{"id":"qld:sl-2023-0033","name":"Stock Route Management Regulation 2023","slug":"stock-route-management-regulation-2023","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"qld","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"33 of 2023","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":173760,"registerId":"qld-sl-2023-0033-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"pt.1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Preliminary","content":"# Preliminary","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"sec.1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### sec.1 Short title\n\nThis regulation may be cited as the Stock Route Management Regulation 2023 .","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"sec.2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### sec.2 Commencement\n\nThis regulation commences on the commencement of the Land and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 , section 64 .","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"sec.3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"### sec.3 Definitions\n\nThe dictionary in schedule 3 defines particular words used in this regulation.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"pt.2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Stock route network management","content":"# Stock route network management","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"sec.4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Local governments to which ch 3 , pt 3 of Act applies— Act , s 104","content":"### sec.4 Local governments to which ch 3 , pt 3 of Act applies— Act , s 104\n\nEach local government mentioned in schedule 1 is prescribed for section 104 of the Act .","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"sec.5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Interest on overdue amounts— Act , ss 153 and 159","content":"### sec.5 Interest on overdue amounts— Act , ss 153 and 159\n\nThis section prescribes the rate of interest on an overdue amount and the way the interest is calculated for sections 153 (2) and 159 (2) of the Act .\nThe interest accrues daily, at the rate calculated under subsection (3) , for the period starting on the day immediately after the day the overdue amount becomes payable and ending on the day the overdue amount is paid in full, both days inclusive.\nThe rate of interest is the annual rate equal to the sum of—\nthe bank bill yield rate, rounded to 2 decimal places, for each day the interest accrues; and\n8%.\nIn this section—\nbank bill yield rate , for a day, means the monthly average yield of 90-day bank accepted bills published by the Reserve Bank of Australia for the month of May in the financial year immediately before the financial year in which the day occurs.\n(sec.5-ssec.1) This section prescribes the rate of interest on an overdue amount and the way the interest is calculated for sections 153 (2) and 159 (2) of the Act .\n(sec.5-ssec.2) The interest accrues daily, at the rate calculated under subsection (3) , for the period starting on the day immediately after the day the overdue amount becomes payable and ending on the day the overdue amount is paid in full, both days inclusive.\n(sec.5-ssec.3) The rate of interest is the annual rate equal to the sum of— the bank bill yield rate, rounded to 2 decimal places, for each day the interest accrues; and 8%.\n(sec.5-ssec.4) In this section— bank bill yield rate , for a day, means the monthly average yield of 90-day bank accepted bills published by the Reserve Bank of Australia for the month of May in the financial year immediately before the financial year in which the day occurs.\n- (a) the bank bill yield rate, rounded to 2 decimal places, for each day the interest accrues; and\n- (b) 8%.","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"sec.6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Market value of seized stock— Act , s 170","content":"### sec.6 Market value of seized stock— Act , s 170\n\nFor section 170 (2) of the Act , the amount prescribed is $1,000.","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"pt.3","sectionType":"part","heading":"Fees","content":"# Fees","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"sec.7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Fees","content":"### sec.7 Fees\n\nThe fees payable under the Act are stated in this part and schedule 2 .","sortOrder":9},{"sectionNumber":"sec.8","sectionType":"section","heading":"Stock route agistment permit fee— Act , ss 116 and 122","content":"### sec.8 Stock route agistment permit fee— Act , ss 116 and 122\n\nThis section prescribes, for sections 116 (6) and 122 (5) of the Act , the permit fee for a stock route agistment permit for relevant land in an issuing entity’s local government area.