Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies to carcases of cattle slaughtered at an abattoir if levy is imposed on the slaughter by Schedule 1 to the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999 .
(2) The proprietor of the abattoir must take reasonable steps to ensure that:
(a) if the abattoir is able to determine the hot carcase weight of a carcase, that hot carcase weight is determined; and
(b) if the abattoir is unable to determine the hot carcase weight of a carcase but is able to determine its cold carcase weight within the weighing period, that cold carcase weight is determined within that period.
(3) If:
(a) the abattoir is able to determine the hot carcase weight of a carcase but fails to do so; and
(b) the failure is attributable to the proprietor having contravened subsection (2);
the proprietor commits an offence.
(4) If:
(a) the abattoir is unable to determine the hot carcase weight of a carcase; and
(b) the abattoir is able to determine the cold carcase weight of the carcase within the weighing period but fails to do so; and
(c) the failure is attributable to the proprietor having contravened subsection (2);
the proprietor commits an offence.
Note: The terms hot carcase weight , cold carcase weight and weighing period are defined in clause 1 of Schedule 1 to the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999 .