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Meat Industry Act 1993
42AUse of unlicensed vehicle
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42A Use of unlicensed vehicle
(1) A person must not—
S. 42A(1)(a) amended by No. 6/2024 s. 52(a).
(a) use for the conveyance of any carcass, meat or seafood intended for human consumption a vehicle that is required by the regulations to be licensed under the regulations for that purpose; or
(b) own a vehicle that is—
S. 42A(1)(b)(i) amended by No. 6/2024 s. 52(b).
(i) used for the conveyance of any carcass, meat or seafood intended for human consumption; and
(ii) required by the regulations to be licensed under the regulations for that purpose—
unless that vehicle is so licensed.
1. For a first offence, 50 penalty units; for a subsequent offence, 100 penalty units.
(2) For the purposes of this section, a meat transport vehicle in respect of which a licence issued under the regulations has been suspended is to be treated as an unlicensed meat transport vehicle while the licence is suspended.
S. 42B inserted by No. 98/1997