Brands Act 1915

The registrar, if satisfied that an application for a horse and cattle brand or cattle earmark is in conformity with this Act, shall allot to the applicant a horse and cattle brand or cattle earmark, as the case may be and shall register such brand or, as the case may be, earmark in the name of the applicant.

However, if, in the opinion of the registrar, any horse and cattle brand or cattle earmark applied for is similar to or easily convertible into any other horse and cattle brand or, as the case may be, cattle earmark registered in the name of a person who uses or is likely to use it in the same locality as the brand or earmark applied for is likely to be used the registrar shall make such modification in the brand or earmark applied for as renders it dissimilar to such other brand or earmark or, as the case may require, less easily convertible into such other brand or earmark.

A horse and cattle brand other than a symbol brand shall consist of letters, numerals, signs or characters or any combination thereof.

The shape, pattern and arrangement of the letters, numerals, signs or characters comprising a horse and cattle brand shall be as the Minister, subject to this Act, determines.