{"id":"sl-2005-17","name":"Stock Regulation 2005","slug":"stock-regulation-2005","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"17 of 2005","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":173830,"registerId":"act-sl-2005-17-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Stock Regulation 2005","content":"Australian Capital Territory\nStock Regulation 2005\nSL2005-17\nmade under the\nStock Act 2005\nRepublication No 2\nEffective: 7 November 2013\nRepublication date: 7 November 2013\nLast amendment made by A2013-42\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel\n\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAbout this republication\nThe republished law\nThis is a republication of the Stock Regulation 2005, made under the Stock Act 2005 (including\nany amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force\non 7 November 2013. It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry\naffecting this republished law to 7 November 2013.\nThe legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3\nand 4.\nKinds of republications\nThe Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the\nACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):\n authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies\n unauthorised republications.\nThe status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.\nEditorial changes\nThe Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial\namendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.\nEditorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made\nby an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117).\nThe changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law\ninto line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.\nThis republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).\nUncommenced provisions and amendments\nIf a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol U appears immediately\nbefore the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law\nare accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more\ninformation, see the home page for this law on the register.\nModifications\nIf a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol M\nappears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears\nin the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act 2001, section 95.\nPenalties\nAt the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $140 for\nan individual and $700 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).\n\nR2\n07/11/13\nError! Reference source not found.\nEffective: 07/11/13\ncontents 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nStock Regulation 2005\nmade under the\nStock Act 2005\nContents\nPage\n1 Name of regulation 2\n3 Notes 2\n5 Placement of permanent brands—Act, s 26 2\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes 4\n2 Abbreviation key 4\n3 Legislation history 5\n4 Amendment history 5\n\nContents\nPage\ncontents 2 Error! Reference source not found.\nEffective: 07/11/13\nR2\n07/11/13\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n5 Earlier republications 6\n\nR2\n07/11/13\nError! Reference source not found.\nEffective: 07/11/13\npage 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nStock Regulation 2005\nmade under the\nStock Act 2005\n\nSection 1\npage 2 Error! Reference source not found.\nEffective: 07/11/13\nR2\n07/11/13\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n1 Name of regulation\nThis regulation is the Stock Regulation 2005.\n3 Notes\nA note included in this regulation is explanatory and is not part of\nthis regulation.\nNote See the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of\nnotes.\n5 Placement of permanent brands—Act, s 26\n(1) A permanent brand may be placed on a horse in the following\nplaces:\n(a) near-shoulder;\n(b) off-shoulder;\n(c) near-rump, hip and thigh;\n(d) off-rump, hip;\n(e) near-ribs and saddle;\n(f) off-ribs and saddle.\n(2) A permanent brand may be placed on large stock, other than horses,\nin the following places:\n(a) near-rump, hip or thigh;\n(b) off-rump, hip or thigh;\n(c) near-back and ribs;\n(d) off-back and ribs;\n(e) near-shoulder;\n\nSection 5\nR2\n07/11/13\nError! Reference source not found.\nEffective: 07/11/13\npage 3\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(f) off-shoulder;\n(g) near-loin;\n(h) off-loin.\n\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes\npage 4 Error! Reference source not found.\nEffective: 07/11/13\nR2\n07/11/13\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes\nAmending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the\namendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished\nlaw but are set out in the endnotes.\nNot all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are\nannotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be\nobtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.\nUncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The\ndetails of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced\nexpiries are underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.\nIf all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered\nprovisions gives details of previous and current numbering.\nThe endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.