\nThe permit fee is the amount the issuing entity considers reasonable, having regard to the following—\nthe characteristics of the relevant land;\ntopography, vegetation\nthe weather conditions forecast by the Bureau of Meteorology for the relevant land for the term of the permit;\nfor a stock route agistment permit that is renewed—the weather conditions for the relevant land when the permit is renewed;\nthe number of stock to be agisted under the permit;\nthe type of stock to be agisted under the permit;\nthe reason for the agistment of stock under the permit;\nallowing stock to graze in an area to manage excess fuel loads so as to reduce the risk of fire\nensuring stock have access to pasture during drought\nthe quality of pasture available for the agistment of stock under the permit;\nthe accessibility of water for the agistment of stock under the permit;\nany proposed use of travelling stock facilities under the permit;\nthe commercial rates for agistment in the issuing entity’s local government area for stock of the type to be agisted under the permit.\nHowever—\nthe permit fee for eligible small stock must not be less than the minimum amount, or more than the maximum amount, stated in schedule 2 , item 2; and\nthe permit fee for eligible large stock must not be less than the minimum amount, or more than the maximum amount, stated in schedule 2 , item 3.\n(sec.8-ssec.1) This section prescribes, for sections 116 (6) and 122 (5) of the Act , the permit fee for a stock route agistment permit for relevant land in an issuing entity’s local government area.\n(sec.8-ssec.2) The permit fee is the amount the issuing entity considers reasonable, having regard to the following— the characteristics of the relevant land; topography, vegetation the weather conditions forecast by the Bureau of Meteorology for the relevant land for the term of the permit; for a stock route agistment permit that is renewed—the weather conditions for the relevant land when the permit is renewed; the number of stock to be agisted under the permit; the type of stock to be agisted under the permit; the reason for the agistment of stock under the permit; allowing stock to graze in an area to manage excess fuel loads so as to reduce the risk of fire ensuring stock have access to pasture during drought the quality of pasture available for the agistment of stock under the permit; the accessibility of water for the agistment of stock under the permit; any proposed use of travelling stock facilities under the permit; the commercial rates for agistment in the issuing entity’s local government area for stock of the type to be agisted under the permit.\n(sec.8-ssec.3) However— the permit fee for eligible small stock must not be less than the minimum amount, or more than the maximum amount, stated in schedule 2 , item 2; and the permit fee for eligible large stock must not be less than the minimum amount, or more than the maximum amount, stated in schedule 2 , item 3.\n- (a) the characteristics of the relevant land; Examples of characteristics— topography, vegetation\n- (b) the weather conditions forecast by the Bureau of Meteorology for the relevant land for the term of the permit;\n- (c) for a stock route agistment permit that is renewed—the weather conditions for the relevant land when the permit is renewed;\n- (d) the number of stock to be agisted under the permit;\n- (e) the type of stock to be agisted under the permit;\n- (f) the reason for the agistment of stock under the permit; Examples of a reason for an agistment of stock— • allowing stock to graze in an area to manage excess fuel loads so as to reduce the risk of fire • ensuring stock have access to pasture during drought\n- • allowing stock to graze in an area to manage excess fuel loads so as to reduce the risk of fire\n- • ensuring stock have access to pasture during drought\n- (g) the quality of pasture available for the agistment of stock under the permit;\n- (h) the accessibility of water for the agistment of stock under the permit;\n- (i) any proposed use of travelling stock facilities under the permit;\n- (j) the commercial rates for agistment in the issuing entity’s local government area for stock of the type to be agisted under the permit.\n- • allowing stock to graze in an area to manage excess fuel loads so as to reduce the risk of fire\n- • ensuring stock have access to pasture during drought\n- (a) the permit fee for eligible small stock must not be less than the minimum amount, or more than the maximum amount, stated in schedule 2 , item 2; and\n- (b) the permit fee for eligible large stock must not be less than the minimum amount, or more than the maximum amount, stated in schedule 2 , item 3.","sortOrder":10},{"sectionNumber":"sec.9","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amount payable or refund for changed stock route travel permit","content":"### sec.9 Amount payable or refund for changed stock route travel permit\n\nThis section applies if—\nbecause of a change in circumstances, the holder of a stock route travel permit (the original permit ) gives the issuing entity for the permit a notice under section 140 (2) of the Act ; and\nthe issuing entity issues a replacement permit, showing the correct particular, under section 141 (3) of the Act .