Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Act

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA STOCK ROUTES AND TRAVELLING STOCK ACT As in force at 1 January 2002 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section PART I – PRELIMINARY 1. Short title 2. Commencement 3. [Repealed] 4. Definitions PART II – ADMINISTRATION 5. Appointment of Chief Inspector 6. Responsibilities of Chief Inspector 7. Delegation 8. Appointment of Superintendent, &c. 9. Duties, &c., of Superintendent 10. Appointment of Registrar, &c. 11. Duties, &c., of Registrar 12. Inspectors 13. Identity cards PART III – MANAGEMENT OF STOCK RESERVES, STOCK ROUTES, AND PUBLIC DIPS 14. Control of stock reserves, &c. 15. Construction of dips, &c. 16. Declaration of public dips 16A. Construction of trucking yards 16B. Public trucking yards 17. Power to close stock route, &c. PART IV – WAY-BILLS FOR TRAVELLING STOCK 18. Issue of way-bill 19. Duties of person in charge of stock 20. Duties of consignee 21. Duties of owner 22. – 26. [Repealed] ii PART V – MOVEMENT OF STOCK ACROSS CROWN LANDS 27. Right to drive stock across Crown lands where no stock route available 28. Notice to be given to owner of holding 29. Limitation of operation of section 27 30. Owner to shift stock away from proposed route PART VI – WATERING AND AGISTMENT 31. Construction of watering places 32. Declaration of public watering places 33. Control of public watering places 34. Minister's power to grant licence over public watering place 34A. Minister's power to grant licence to agist stock 34B. Minister's power to grant watering and agistment licence 35. Chief Inspector's power to grant licence over public watering place 36. Licence to use water for garden, &c., purposes PART VII – GENERAL OFFENCES AND PENALTIES 37. Drover to have way-bill 38. Stock not to be transported until way-bill issued 38A. Drover to carry way-bill 38B. Offence to purchase travelling stock without production of way-bill 38C. Exemptions 39. Drover to produce way-bill to inspector 40. Duty to comply with order of inspector 41. Litter and refuse on stock reserve, &c. 42. Damage to equipment, &c. 43. Offences in connection with buildings, &c. 44. Leaving gates open 45. Person in charge of stock to prevent wastage of water 45A. Other persons to prevent wastage of water 46. Fires on reserve, &c. 47. Closed stock reserve, &c. 48. Rate of travel 49. Abandoning cattle 50. Unattended stock 51. Camping near public watering places 52. Offences in connection with water 53. Obstructing, &c., inspector 54. Obstructing, &c., stock when watering 55. Persons to obey orders by inspector iii 55A. Offences relating to driving away stock 55B. Possession of stock suspected to have been stolen 55C. Unlawful use of stock 55D. Stock gates not to be opened except for certain purposes 55E. Failure to close stock gates PART VIII – MISCELLANEOUS 56. Minister may declare animals to be stock 57. Powers of inspector 58. Inspector may carry out requirement and recover cost 59. Abandoned stock 60. Straying stock 61. Fencing 62. Maintenance of fences, &c., and construction of grids, &c. 63. Contribution to cost of fencing, &c. 63A. Contribution to value of fence existing at commencement of Act 63B. Erection of grids or gates on stock routes or stock reserves 64. Dipping fees 64A. Fees for use of public trucking yard 65. Prosecutions 65A. Regulatory offences 65B. Infringement offences and notices 66. General penalties 67. Regulations Notes Table of Amendments NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA This reprint shows the Act as in force at 1 January 2002. Any amendments that may come into operation after that date are not included. STOCK ROUTES AND TRAVELLING STOCK ACT An Act to provide for the maintenance and control of stock reserves and stock routes, for the construction, maintenance and control of watering places and dips for stock, for the control of travelling stock, and for other purposes PART I – PRELIMINARY 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Act. (See back note 1) 2. Commencement This Act shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by the Administrator by notice in the Gazette. (See back note 1) 3. [Repealed] 4. Definitions In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears – "carcass" includes the hide, skin, hair, wool, viscera or any portion of the carcass of an animal; "cattle" means animals of the bovine species; "Chief Inspector" means the person appointed and holding office as the Chief Inspector of Stock Routes under this Act and includes an Acting Chief Inspector so appointed; "dip" means a bath for the dipping, or a device for the spraying, of stock; "drover" means the person for the time being in charge of travelling stock; Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Act 2 "equipment" includes pumps, engines, windmills, tanks, troughs, piping, fences and mechanical devices, belonging to the Territory, associated with the provision, storage or reticulation of water; "gate" includes any device designed to close an opening in a fence; "grid" means a device placed across an opening in a fence which allows of the passage of vehicles but not of stock on the hoof; "holding" means land held by a person under any form of tenure; "horse" includes