks with which the greatest number of stock have been identified;
(c)a description of the 4 brands or earmarks referred to in paragraph (b); and
(d)where an animal is carrying a tag in accordance with regulation 80 of the Enzootic Diseases Regulations made under the Stock Diseases (Regulations) Act 1968, the tag number.
Example:if there is a total number of 60 stock to be recorded under paragraph (a), and 20 animals are identified with brand A, 15 animals with earmark B, 10 animals with earmark C, 7 animals with brand D, 5 animals with brand E and 3 animals with earmark F, the information required under paragraph (b) is —
20(Description of stock)Brand A
15(Description of stock)Earmark B
10(Description of stock)Earmark C
7(Description of stock)Brand D
(2a)In relation to cattle, a person furnishing a waybill or other document on which the word “various” is recorded under subregulation (1) is not required to comply with subregulation (2) if the person is able to provide an Inspector when required with other records of the number, description, brands or earmarks, or transaction tag numbers of the cattle.
(3)In this regulation and regulations 20D, 20E and 20F, “other document” means a permit or any other document, other than a waybill, that authorizes the movement of stock under the Act.
[Regulation 20C inserted in Gazette 14 September 1973 p.3479; amended in Gazette 2 May 1995 p.1658; 10 March 2000 pp.1119‑20.]
20D.Persons who are to sign certain documents
The original and each copy of a waybill or other document shall be signed by the person having custody of the stock at the time of initiating the movement of the stock and by the person accepting delivery of the stock for transport and the original and first copy shall be signed by the person taking delivery of the stock.
[Regulation 20D inserted in Gazette 27 June 1975 p.2158; amended in Gazette 2 May 1995 pp.1658‑9.]
20E.Certain documents to accompany stock when moved
(1)Subject to regulation 20F, the original and first copy of a waybill or other document shall accompany the stock during the whole of the movement and the original shall be retained by the purchaser or where there is no purchaser by the consignee for a period of 3 years.
(2)The first copy shall be retained for a period of 3 years by the carrier or other person delivering the stock.
(3)The second copy shall be retained for a period of 3 years by the proprietor of the stock.
[Regulation 20E inserted in Gazette 14 September 1973 p.3479; amended in Gazette 27 June 1975 p.2158; 2 May 1995 p.1659.]
20F.Certain documents to accompany stock when moved by rail
Where stock are being moved by rail the original waybill or other document shall accompany the stock, together with the railway consignment note and the person delivering the stock to the railway shall retain the first copy for a period of 3 years.
[Regulation 20F inserted in Gazette 14 September 1973 p.3479; amended in Gazette 2 May 1995 p.1659.]
20G.Certain documents to be produced if required by Inspector or Police officer
Any document that a person is required to retain for a period of 3 years under regulation 20E, 20F, 20H(3) or 20I(2) shall be produced within a reasonable time by the person to an Inspector or Police officer if, during the period of 3 years, the person is required by an Inspector or Police officer to do so.
[Regulation 20G inserted in Gazette 2 May 1995 p.1659.]
20H.Application for and issue of identification exemption certificates
(1)If the proprietor of stock applies for an identification exemption certificate under section 36A(1) of the Act, the proprietor shall include with the application evidence that the proprietor intends to export the stock from Australia.
(2)The Registrar shall issue an identification exemption certificate to an applicant only if satisfied that the applicant intends to export the stock.
(3)A proprietor of stock to whom an identification exemption certificate is issued shall retain the certificate for a period of 3 years.
(4)If stock specified in an identification exemption certificate are not going to be exported before the certificate expires, the proprietor of the stock may re‑apply under section 36A(1) of the Act —
(a)if the application is made not less than 21 days before the certificate expires; and
(b)if evidence referred to in subregulation (1) is included with the application.
(5)In subregulation (1), “
[Regulation 20H inserted in Gazette 2 May 1995 pp.1659‑60; amended in Gazette 10 March 2000 p.1120.]
(1)A movement permit referred to in section 49A or 49B of the Act may be issued in a form approved by the Registrar.
(2)The drover or carrier of stock who, under section 49A(1)(b) or 49B(1)(b) of the Act, is provided with a movement permit, a copy of a movement permit or a written statement of the number and date of issue of a movement permit —
(a)shall ensure that the permit, the copy of the permit or the written statement accompanies the stock during the whole of the movement of the stock; and
(b)shall retain the permit, the copy of the permit or the written statement for a period of 3 years.
[Regulation 20I inserted in Gazette 2 May 1995 p.1660.]
20J.Prescribed countries — section 49A
The countries set out in the Table to this regulation are prescribed for the purposes of section 49A(1)(aa) and (bb) of the Act.
TABLE
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Algeria |
Jordan |
Qatar |
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Bahrain |
Kuwait |
Saudi Arabia |
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Ceuta |
Lebanon |
Singapore |
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Cyprus |
Libya |
Syria |
|
Egypt |
Malaysia |
Tunisia |
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Indonesia |
Melilla |
Turkey |
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Iran |
Morocco |
United Arab Emirates |
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Iraq |
Oman |
Yemen |
[Regulation 20J inserted in Gazette 2 May 1995 p.1660.]
Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any provision of these regulations commits an offence.
Penalty: $3 000.
[Regulation 21 amended in Gazette 2 May 1995 p.1661.]
