Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations(1) This section applies to the following stock:
(a) cattle other than—
(i) a calf born at or travelling to a saleyard, if it is being sold with its dam and sent directly with its dam to a property owned or occupied by the buyer; or
(ii) a bull born before 1 July 2004 that weighs more than 750 kilograms; or
(iii) any other cattle born before 1 July 2004 and weighing more than 750 kilograms if—
(A) the animal was previously identified with an approved NLIS device that has been lost or damaged; or
(B) an authorised officer decides it is impractical or too dangerous to tag the animal;
(b) any other stock for which an NLIS device is approved.
(2) Unless the stock is already tagged with an approved NLIS device, the owner of the stock must tag the stock with an approved NLIS device—
(a) when the stock arrives in the ACT; or
(b) before the stock leaves any holding where it is kept; or
(c) if the director directs the owner to tag the stock in circumstances declared under subsection (4).
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
Example for par (b)
Stock that is agisted at a holding is moved back to a holding occupied by the owner of the stock.
Note 1 If stock is being moved from 1 place to another place with the same property identifier code, it does not leave the holding (see definition of "holding", the Act, dict).
Note 2 An example is part of the regulation, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).
(3) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.
(4) The chief executive may declare the circumstances in which a direction under subsection (2) (c) may be given.
(5) A declaration under subsection (4) is a notifiable instrument.
Note A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act.