ass, mule and hinny; "inspector" means a person appointed and holding office as an Inspector of Stock Routes under this Act, and includes the Chief Inspector and an inspector appointed under the Stock Diseases Act except where the Minister has otherwise directed under section 11 of that Act; "installation" includes buildings and other structures, belonging to the Territory, on a stock reserve or stock route; "mob" means a congregation of stock; "on the hoof", in relation to stock, means that the stock are being driven on their hooves and are not being transported in a vehicle, vessel or aircraft; "owner", in relation to a holding, means a person who holds an estate in fee simple, lease or licence over the land and includes that person's manager, agent or representative, and, in relation to stock, means the person to whom the stock belongs, his manager, agent or representative; "plant" includes horses, vehicles and equipment used, or intended to be used, for the purpose of driving other stock on the hoof; "public dip" means a dip which has been notified as a public dip pursuant to this Act; "public trucking yard" means a trucking yard which has been notified as a public trucking yard pursuant to this Act; "public watering place" means a watering place that has been notified as a public watering place pursuant to this Act; "regulations" means regulations under this Act; Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Act 3 "stock" means cattle, buffalo, horses, sheep, goats, camels and such other species of animals as are declared to be stock pursuant to section 56; "stock reserve" means land reserved under the Crown Lands Act as a reserve for travelling stock; "stock route" means land which, under the Crown Lands Act, is declared to be or is reserved as a route for the passage of travelling stock; "Superintendent" means the person appointed and holding office as the Superintendent of Stock Routes under this Act and includes an acting-superintendent so appointed; "this Act" includes the regulations; "travelling stock" includes stock driven on the hoof, and stock on a railway, vehicle, vessel or aircraft, outside the boundaries of the holding on which the stock are ordinarily kept or depastured or are placed for agistment; "water-hole" means a hole or creek in which natural water lies or flows from time to time; "watering place" means a bore, well, dam or water-hole together with any equipment installed for use in connection with the watering place and any fencing protecting it; "way-bill" means a way-bill issued under Part IV and includes an endorsed way-bill. PART II – ADMINISTRATION 5. Appointment of Chief Inspector (1) There shall be a Chief Inspector of Stock Routes, who shall be appointed by the Minister. (2) In the event of – (a) the illness of the Chief Inspector; (b) the temporary inability of the Chief Inspector to perform the duties of his office; (c) the absence of the Chief Inspector from the Territory; or (d) the death, retirement or dismissal of the Chief Inspector, and pending the appointment of a new Chief Inspector, Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Act 4 the Minister may appoint a person to be Acting Chief Inspector of Stock Routes during the illness, temporary inability or absence of the Chief Inspector, or following the death, retirement or dismissal of the Chief Inspector. (3) An Acting Chief Inspector has all the powers and may perform all the functions of the Chief Inspector. 6. Responsibilities of Chief Inspector (1) The Chief Inspector is, in the exercise of his powers and the performance of his duties and functions under this Act, subject to the direction and control of the Minister. (2) The Chief Inspector has the control and management of all equipment and installations on stock reserves and stock routes. (3) The Chief Inspector has all the powers conferred upon an inspector by this Act. 7. Delegation (1) The Chief Inspector may, by instrument in writing, delegate to a person or authority all or any of his powers and functions under this Act (except this power of delegation) in relation to any particular matter or class of matters or to a district or part of the Territory so that the delegated powers and functions may be exercised by the delegate with respect to the matter or class of matters or to the district or part of the Territory specified in the instrument of delegation. (2) A delegation under this section is revocable at will and no delegation prevents the exercise of a power or function by the Chief Inspector. 8. Appointment of Superintendent, &c. (1) There shall be a Superintendent of Stock Routes, who shall be appointed by the Minister. (2) In the event of – (a) the illness of the Superintendent; (b) the temporary inability of the Superintendent to perform the duties of his office; (c) the absence of the Superintendent from the Territory; or (d) the death, retirement or dismissal of the Superintendent, and pending the appointment of a new superintendent, Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Act 5 the Minister may appoint a person to be Acting-Superintendent of Stock Routes during the illness, temporary inability or absence of the Superintendent, or following the death, retirement or dismissal of the Superintendent. (3) An Acting-Superintendent has all the powers and may perform all the functions of the Superintendent. 