21Accommodation with automatic ventilation system

21 Accommodation with automatic ventilation system

(1)  In this regulation –

automatic forced-ventilation environment system means a fully enclosed system that provides ventilation by means of electric fans.

(2)  A person who keeps pigs in accommodation that uses an automatic forced-ventilation environment system must ensure that –

(a) the system –

(i) has a secondary source of power that operates automatically in the event of a failure of the primary source of power; and

(ii) has a mechanism that alerts a person to the failure of the primary source of power; and

(b) the accommodation is able to be opened up manually to provide sufficient natural ventilation for the pigs in the person’s care or charge.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units; or

(b) a natural person, a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.