\nSubject to subsection (4) , if the original permit had included the correct particular and the revised permit fee would have been more than the original permit fee, the holder must—\nif the holder has paid the original permit fee—pay the amount of the difference between the fees to the issuing entity; or\notherwise—pay the amount of the revised permit fee to the issuing entity.\nSubject to subsection (4) , if the original permit had included the correct particular and the revised permit fee would have been less than the original permit fee, the issuing entity must—\nif the holder has paid the original permit fee—refund the amount of the difference between the fees to the holder; or\notherwise—reduce the original permit fee by the amount of the difference between that fee and the revised permit fee.\nIf stock have been driven on foot under the permit before the change in circumstances happens, an amount mentioned in subsection (2) (a) or (b) or (3) (a) or (b) must be adjusted in proportion to the number of days in the term of the permit remaining after the change in circumstances happens.\nIn this section—\noriginal permit fee means the permit fee that was paid or payable for the issue of the original permit.\nrevised permit fee means the permit fee that would have been payable for the issue of the original permit if the original permit had included the correct particular.\n(sec.9-ssec.1) This section applies if— because of a change in circumstances, the holder of a stock route travel permit (the original permit ) gives the issuing entity for the permit a notice under section 140 (2) of the Act ; and the issuing entity issues a replacement permit, showing the correct particular, under section 141 (3) of the Act .\n(sec.9-ssec.2) Subject to subsection (4) , if the original permit had included the correct particular and the revised permit fee would have been more than the original permit fee, the holder must— if the holder has paid the original permit fee—pay the amount of the difference between the fees to the issuing entity; or otherwise—pay the amount of the revised permit fee to the issuing entity.\n(sec.9-ssec.3) Subject to subsection (4) , if the original permit had included the correct particular and the revised permit fee would have been less than the original permit fee, the issuing entity must— if the holder has paid the original permit fee—refund the amount of the difference between the fees to the holder; or otherwise—reduce the original permit fee by the amount of the difference between that fee and the revised permit fee.\n(sec.9-ssec.4) If stock have been driven on foot under the permit before the change in circumstances happens, an amount mentioned in subsection (2) (a) or (b) or (3) (a) or (b) must be adjusted in proportion to the number of days in the term of the permit remaining after the change in circumstances happens.\n(sec.9-ssec.5) In this section— original permit fee means the permit fee that was paid or payable for the issue of the original permit. revised permit fee means the permit fee that would have been payable for the issue of the original permit if the original permit had included the correct particular.\n- (a) because of a change in circumstances, the holder of a stock route travel permit (the original permit ) gives the issuing entity for the permit a notice under section 140 (2) of the Act ; and\n- (b) the issuing entity issues a replacement permit, showing the correct particular, under section 141 (3) of the Act .\n- (a) if the holder has paid the original permit fee—pay the amount of the difference between the fees to the issuing entity; or\n- (b) otherwise—pay the amount of the revised permit fee to the issuing entity.\n- (a) if the holder has paid the original permit fee—refund the amount of the difference between the fees to the holder; or\n- (b) otherwise—reduce the original permit fee by the amount of the difference between that fee and the revised permit fee.","sortOrder":11},{"sectionNumber":"pt.4","sectionType":"part","heading":"Repeal and transitional provisions","content":"# Repeal and transitional provisions","sortOrder":12},{"sectionNumber":"pt.4-div.1","sectionType":"division","heading":"Repeal","content":"## Repeal","sortOrder":13},{"sectionNumber":"sec.10","sectionType":"section","heading":"Repeal","content":"### sec.10 Repeal\n\nThe Stock Route Management Regulation 2003 , SL No. 117, is repealed.","sortOrder":14},{"sectionNumber":"pt.4-div.2","sectionType":"division","heading":"Transitional provisions","content":"## Transitional provisions","sortOrder":15},{"sectionNumber":"sec.11","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definition for division","content":"### sec.11 Definition for division\n\nIn this division—\nrepealed regulation means the repealed Stock Route Management Regulation 2003 .","sortOrder":16},{"sectionNumber":"sec.12","sectionType":"section","heading":"Permit fees","content":"### sec.12 Permit fees\n\nThis section applies if—\nbefore the commencement, a person applied for a permit under section 116 (1) or 134 (1) of the Act ; and\nfrom the commencement, the permit is issued to the person; and\nthe person has not paid the permit fee for the permit.