9. Duties, &c., of Superintendent (1) The Superintendent is responsible to the Chief Inspector for the administration of this Act. (2) The Superintendent has all the powers conferred upon an inspector by this Act. 10. Appointment of Registrar, &c. (1) There shall be a Registrar of Stock Routes, who shall be appointed by the Minister. (2) In the event of – (a) the illness of the Registrar; (b) the temporary inability of the Registrar to perform the duties of his office; (c) the absence of the Registrar from the Territory; or (d) the death, retirement or dismissal of the Registrar, and pending the appointment of a new Registrar, the Minister may appoint a person to be Acting-Registrar of Stock Routes during the illness, temporary inability or absence of the Registrar, or following the death, retirement or dismissal of the Registrar. (3) An Acting-Registrar has all the powers and may perform all the functions of the Registrar. 11. Duties, &c., of Registrar (1) The Registrar is responsible to the Chief Inspector for the performance of his duties under this Act. (2) The Registrar shall keep a Register of Stock Routes in which he shall enter – (a) the name and a description of the position and the limits of every stock route; Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Act 6 (b) the name and the location of every public watering place; (c) the distances in kilometres between adjoining public watering places; (d) the name, the position and the area of every stock reserve; (e) the name and the location of every public dip; (f) particulars of all equipment and installations on stock reserves and stock routes and at public watering places and public dips; and (g) such other matters as are prescribed. (3) The Registrar shall keep a record of stores and equipment available for use on stock reserves, stock routes and at public watering places and public dips, together with particulars of the location of those stores and equipment. (4) The Registrar shall arrange for copies of the Register of Stock Routes and of amendments to the Register, containing particulars of the matters referred to in subsection (2)(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) and of such other matters as are prescribed – (a) to be available for inspection at prescribed times and places; and (b) to be available for sale upon payment of a prescribed fee. 12. Inspectors (1) The Minister may appoint such Inspectors of Stock Routes as he sees fit. (2) [Omitted] 13. Identity cards (1) The Chief Inspector shall issue to each inspector appointed under section 12 an identity card containing a photograph and the signature of the inspector verified by the signature of the Chief Inspector. (2) An inspector issued with an identity card under subsection (1) shall, on the termination of the inspector's appointment, surrender the identity card to the Chief Inspector. Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Act 7 PART III – MANAGEMENT OF STOCK RESERVES, STOCK ROUTES, AND PUBLIC DIPS 14. Control of stock reserves, &c. Subject to this Act, stock reserves, stock routes, public trucking yards and public dips are under the control and management of the Chief Inspector. 15. Construction of dips, &c. The Minister may cause to be constructed such dips, fences and grids as he sees fit – (a) on stock reserves and stock routes; and (b) subject to the consent of a person who holds land under a lease or licence granted under the Crown Lands Act or a lease granted under the Pastoral Land Act or the Special Purposes Leases Act or who holds an estate in fee simple in land, on land so held, together with such installations and equipment as are necessary for their effective operation and maintenance. 16. Declaration of public dips The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, declare dips constructed in pursuance of section 15 to be public dips. 16A. Construction of trucking yards The Minister may cause to be constructed such trucking yards as he sees fit – (a) on stock reserves and stock routes; and (b) subject to the consent of a person who holds land under a lease or licence granted under the Crown Lands Act or a lease granted under the Pastoral Land Act or the Special Purposes Leases Act or who holds an estate in fee simple in land, on land so held, together with such installations and equipment as are necessary for their effective operation and maintenance. 16B. Public trucking yards The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, declare trucking yards constructed in pursuance of section 16A to be public trucking yards. Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Act 8 17. Power to close stock route, &c. When, in the opinion of the Chief Inspector, it is desirable that, by reason of drought, the destruction of pasture or other reason, a stock reserve, a stock route or a part of a stock route should not be used by travelling stock, the Chief Inspector may, by notice in the Gazette, close the stock reserve, stock route or the part of the stock route for such period as he sees fit. PART IV – WAY-BILLS FOR TRAVELLING STOCK 18. Issue of way-bill (1) The owner of stock shall issue a way-bill in respect of stock which – (a) are to be driven on the hoof, or to be transported by railway, vehicle, vessel or aircraft outside the boundaries of the holding on which the stock are ordinarily kept or depastured or are placed for agistment; or (b) are to be driven on the hoof on a stock reserve or stock route. (2) The way-bill shall be issued from a way-bill book provided for that purpose by the Chief Inspector and shall be made out in the prescribed manner by the owner of the stock. 