Div 1Registration of beekeepers

Division 1—Registration of beekeepers 6—Registration of beekeepers (1) Bees for which a hive is kept are a prescribed class of livestock for the purposes of section 17 of the Act. (2) A person who keeps bees is not required to be registered under section 17 of the Act if— (a) the bees are kept only in hives in respect of which another person is registered as a beekeeper; or (b) the bees are kept in a hive brought into the State from another State or Territory for a period of not more than 90 days in any continuous period of 12 months and the manner in which the person keeps the bees would, if those bees were being kept in that other State or Territory, comply with the requirements of the corresponding laws of that State or Territory. (3) Pursuant to section 6A of the Act, the following categories of offences are prescribed for the purposes of section 17 of the Act in respect of a person who keeps bees for which a hive is kept (and accordingly the corresponding penalties or expiation fees set out in section 17(1) apply): (a) a category 1 offence is an offence committed or alleged to have been committed in connection with the keeping of more than 99 hives; (b) a category 2 offence is an offence committed or alleged to have been committed in connection with the keeping of 5 or more hives but not more than 99 hives; (c) a category 3 offence is committed or alleged to have been committed in connection with the keeping of less than 5 hives. 7—Term of registration and renewal (1) Registration as a beekeeper is for a term of 12 months. (2) Registration as a beekeeper may be renewed from time to time for a further term of 12 months. (3) An application for renewal of registration as a beekeeper must— (c) be accompanied by the fee set out in Schedule 3. (4) The Chief Inspector may, at his or her discretion and on payment of the late application fee set out in Schedule 3, renew registration on a late application despite the fact that the registration has expired and, in that event, the renewal has effect from the end of the term for which the registration was previously granted or renewed. 8—Change of address A registered beekeeper must within 14 days after changing his or her postal address notify the Chief Inspector of the change in writing. Maximum penalty: $250. Expiation fee: $80.