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STOCK REGULATION 2005 (NO 17 OF 2005)
2005
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY FOR THE
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
STOCK
REGULATION 2005
SUBORDINATE LAW NO
SL2005-17
EXPLANATORY
STATEMENT
Circulated by authority of the
Minister for the
Environment
Jon Stanhope MLA
This Explanatory Statement relates to the Stock Regulation 2005
(the Regulation) as introduced into the Legislative Assembly.
The regulation will coincide with the introduction of the Stock Act
2005. The Stock Act 2005 will support operations in the primary
industry sector, particularly in terms of management of stock ownership and
animal health issues appropriate with the identification, movement and
impounding of stock.
The Regulatory provisions of the Stock Regulation
2005 provide a minimum stock levy as well as provisions that specify where
permanent brands on a horse and large stock can be placed. At present the stock
levy has been suspended until farming conditions improve. Once farming
conditions improve, the levy will be set so as to recover the costs of
administering it. A stock levy is determined according to the stock carrying
capacity of a property. The levy is a contribution to the costs of providing
government services to the primary industry sector, such as agronomic advice and
veterinary services.
This section provides that the regulation is the Stock Regulation
2005.
This section provides that the regulation commences on the commencement
of the Stock Act 2005.
This section provides that notes are explanatory and not part of this
regulation.
This section provides that the minimum stock levy for a small landholding
is nil or in any other case $40.00. A small land holding means land of less than
10 hectares or land that has a stock-carrying capacity of less than 50, worked
out using a standard dry sheep equivalent measure based on a 50kg merino
wether.
This section outlines the places where a permanent brand may be placed on
a horse and large stock (other than horses).