19. Duties of person in charge of stock The person named in the way-bill by the owner as being the person in charge of stock shall – (a) before commencement of the shipment of the stock, sign the way bill; (b) at the conclusion of the shipment of the stock, endorse and sign in the prescribed manner the way-bill to show the number of stock, if any, lost during the journey; and (c) upon delivery of the stock to the consignee named in the way-bill, surrender the way-bill to the consignee. Penalty: $1,000. 20. Duties of consignee (1) A consignee shall certify that the consignment which is delivered to him contains the correct number of stock by countersigning in the prescribed manner the way-bill surrendered to him in accordance with section 19(c). Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Act 9 (2) A consignee shall retain the way-bill and make it available, for a period of 12 months from the date of delivery of the stock to which it refers, for inspection by an inspector. Penalty: $1,000. 21. Duties of owner (1) Where, under section 18, the owner of stock issues a way-bill he shall – (a) hand the original to the drover of the travelling stock to which it relates; (b) send a copy to the Chief Inspector within 28 days of the issue of the way-bill; and (c) retain a copy in the way-bill book provided under section 18(2). Penalty: $1,000. (2) [Omitted] (3) An owner of stock shall upon request make the way-bill book available for inspection at a reasonable hour by an inspector. Penalty: $500. 22. – 26. [Repealed] PART V – MOVEMENT OF STOCK ACROSS CROWN LANDS 27. Right to drive stock across Crown lands where no stock route available (1) Where stock are being driven on the hoof and there is no stock route onwards towards their destination, or a stock route onwards towards their destination has been closed pursuant to this Act, the person in charge of the stock may, subject to this Part, enter upon Crown land with the stock, whether or not that land is held in fee simple or under a licence or lease granted under this or any other Act, and drive the stock across the land by the shortest reasonable route, being not more than 1.5 kilometres wide, from the point of entry upon to the point of exit from the land. (2) Subject to subsection (3), where stock are driven across Crown land pursuant to this section, section 48 applies as though the stock were being driven on a stock route. Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Act 10 (3) The owner of a holding may exempt the person in charge of stock, which enter on his holding pursuant to this Part, from the effect of subsection (2). 28. Notice to be given to owner of holding (1) Where a person proposes, pursuant to section 27, to drive stock across land which is a holding or to drive stock along a stock route through a holding, the person in charge of the stock shall, before entering the holding, give notice in accordance with subsection (2) to the owner of the holding of his intention to drive stock across or through the holding. Penalty: $500. (2) A notice under this section – (a) may be given – (i) by telegram or radiogram addressed to the owner of the holding; (ii) in writing delivered personally to the owner of the holding; or (iii) in writing addressed to the owner of the holding and left at the principal place of residence on the holding; (b) shall be given not less than 2 days and not more than 10 days before the stock enter the holding; and (c) shall specify – (i) the name of the owner of the stock; (ii) the name of the person in charge of the stock; (iii) the number and type of the stock; (iv) the place from which the stock have travelled; (v) the destination of the stock; (vi) the respective dates upon which the stock are expected to enter and to leave the holding; and (vii) the places at which the stock will enter and leave the holding, and the proposed route by which the stock will travel between those places. Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Act 11 29. Limitation of operation of section 27 Section 27 applies only for the purpose of enabling the person in charge of stock – (a) to drive the stock onwards in order to reach a stock route which leads to or towards the destination to which the stock are being driven; or (b) to drive the stock to or towards their destination where there is no reasonably practicable stock route which leads to or towards that destination. 