Criminal Code Act 1899

Any person who, with intent to facilitate the commission of a crime, brands or marks any animal with a registered brand or registered mark without the permission of the owner of the brand or mark is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable to imprisonment for 5 years.

If the offender is sentenced to pay a fine in addition to, or instead of, imprisonment, the fine shall be not less than 4 penalty units or, where in respect of the animal in question a value is determined in accordance with the provisions of the regulations made pursuant to section 450F, not less than that value, whichever is the higher amount, for every animal branded or marked.

However, the fine imposed in respect of the offence shall not exceed 455 penalty units. sch 1 pt 6 div 1 ch 44 ch div 1 s 444B (prev s 404) renum 1986 No. 1 s 39 (a)–(b)