Biosecurity (National Livestock Identification System) Regulation 2025
42Offence—make, supply or use counterfeit permanent
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42 Offence—make, supply or use counterfeit permanent (1) A person must not make, supply or use a thing if— (a) it is not a permanent identifier but could reasonably be mistaken for a permanent identifier; and (b) the person knows that the thing is to be, or may be, attached to identifiable stock. (3) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) reasonably be expected to have known, that the thing could reasonably be mistaken for a permanent identifier. s (3) (see Criminal Code, s 59).
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