30. Owner to shift stock away from proposed route Where a notice has been served pursuant to section 28, the owner of the holding to be crossed shall move stock depastured on the holding to such a distance from the proposed route of the travelling stock as is reasonably necessary to prevent the stock mingling with the travelling stock. Penalty: $250. PART VI – WATERING AND AGISTMENT 31. Construction of watering places The Minister may cause to be constructed such watering places as he sees fit – (a) on stock reserves and stock routes; and (b) subject to the consent of a person who holds land under a lease or licence granted under the Crown Lands Act or a lease granted under the Pastoral Land Act or the Special Purposes Leases Act or holds an estate in fee simple in land, on land so held, together with such fences, installations and equipment as is necessary for their protection, effective operation and maintenance. 32. Declaration of public watering places The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, declare watering places constructed in pursuance of section 31 to be public watering places for the use of travelling stock. 33. Control of public watering places Subject to this Act, public watering places are under the control and management of the Chief Inspector. Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Act 12 34. Minister's power to grant licence over public watering place (1) Where the Chief Inspector certifies in writing to the Minister that, during the last preceding 5 years, the average number of travelling horses, cattle, and camels which have been watered at a particular public watering place has not exceeded 15,000 head per annum, the Minister may, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law in force in the Territory, but subject to this section, grant a licence to a person to water stock at the public watering place. (2) A licence granted under this section – (a) shall not be for a period of less than one year nor for a period of more than 5 years; (b) shall specify the maximum number of stock to be watered at the public watering place in a specified period by the licensee, his agents or his employees; (c) shall provide that the licensee, his agents or employees will not prevent or hinder travelling stock from watering at the public watering place; and (d) shall be subject to such conditions and restrictions as are prescribed, and such other conditions and restrictions as the Minister considers necessary and specifies in the licence. (3) When granting a licence under this section, the Minister shall give preference, over other persons, to a person who holds an estate in fee simple in, a lease of, or licence over, land adjoining or adjacent to the public watering place. 34A. Minister's power to grant licence to agist stock (1) The Minister may, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law in force in the Territory, but subject to this section, grant a licence to a person to agist stock on land, or part of land, reserved under section 76 of the Crown Lands Act for stock routes and travelling stock. (2) A licence granted under this section – (a) shall not be for a period of less than one month nor for a period of more than 6 months; (b) shall specify the maximum number of stock to be agisted on a specified area of land reserved; and (c) shall be subject to such conditions and restrictions as the Minister considers necessary and specifies in the licence. Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Act 13 (3) When granting a licence under this section, the Minister shall give preference, over other persons, to a person who holds a lease of, or licence over, land adjoining or adjacent to the land proposed to be the subject of the licence. 34B. Minister's power to grant watering and agistment licence Nothing in this Part prevents the Minister from granting a licence under section 34 or 34A relating to land the subject of an existing licence granted under this Part. 35. Chief Inspector's power to grant licence over public watering place (1) Where a public watering place is not subject to a licence under section 34, the Chief Inspector may, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law in force in the Territory, but subject to this section, grant a licence to a person who owns or occupies a holding adjacent to the public watering place, to water stock at the public watering place. (2) A licence granted under this section – (a) shall not be for a period exceeding 6 months; (b) shall specify the maximum number of stock to be watered at the public watering place in a specified period by the licensee; (c) shall provide that the licensee will not hinder or prevent travelling stock from watering at the public watering place; and (d) shall be subject to such conditions and restrictions as are prescribed and such other conditions and restrictions as the Chief Inspector thinks necessary in a particular case and specifies in the licence. 36. Licence to use water for garden, &c., purposes Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law in force in the Territory, the Minister may, subject to such conditions and restrictions as are prescribed, in writing authorize a person to use any equipment and water at a public watering place for garden or domestic purposes, or both, if he is satisfied that the use of the equipment and water will not prejudicially affect the watering of travelling stock at that public watering place. PART VII – GENERAL OFFENCES AND PENALTIES 37. Drover to have way-bill A drover shall not drive stock on the hoof – (a) unless he carries a way-bill relating to those stock; or Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Act 14 (b) unless the stock are driven within the boundaries of a holding or land on which the stock are ordinarily kept or depastured or are placed for agistment and are not driven more than 24 kilometres along a stock route. Penalty: $1,000. 