\nSection 17(1), (2) and (5) and schedule 2, items 1 and 2 of the repealed regulation continue to apply in relation to the permit fee as if this regulation had not been made and the repealed regulation continued in force.\n(sec.12-ssec.1) This section applies if— before the commencement, a person applied for a permit under section 116 (1) or 134 (1) of the Act ; and from the commencement, the permit is issued to the person; and the person has not paid the permit fee for the permit.\n(sec.12-ssec.2) Section 17(1), (2) and (5) and schedule 2, items 1 and 2 of the repealed regulation continue to apply in relation to the permit fee as if this regulation had not been made and the repealed regulation continued in force.\n- (a) before the commencement, a person applied for a permit under section 116 (1) or 134 (1) of the Act ; and\n- (b) from the commencement, the permit is issued to the person; and\n- (c) the person has not paid the permit fee for the permit.","sortOrder":17},{"sectionNumber":"sec.13","sectionType":"section","heading":"Interest on overdue amount","content":"### sec.13 Interest on overdue amount\n\nThis section applies if immediately before the commencement, an amount mentioned in section 153 (1) or 159 (1) of the Act was overdue.\nFrom the commencement, section 13 of the repealed regulation continues to apply in relation to the interest payable on the overdue amount as if this regulation had not been made and the repealed regulation continued in force.\nSection 13 of the repealed regulation continues to apply under subsection (2) until the overdue amount and the interest payable on the amount are paid.\n(sec.13-ssec.1) This section applies if immediately before the commencement, an amount mentioned in section 153 (1) or 159 (1) of the Act was overdue.\n(sec.13-ssec.2) From the commencement, section 13 of the repealed regulation continues to apply in relation to the interest payable on the overdue amount as if this regulation had not been made and the repealed regulation continued in force.\n(sec.13-ssec.3) Section 13 of the repealed regulation continues to apply under subsection (2) until the overdue amount and the interest payable on the amount are paid.","sortOrder":18},{"sectionNumber":"sec.14","sectionType":"section","heading":"Revised permit fee for changed stock route travel permit","content":"### sec.14 Revised permit fee for changed stock route travel permit\n\nThis section applies if—\nbefore the commencement, the holder of a stock route travel permit gave the issuing entity for the permit a notice under section 140 (2) of the Act ; and\nthe issuing entity issues a replacement permit under section 141 (3) of the Act from the commencement.\nSubject to subsection (3), section 9 applies in relation to the permit fee for the stock route travel permit.\nSection 9(5), definition revised permit fee applies as if the reference in the provision to the permit fee that would have been payable were a reference to the permit fee that would have been payable under section 17(1) and (5) and schedule 2, item 2 of the repealed regulation as in force immediately before the commencement.\n(sec.14-ssec.1) This section applies if— before the commencement, the holder of a stock route travel permit gave the issuing entity for the permit a notice under section 140 (2) of the Act ; and the issuing entity issues a replacement permit under section 141 (3) of the Act from the commencement.\n(sec.14-ssec.2) Subject to subsection (3), section 9 applies in relation to the permit fee for the stock route travel permit.\n(sec.14-ssec.3) Section 9(5), definition revised permit fee applies as if the reference in the provision to the permit fee that would have been payable were a reference to the permit fee that would have been payable under section 17(1) and (5) and schedule 2, item 2 of the repealed regulation as in force immediately before the commencement.