17What records must be kept by processors

17 What records must be kept by processors

(1) A processor 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 the following: (i) each person from whom the cattle mentioned in the return were bought; (ii) each person on whose behalf cattle were slaughtered; (iii) each person on whose behalf the processor had cattle slaughtered by another processor; (b) details of each purchase or service kill arrangement; (c) any statement given to the processor under clause 18 of this Schedule; (d) a copy of the return; (e) the information mentioned in paragraphs 10(1)(a) and (b) and subclauses 10(2), (3) and (4) of this Schedule.

Penalty: 10 penalty units

(3) 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.