94Permit conditions—rate of travel—the Act, s 83(1)

94 Permit conditions—rate of travel—the Act, s 83(1)

94 Permit conditions—rate of travel—the Act, s 83(1)

(1) It is a condition of a stock permit authorising a person to walk stock on a public road or travelling stock reserve on a journey of more than 24 hours that the stock travel at least 10km each day (the required rate of travel) toward the destination recorded on the permit.

(2) The holder does not contravene the condition if—

(a) the stock are prevented from travelling at the required rate of travel because of bad weather, fire, flood or another unforeseeable circumstance, or

(b) the holder has—

(i) been given approval to travel at a slower rate under this section, and

(ii) paid the fee for the approval specified in this section.

(3) An authorised officer may approve travel at a slower rate, for all or some of the stock, if the authorised officer considers the slower rate appropriate.

(4) The approval may be given subject to conditions specified by the authorised officer.

(5) The authorised officer must record details of the approval, including any conditions, on the relevant permit.

(6) The fee payable for the approval is—

(a) for small stock—$4 per day for each 100 or fewer animals, and

(b) for large stock—$4 per day for each 10 or fewer animals.

(7) An authorised officer may order that stock unfit to travel at the required rate of travel be culled.

(8) The holder in charge of the stock ordered to be culled must ensure the stock are immediately removed from the relevant public road or travelling stock reserve.

Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.