Meat Industry Act 1978
59ENotice of changes in occupancy or ownership of land
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59E Notice of changes in occupancy or ownership of land
59E Notice of changes in occupancy or ownership of land
(1) A person shall, within one month of ceasing to be or becoming the occupier or owner of land in respect of which a meat industry levy is payable, give notice, in the form approved by the Food Authority, to the Food Authority or its agent.
Maximum penalty—5 penalty units.
(2) Proceedings in respect of any offence under this section may, notwithstanding any limit of time prescribed by any Act for instituting proceedings, be commenced at any time within the period of 2 years after the commission of the offence.
s 59E: Ins 1985 No 171, Sch 1 (2). Am 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1998 No 128, Sch 3 [20]; 2004 No 16, Sch 2.7 [5]; 2025 No 48, Sch 1.7[3].