204Owner of stock may be ordered to muster stock

204 Owner of stock may be ordered to muster stock

204 Owner of stock may be ordered to muster stock

(1) An authorised officer of the Minister or Local Land Services may, with the approval of the Minister or Local Land Services, order a person who owns stock to muster the stock on the person’s holding (or on a designated part of it) or at some other designated place for a purpose and at a time specified in the order.

(2) A person who fails to comply with such an order at the time specified in it is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(3) If a person fails to comply with such an order at the specified time the authorised officer may have the muster carried out at the person’s expense.

(4) The Minister or Local Land Services may recover the expense of having a muster carried out under this section as a debt in any court of competent jurisdiction.