38. Stock not to be transported until way-bill issued An owner of stock shall not cause or suffer stock to be driven on the hoof, or transported by railway, vehicle, vessel or aircraft unless – (a) the stock are within the boundaries of a holding on which the stock are ordinarily kept or depastured or are placed for agistment; or (b) a way-bill relating to those stock has been issued. Penalty: $1,000. 38A. Drover to carry way-bill A drover shall not transport stock by railway, vehicle, vessel or aircraft unless – (a) the stock are transported within the boundaries of a holding on which the stock are ordinarily kept or depastured or are placed for agistment; or (b) a way-bill relating to those stock has been issued and he has that way-bill with him. Penalty: $1,000. 38B. Offence to purchase travelling stock without production of way-bill A person shall not purchase or receive from a person in charge of travelling stock any stock which are incorrectly described or are not fully described in a way-bill carried by the person in charge of the stock. Penalty: $1,000. 38C. Exemptions The Chief Inspector may, by notice published in the Gazette, declare that sections 37, 38, 38A and 38B do not apply in relation to travelling stock of a specified class of stock. Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Act 15 39. Drover to produce way-bill to inspector A person in charge of travelling stock in respect of which a way-bill has been issued shall produce that way-bill – (a) to an inspector, when lawfully requested to do so; and (b) to the owner of a holding through which the stock are being driven or transported, if requested to do so by him within the boundaries of his holding. Penalty: $500. 40. Duty to comply with order of inspector (1) The person in charge of travelling stock on a stock reserve, stock route or public trucking yard shall move the stock to such place on a stock reserve, stock route or public trucking yard as an inspector lawfully orders within such period of time as the inspector specifies. (2) A person who is ordered by an inspector to destroy or dispose of a carcass shall destroy or dispose of the carcass within 24 hours after the giving of the order by the inspector or within such other period as is specified in the order and, where a method of destruction or disposal of the carcass is specified in the order, by that method. Penalty: $1,000. 41. Litter and refuse on stock reserve, &c. A person shall clean up and destroy, within such time as an inspector specifies, any litter or refuse left by him, or by persons employed by him, on a stock reserve or stock route when lawfully ordered so to do by the inspector. Penalty: $250. 42. Damage to equipment, &c. A person shall not – (a) damage; or (b) except with the written authority of an inspector, interfere with or remove, any installation or equipment on a stock reserve or stock route. Penalty: $500. Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Act 16 43. Offences in connection with buildings, &c. A person shall not, except with the written authority of an inspector – (a) enter any building, belonging to the Territory, on a stock reserve or stock route; (b) erect any building, structure or fence on a stock reserve or stock route. Penalty: $500. 44. Leaving gates open The person in charge of stock which pass through a gate on a stock reserve or stock route shall, within 15 minutes from and including the time when the last beast or person accompanying the stock passes through the gate, personally inspect the gate and ensure that it is closed and securely fastened. Penalty: $500. 45. Person in charge of stock to prevent wastage of water A person in charge of stock which are watering or about to water, or have finished watering, at a public watering place shall ensure that the taps, gate valves and floats at the public watering place are properly adjusted to prevent the wastage of the water at the public watering place and the overflow of such water from the water troughs there. Penalty: $1,500. 45A. Other persons to prevent wastage of water A person who removes water from a public watering place for a purpose other than the watering of stock shall ensure that the taps, gate valves and floats at the public watering place are properly adjusted to prevent the wastage of the water at the public watering place and the overflow of such water from the water troughs there. Penalty: $1,500. 46. Fires on reserve, &c. A person who lights a fire on a stock reserve or stock route shall not make that fire, or allow that fire to cover or spread, over an area greater than 8 square metres. Penalty: $1,500. Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Act 17 47. Closed stock reserve, &c. A person shall not drive stock on the hoof on a stock reserve, stock route or a part of a stock route during a period for which it has been closed pursuant to section 17. Penalty: $1,000. 