\n- (a) before the commencement, the holder of a stock route travel permit gave the issuing entity for the permit a notice under section 140 (2) of the Act ; and\n- (b) the issuing entity issues a replacement permit under section 141 (3) of the Act from the commencement.","sortOrder":19}],"analysis":{"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"},"summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation appears to be a straightforward modernisation and restatement of the 2003 regulation, updating technical fee calculation mechanisms and aligning with the current Act. The scope remains consistent with the original intent: prescribing administrative and financial details for the stock route network management framework. No significant expansion or contraction of scope is evident."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-references to multiple sections of the parent Stock Route Management Act require readers to consult that Act to fully understand obligations","Interest calculation methodology uses an external benchmark (RBA 90-day bank bill yield rate from prior May) which adds a variable, time-dependent element","Fee adjustment mechanism for changed travel permits involves proportional calculations based on remaining permit days","Transitional provisions create a dual legal regime where old rules continue to apply to in-flight applications and overdue amounts","Discretionary fee-setting by local councils within prescribed bands adds uncertainty for permit applicants","Schedules (1, 2, and 3) are referenced but not reproduced in the text, limiting standalone comprehension"],"plain_english_summary":"## Stock Route Management Regulation 2023\n\n**What is this about?**\n\nThis regulation governs how **stock routes** (designated pathways used to move livestock — cattle, sheep, etc. — across Queensland) are managed. It replaces an older 2003 regulation and sets out the practical rules for farmers and graziers who use these routes.\n\n**Who does it affect?**\n- **Farmers and graziers** who move or graze livestock on stock routes\n- **Local governments** responsible for managing stock routes in their areas\n- **Landholders** near stock routes\n\n**What does it actually do?**\n\n1. **Designates which local councils** are responsible for managing specific parts of the stock route network under the parent legislation (the Stock Route Management Act)\n\n2. **Sets interest rates on overdue fees** — if you owe money (e.g., unpaid permit fees) and don't pay on time, interest accrues daily at the Reserve Bank's 90-day bank bill rate *plus 8%*. That's a significant penalty rate.\n\n3. **Sets a $1,000 threshold for seized livestock** — if your stock are seized, this is the prescribed market value amount that triggers certain legal processes.\n\n4. **Governs permit fees** for two types of permits:\n   - **Agistment permits** (allowing livestock to graze temporarily on stock route land): fees are set by the local council, taking into account weather, land quality, water access, number and type of animals, and local commercial rates — but must stay within minimum/maximum limits set in the schedules\n   - **Travel permits** (for driving livestock along stock routes on foot): if circumstances change mid-journey (e.g., you end up with more animals than originally stated), fees are adjusted pro-rata based on how many days of the permit are left\n\n5. **Handles the transition** from the old 2003 regulation — applications lodged before this regulation started are still processed under the old fee rules if the fee hasn't been paid yet\n\n**Why does it matter to you?**\n\nIf you're a farmer moving or resting livestock on Queensland stock routes, this regulation directly determines what you'll pay and how fees are calculated. The interest penalty rate (bank rate + 8%) means unpaid fees can become expensive quickly."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"sec.5(3)(a) and sec.5(4)","severity":"low","reasoning":"Subsection (3)(a) implies the bank bill yield rate may differ day-to-day ('for each day the interest accrues'), but subsection (4) anchors it to a single published monthly average for May of the prior financial year. Within any one financial year, every day will have the identical rate. The per-day language creates a false impression of variability and adds unnecessary computational complexity where none exists.","confidence":0.75,"description":"The interest rate formula requires adding the bank bill yield rate 'for each day the interest accrues' to 8%, but the definition of 'bank bill yield rate' fixes that rate to the monthly average for May of the preceding financial year. The rate is therefore identical every day within a given financial year, making the 'for each day' language in subsection (3)(a) meaningless and potentially implying a daily recalculation that never actually varies."