Rate of travel to be maintained
74 Rate of travel to be maintained
The holder of a permit who is in charge of travelling stock that are walking on a journey lasting more than 24 hours must ensure that the stock travel towards their destination a distance of not less than 10 kilometres on each day.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
A person is not guilty of an offence under subclause (1) if—
the stock are prevented from travelling at the required travelling rate due to bad weather, fire, flood or some other unforeseeable circumstance, or
approval for the stock to travel at a slower rate has been given under subclause (3).
An authorised officer may give approval for stock to travel at a slower rate than the required travelling rate—
if the stock are unfit to travel at the required travelling rate, or
for any other reason the authorised officer considers appropriate.
The approval may be given subject to such conditions as are specified by the authorised officer.
The authorised officer is to write details of the approval on the permit concerned, together with any conditions subject to which the approval is given.
If part of a mob consists of stock fit to travel at the required travelling rate and other stock unfit to travel at that rate, an authorised officer may—
order the unfit stock to be culled from the mob, or
give approval, subject to such conditions as are specified by the authorised officer, for those stock to travel at a slower rate.
The person in charge of stock ordered to be culled under this clause must ensure that the stock are immediately removed by vehicle or other appropriate means from the public road or travelling stock reserve on which they were travelling.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
Fee for slower rate of travel The fee payable for an approval to travel at a slower rate under this clause is—
for small stock—$4 per 100 head or less for each day of travel, and
for large stock—$4 per 10 or less large stock for each day of travel.
Any fee payable under subclause (8) is in addition to the fee payable under clause 71 for the issue of a permit.
The owner or person in charge of stock which travel at a slower rate than the required travelling rate must ensure the appropriate fees are paid to Local Land Services.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
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