48. Rate of travel (1) The person in charge of stock travelling on the hoof on a stock route or part of a stock route shall, subject to this Act, cause the stock to travel onwards towards their destination along the stock route – (a) in the case of cattle – (i) where the total distance to be travelled is 90 kilometres or more, not less than 90 kilometres in each successive period of 7 days; and (ii) where the total distance to be travelled is less than 90 kilometres, not less than 13 kilometres each day; (b) in the case of horses – (i) where the total distance to be travelled is 112 kilometres or more, not less than 112 kilometres in each successive period of 7 days; and (ii) where the total distance to be travelled is less than 112 kilometres, not less than 16 kilometres each day; and (c) in the case of sheep and goats – (i) where the total distance to be travelled is 56 kilometres or more, not less than 56 kilometres in each successive period of 7 days; and (ii) where the total distance to be travelled is less than 56 kilometres, not less than 8 kilometres each day. Penalty: $250. (2) An inspector may in writing authorize the person in charge of travelling stock to travel the stock for such shorter distance than is prescribed in subsection (1) as he sees fit in one, or more than one, period of 7 days where, in the opinion of the inspector, the stock, by reason of weakness, immaturity or disease, are physically incapable of travelling the prescribed distance in such a period. Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Act 18 (3) The provisions of subsection (1) do not apply to a person in charge of travelling stock during the period for which an authority, granted to him by an inspector, applies. 49. Abandoning cattle A person shall not abandon any travelling stock on a holding, or on a stock reserve or stock route which is not separated from the adjoining holding by a fence sufficient to prevent the passage of stock, without the consent of the owner or occupier of that holding. Penalty: $10 for every head of stock so abandoned. 50. Unattended stock The person in charge of travelling stock shall not leave stock unattended on a stock reserve or stock route. Penalty: $250. 51. Camping near public watering places (1) A person shall not camp within 1.5 kilometres of a public watering place on a stock route, except with the permission of an inspector. Penalty: $250. (2) A person in charge of travelling stock shall not, whilst he is camped on a stock route, leave his plant or the stock within 1.5 kilometres of a public watering place, except with the permission of an inspector. Penalty: $250. 52. Offences in connection with water (1) A person shall not – (a) bathe in or pollute any water at a public watering place; (b) remove more than 230 litres of water from a public watering place in any one day except – (i) with the written permission of an inspector; or (ii) in pursuance of a lease, licence or authority granted under or pursuant to this Act; or (c) cause or suffer stock to consume water at a public watering place unless the stock are travelling stock in respect of which a way-bill Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Act 19 has been issued. Penalty: $1,000. (2) Subsection (1)(b) does not apply with respect to the amount of water consumed by travelling stock at a public watering place. 53. Obstructing, &c., inspector A person shall not obstruct, resist, assault or threaten the Chief Inspector, Superintendent or an inspector acting in the course of or exercising his powers or duties under this Act. Penalty: $500. 54. Obstructing, &c., stock when watering (1) A person shall not – (a) hinder or obstruct travelling stock from watering at a public watering place; or (b) hinder or obstruct the person in control of travelling stock when watering or attempting to water the stock at a public watering place. Penalty: $1,000. (2) This section does not apply to the Chief Inspector, the Superintendent or an inspector acting in the course of exercising his powers or duties under this Act. 55. Persons to obey orders by inspector A person shall not fail to comply with the requirements of an order lawfully made by an inspector pursuant to section 57(a), (aa), (b)(i), (b)(ii), (b)(iii) or (b)(viii). Penalty: $250. 55A. Offences relating to driving away stock (1) Subject to subsection (2), the owner of stock (or his agent) may, when any of his stock are upon the lands of any other person (including lands leased from the Crown to that other person), enter upon those lands and drive his stock off the lands of that other person. (2) The owner of stock (or his agent) shall, before entering upon the lands of any other person give to that other person not less than 2 days nor more than 7 days notice in writing of his intention to enter upon those lands and drive Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Act 20 his stock off those lands and shall specify in that notice the place at which he intends to enter upon and also the place at which he intends to leave those lands. (3) A person who enters upon the lands of any other person (including lands leased from the Crown to that other person) and drives any stock off the lands of that other person without giving the notice referred to in subsection (2) is guilty of an offence. Penalty: $1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months. (4) A person who drives away