\n2 Abbreviation key\nA = Act NI = Notifiable instrument\nAF = Approved form o = order\nam = amended om = omitted/repealed\namdt = amendment ord = ordinance\nAR = Assembly resolution orig = original\nch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph\nCN = Commencement notice pres = present\ndef = definition prev = previous\nDI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously\ndict = dictionary pt = part\ndisallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule\nAssembly reloc = relocated\ndiv = division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No\nGaz = gazette RI = reissue\nhdg = heading s = section/subsection\nIA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule\nins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision\nLA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law\nLR = legislation register sub = substituted\nLRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced\nmod = modified/modification or to be expired\n\nEndnotes\nLegislation history 3\nR2\n07/11/13\nError! Reference source not found.\nEffective: 07/11/13\npage 5\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n3 Legislation history\nStock Regulation 2005 SL2005-17\nnotified LR 25 August 2005\ns 1, s 2 commenced 25 August 2005 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 26 August 2005 (s 2 and see Stock Act 2005\nA2005-19, s 2 and CN2005-13)\nas amended by\nTerritory and Municipal Services Legislation Amendment Act 2013\nA2013-42 sch 1 pt 1.5\nnotified LR 6 November 2013\ns 1, s 2 commenced 6 November 2013 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.5 commenced 7 November 2013 (s 2)\n4 Amendment history\nCommencement\ns 2 om LA s 89 (3)\nMinimum stock levy—Act, s 8 (4), def minimum stock levy\ns 4 om A2013-42 amdt 1.40\n\nEndnotes\n5 Earlier republications\npage 6 Error! Reference source not found.\nEffective: 07/11/13\nR2\n07/11/13\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n5 Earlier republications\nSome earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to\nthe publication order.\nSince 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in\nelectronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised\nrepublications have also been published in printed format. These republications\nare marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an\nauthorised republication are identical.\nRepublication\nNo and date\nEffective Last\namendment\nmade by\nRepublication\nfor\nR1\n26 Aug 2005\n26 Aug 2005–\n6 Nov 2013\nnot amended new regulation\n© Australian Capital Territory 2013","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Originally this regulation had two purposes: (1) setting minimum stock levy amounts (section 4), and (2) specifying branding locations (section 5). The 2013 amendment removed the levy-setting function entirely, leaving only the branding specifications. The regulation has therefore narrowed significantly from its original dual-purpose scope to a single, very specific technical function."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short substantive content - only 2 operative provisions (sections 1 and 5)","Section 3 is purely explanatory about the status of notes","No defined terms in the body of the regulation itself","No cross-references to other legislation except the parent Act (Stock Act 2005)","Simple list-based structure with no conditional logic or exceptions","Straightforward anatomical descriptions without technical legal language","Substantive content reduced by 50% in 2013 when section 4 (minimum stock levy) was repealed"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation defines where permanent ownership brands may be placed on horses and other large stock in the Australian Capital Territory, specifying acceptable locations to aid identification and deter theft.  \n\nIt affects ACT horse and large-stock owners, aims to limit animal distress and protect valuable cuts of meat by restricting branding sites, and operates alongside the Stock Act 2005. (A former minimum stock levy provision was removed in 2013.)"},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Yes. The amendment history and endnotes record that a provision relating to a minimum stock levy (s 4) was omitted by A2013-42. The current republished regulation is narrowly focused on brand placement (s 5) and no longer contains the omitted levy provision."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow subject matter: regulation only prescribes permitted brand locations for horses and large stock (s 5).","Short structure: few substantive provisions (ss 1, 3, 5) and explanatory endnotes.","Technical terminology: uses anatomical placement terms (near/off shoulder, rump, loin, ribs, etc.) which require practical interpretation (s 5).","Dependence on parent Act: gives effect to Act s 26 and relies on the Stock Act for broader legal framework and enforcement.","Amendment and republication material: amendment history shows omission of an earlier provision (minimum stock levy), so users must consult endnotes and amendment history for current scope.","Enforcement context referenced in republication notes: penalty unit values and commencement details appear in endnotes and republication preamble (endnotes)."],"plain_english_summary":"The Stock Regulation 2005 prescribes where permanent brands may legally be placed on horses and on large stock (s 5). It applies to livestock owners, branders and inspectors by listing acceptable anatomical locations for branding and notes that explanatory notes are not part of the regulation (s 3), guiding compliance with the Stock Act."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/stock-regulation-2005","history":"/api/acts/stock-regulation-2005/history","analysis":"/api/acts/stock-regulation-2005/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/stock-regulation-2005/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/stock-regulation-2005/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/stock-regulation-2005/documents"}}