Animal Welfare (Transport of Livestock) Regulations 2025
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(1) If the driver of a vehicle transporting livestock estimates, on reasonable grounds, that the journey time for transporting the livestock is to be 4 hours or more, the driver must keep a record, which is accessible at the roadside, of –
(a) the date and time when the livestock were loaded onto the vehicle for the journey; and
(b) the date and time when the livestock last had reasonable access to water, feed and rest prior to the commencement of, and during, the journey.
Penalty: In the case of –
(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units; and
(b) an individual, a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.
(2) A driver must keep a record required to be made under subregulation (1) for 6 months after the day on which the journey to which the record relates is completed.
Penalty: In the case of –
(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units; and
(b) an individual, a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.
(1) A person who is required to keep records, or a copy of records, under this regulation must ensure that his or her copy of the records is readily available for inspection at all reasonable times by an authorised officer.
Penalty: In the case of –
(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units; and
(b) an individual, a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.
(2) For the purposes of this regulation, a record may be kept in electronic form.