},{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"sec.8(2) and sec.8(3)","severity":"medium","reasoning":"The regulation simultaneously obligates the entity to set the fee it 'considers reasonable' (s.8(2)) and to keep it within a fixed statutory band (s.8(3)). These can conflict: a genuinely reasonable fee may fall below the minimum or above the maximum. The entity would then be compelled to impose an amount it has affirmatively determined is not reasonable, undermining the legislative purpose of the reasonableness standard.","confidence":0.82,"description":"The fee-setting formula in subsection (2) requires the issuing entity to consider a broad range of qualitative and market-based factors to arrive at a 'reasonable' amount, but subsection (3) then constrains that amount to mandatory minimum and maximum bands in schedule 2. If the entity's genuine assessment of reasonableness falls outside the prescribed band, it is legally required to set an unreasonable fee, directly contradicting the 'reasonable' standard imposed two subsections earlier."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"sec.9(4)","severity":"medium","reasoning":"The 'revised permit fee' is defined as what would have been payable if the original permit had always been correct — a purely hypothetical figure. Subsection (4) then requires adjusting that hypothetical figure by the proportion of days remaining. The resulting calculation blends a fiction (what the fee would have been) with a present fact (days remaining), yielding an amount that is neither the actual fee paid nor a principled reflection of actual use, making precise compliance practically incoherent.","confidence":0.7,"description":"Subsection (4) triggers a proportional adjustment to the fee difference 'if stock have been driven on foot under the permit before the change in circumstances happens.' This creates an impossible computational scenario: the adjustment is based on 'days remaining after the change in circumstances,' but the inputs needed to calculate the revised permit fee (under subsection (5)) are counterfactual — they assume the correct particular was included from the start. Combining a counterfactual fee baseline with a prospective day-count adjustment produces a figure that has no coherent real-world anchor."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"sec.12(2)","severity":"low","reasoning":"Transitional savings provisions commonly preserve repealed text, but this regulation does not reproduce the relevant provisions of the repealed regulation (s.17(1), (2), (5) and schedule 2, items 1 and 2) anywhere in its own text or schedules. Users must locate a formally repealed instrument to determine their obligations. While legally functional, the drafting creates a practical compliance gap.","confidence":0.6,"description":"Section 12(2) applies the repealed regulation 'as if this regulation had not been made and the repealed regulation continued in force.' However, this regulation simultaneously repeals the earlier regulation (s.10) and commences on the commencement of the Land and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023, s.64. The legal fiction of treating the repealed regulation as still in force is internally coherent as a transitional device, but the regulation provides no mechanism to access the text of the repealed instrument once it is formally removed from the statute book, creating a practical impossibility of compliance for anyone relying solely on the current instrument."},{"type":"other","section":"sec.5(2)","severity":"low","reasoning":"The drafting ambiguity around 'both days inclusive' could lead to a one-day discrepancy in interest calculations depending on interpretation, which in large overdue amounts could be financially significant.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The interest accrual period is defined as starting 'on the day immediately after the day the overdue amount becomes payable' and ending 'on the day the overdue amount is paid in full, both days inclusive.' Including both the day after the due date and the day of payment as accrual days is internally consistent, but the phrase 'both days inclusive' is redundant and potentially confusing given the start day is already defined as 'the day immediately after' — it is unclear whether 'both days' refers to the start and end days of the accrual window or the due date and payment date."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"sec.8(2)","section_b":"sec.8(3)","confidence":0.82,"description":"Section 8(2) requires the permit fee to be the amount the issuing entity 'considers reasonable' after weighing prescribed factors. Section 8(3) imposes hard minimum and maximum amounts from schedule 2. A reasonable fee determined under subsection (2) may fall outside the schedule 2 band, forcing the entity to charge a fee it has determined is not reasonable, directly contradicting subsection (2)."