16What records must be kept by agents and first purchasers

16 What records must be kept by agents and first purchasers

(1) A buying agent, selling agent or first purchaser who is required to lodge a return for cattle transactions completed in a month must keep the following records in respect of that month: (a) the personal details of each person from whom the cattle mentioned in the return were bought or to whom the cattle were sold; (b) details of each purchase or sale; (c) a copy of the return; (d) the information mentioned in paragraphs 9(1)(a) and (b) and subclauses 9(2), (3) and (4) of this Schedule.

Penalty: 10 penalty units.

(2) An offence under subclause (1) is an offence of strict liability.

Note 1: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.

Note 2: For offences in relation to how long records must be kept, see regulation 12.