Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations(1) This section applies to stock to which section 15 (When stock must be tagged with approved NLIS device) applies.
(2) If stock that arrives at an abattoir, saleyard or a stock and station agent dies before slaughter or is lost or stolen, the owner or person in charge of the abattoir or saleyard, or the stock and station agent, must, by the close of business on the next working day after becoming aware of the death, loss or theft—
(a) tell the authorised administrator about the death, loss or theft; and
(b) give the authorised administrator the identification particulars for the stock.
Note If a form is approved under the Act, s 89 for this provision, the form must be used.
(3) A person commits an offence if the person fails to comply with a requirement that applies to the person under this section.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
(4) An offence against subsection (3) is a strict liability offence.