},{"severity":"low","section_a":"sec.9(2)(b)","section_b":"sec.9(4)","confidence":0.65,"description":"Section 9(2)(b) provides that if the holder has not paid the original permit fee and the revised fee is higher, the holder must pay 'the amount of the revised permit fee.' Section 9(4) requires this amount to be adjusted proportionally by days remaining where stock have already been driven. If the holder has not yet paid anything but stock have already been driven, subsection (4) would reduce the revised permit fee below its full value, effectively granting a partial discount on an unpaid debt that is not grounded in any payment already made — a result that appears internally inconsistent with the policy of recovering the correct fee for the actual period of use."},{"severity":"medium","section_a":"sec.10","section_b":"sec.12(2) and sec.13(2) and sec.14(3)","confidence":0.72,"description":"Section 10 unconditionally repeals the Stock Route Management Regulation 2003. Sections 12(2), 13(2) and 14(3) then purport to apply specific provisions of that repealed regulation as though it remained in force. The regulation does not save, reproduce or schedule those provisions. The repeal is therefore total on its face while the transitional provisions assume continued operative existence of particular sections of the repealed instrument, creating a textual contradiction between the repealing provision and the transitional savings."}]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation maintains its original purpose of operationalising the stock route management framework under the Land Act 1994. It updates fee structures and interest calculations from the 2003 version but does not expand beyond the core functions of permit administration, fee setting, and enforcement mechanisms for the stock route network."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple cross-references to the parent Act (Land Act 1994) requiring external knowledge of sections 104, 116, 122, 134, 140, 141, 153, 159, and 170","Mathematical formula for interest calculation involving Reserve Bank published rates and rounding to 2 decimal places","Nested conditional logic in section 9 for permit fee adjustments with multiple scenarios (paid vs unpaid, increased vs decreased fees, partial usage adjustments)","Transitional provisions that preserve parts of the repealed 2003 regulation for specific scenarios, creating parallel application of old and new rules","Delegated discretion for permit fees with statutory caps (minimums and maximums in Schedule 2) requiring reference to external schedules","Defined terms located in Schedule 3 dictionary rather than interpretation section, requiring navigation across document"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation sets the rules for managing stock routes in Queensland—essentially the network of roads and corridors used to move livestock (cattle, sheep, etc.) across the state.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Identifies which local councils** are responsible for managing specific parts of the stock route network (Schedule 1 lists these councils).\n- **Sets interest rates** on overdue fees: if you don't pay your permit fees on time, interest accrues daily at the Reserve Bank's bank bill rate plus 8%.\n- **Values seized stock**: if authorities seize your animals for non-payment, they're deemed to be worth $1,000 for legal purposes.\n- **Sets permit fees** for grazing stock on stock routes (\"agistment\"), requiring councils to consider factors like land quality, weather forecasts, water access, and commercial rates—but with minimum and maximum caps for small and large stock (found in Schedule 2).\n- **Handles fee adjustments**: if you need to change your travel permit details, it sets out when you pay extra or get refunds, with adjustments if you've already started moving your animals.\n- **Repeals the old 2003 regulation** and includes transitional rules so pending applications and existing debts are handled smoothly.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Farmers and graziers** who move livestock along stock routes or need emergency grazing during droughts or bushfire mitigation.\n- **Local governments** (councils) who issue permits and collect fees.\n- **Rural communities** who rely on these routes for livestock management.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nStock routes are critical infrastructure in rural Australia—especially during drought when farmers need to move stock to find feed, or during bushfire season when grazing can reduce fuel loads. This regulation ensures there's a consistent, fair system for accessing these public corridors while making sure councils are compensated for managing the land."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/stock-route-management-regulation-2023","history":"/api/acts/stock-route-management-regulation-2023/history","analysis":"/api/acts/stock-route-management-regulation-2023/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/stock-route-management-regulation-2023/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/stock-route-management-regulation-2023/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/stock-route-management-regulation-2023/documents"}}