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Stock Route Management Regulation 2023
sec.8Stock route agistment permit fee— Act , ss 116 and 122
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### sec.8 Stock route agistment permit fee— Act , ss 116 and 122
This section prescribes, for sections 116 (6) and 122 (5) of the Act , the permit fee for a stock route agistment permit for relevant land in an issuing entity’s local government area.
The permit fee is the amount the issuing entity considers reasonable, having regard to the following—
the characteristics of the relevant land;
topography, vegetation
the weather conditions forecast by the Bureau of Meteorology for the relevant land for the term of the permit;
for a stock route agistment permit that is renewed—the weather conditions for the relevant land when the permit is renewed;
the number of stock to be agisted under the permit;
the type of stock to be agisted under the permit;
the reason for the agistment of stock under the permit;
allowing stock to graze in an area to manage excess fuel loads so as to reduce the risk of fire
ensuring stock have access to pasture during drought
the quality of pasture available for the agistment of stock under the permit;
the accessibility of water for the agistment of stock under the permit;
any proposed use of travelling stock facilities under the permit;
the commercial rates for agistment in the issuing entity’s local government area for stock of the type to be agisted under the permit.
However—
the permit fee for eligible small stock must not be less than the minimum amount, or more than the maximum amount, stated in schedule 2 , item 2; and
the permit fee for eligible large stock must not be less than the minimum amount, or more than the maximum amount, stated in schedule 2 , item 3.
(sec.8-ssec.1) This section prescribes, for sections 116 (6) and 122 (5) of the Act , the permit fee for a stock route agistment permit for relevant land in an issuing entity’s local government area.
(sec.8-ssec.2) The permit fee is the amount the issuing entity considers reasonable, having regard to the following— the characteristics of the relevant land; topography, vegetation the weather conditions forecast by the Bureau of Meteorology for the relevant land for the term of the permit; for a stock route agistment permit that is renewed—the weather conditions for the relevant land when the permit is renewed; the number of stock to be agisted under the permit; the type of stock to be agisted under the permit; the reason for the agistment of stock under the permit; allowing stock to graze in an area to manage excess fuel loads so as to reduce the risk of fire ensuring stock have access to pasture during drought the quality of pasture available for the agistment of stock under the permit; the accessibility of water for the agistment of stock under the permit; any proposed use of travelling stock facilities under the permit; the commercial rates for agistment in the issuing entity’s local government area for stock of the type to be agisted under the permit.
(sec.8-ssec.3) However— the permit fee for eligible small stock must not be less than the minimum amount, or more than the maximum amount, stated in schedule 2 , item 2; and the permit fee for eligible large stock must not be less than the minimum amount, or more than the maximum amount, stated in schedule 2 , item 3.
- (a) the characteristics of the relevant land; Examples of characteristics— topography, vegetation
- (b) the weather conditions forecast by the Bureau of Meteorology for the relevant land for the term of the permit;
- (c) for a stock route agistment permit that is renewed—the weather conditions for the relevant land when the permit is renewed;
- (d) the number of stock to be agisted under the permit;
- (e) the type of stock to be agisted under the permit;
- (f) the reason for the agistment of stock under the permit; Examples of a reason for an agistment of stock— • allowing stock to graze in an area to manage excess fuel loads so as to reduce the risk of fire • ensuring stock have access to pasture during drought
- • allowing stock to graze in an area to manage excess fuel loads so as to reduce the risk of fire
- • ensuring stock have access to pasture during drought
- (g) the quality of pasture available for the agistment of stock under the permit;
- (h) the accessibility of water for the agistment of stock under the permit;
- (i) any proposed use of travelling stock facilities under the permit;
- (j) the commercial rates for agistment in the issuing entity’s local government area for stock of the type to be agisted under the permit.
- • allowing stock to graze in an area to manage excess fuel loads so as to reduce the risk of fire
- • ensuring stock have access to pasture during drought
- (a) the permit fee for eligible small stock must not be less than the minimum amount, or more than the maximum amount, stated in schedule 2 , item 2; and
- (b) the permit fee for eligible large stock must not be less than the minimum amount, or more than the maximum amount, stated in schedule 2 , item 3.