any stock, other than his own or his master's or employer's, from the land or out of the herds of any other person is guilty of an offence, unless he proves to the satisfaction of the court that he had reasonable ground for believing the stock were his own or his master's or employer's. Penalty: $1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months. (5) Where the owner of stock (or his agent) has given notice in accordance with subsection (2) of his intention to enter upon land that is Aboriginal land, within the meaning of the Aboriginal Land Act, he and such persons employed by him as are reasonably necessary to assist him for the purpose of driving his stock off that land may enter upon that land and drive off that stock in accordance with the notice, notwithstanding that he or any of them does not hold a permit under that Act to enter or remain on that land. (6) In this section, entry upon land shall be taken to include entry into the airspace above land. 55B. Possession of stock suspected to have been stolen A person in whose possession is found any stock reasonably suspected to have been stolen shall be guilty of an offence, unless he proves that he acquired the stock in a lawful manner. Penalty: $1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months. 55C. Unlawful use of stock Any person who unlawfully uses stock without the consent of the owner or person in lawful possession thereof is guilty of an offence. Penalty: $100 for every head of stock used or imprisonment for 6 months. Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Act 21 55D. Stock gates not to be opened except for certain purposes A person shall not open a gate in a fence erected to prevent the passage of stock except for the purpose of an animal, vehicle or person passing through the gate. Penalty: $200. 55E. Failure to close stock gates A person who opens or causes to be opened any gate in a fence erected to prevent the passage of stock, for the purpose of an animal, vehicle or person passing through that gate, shall ensure that the gate is closed and securely fastened immediately after the vehicle, animal or person, as the case may be, has passed through the gate. Penalty: $200. PART VIII – MISCELLANEOUS 56. Minister may declare animals to be stock The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, declare a species of animal to be stock for the purposes of this Act. 57. Powers of inspector An inspector may, for the purposes of this Act – (a) order a person who is accompanying travelling stock to state the name of the person who is in charge of the stock; (aa) order the person in charge of travelling stock to provide the name and address of the owner of the travelling stock or the agent of the owner or both; (b) order the person in charge of travelling stock – (i) to state the place from which the stock have been brought; (ii) to state the place to which the stock are being taken; (iii) to give such other information concerning the stock as the inspector requires for the purposes of this Act; (iv) to produce a way-bill in respect of the stock; (v) to drive or transport the stock to a place specified by the inspector, and hold them at that place for such time as the inspector specifies; Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Act 22 (vi) [Omitted] (vii) to clean up and destroy, within such time as the inspector specifies, any litter or refuse left by him or by any persons accompanying the stock; and (viii) to repair, within such time as the inspector specifies, any damage to installations or equipment on a stock reserve or stock route which has been caused by the stock, by him or by a person accompanying the stock; (ba) order the person in charge of travelling stock, the owner of travelling stock or the agent of the owner to destroy or dispose of a carcass of any of the travelling stock located on or near a stock reserve, stock route or public trucking yard; (c) [Omitted] (d) regulate the use of water at a public watering place; and (e) order the person in charge of travelling stock to slaughter any maimed or injured stock and dispose of the carcass. 58. Inspector may carry out requirement and recover cost (1) Where, in pursuance or for the purposes of this Act, an inspector orders a person to do any act and that person fails to comply with the requirements of that order, the inspector may do, or cause to be done, that act. (2) Where an inspector incurs expense pursuant to this section, the amount of that expense may be recovered from the person who failed to comply with the requirements of the inspector's order as a debt due by that person to the Territory. 59. Abandoned stock Where stock have been abandoned on a holding or on a stock reserve or stock route, which is not separated from the adjoining holding by a fence sufficient to prevent the passage of stock, without the consent of the owner or occupier of that holding, the owner or occupier or an inspector may destroy the stock so abandoned. 60. Straying stock (1) An inspector who finds straying stock on a stock reserve or stock route, which is enclosed by a fence, whether the gates in that fence are open or shut, may – Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Act 23 (a) where he is unable to ascertain who is the owner of the stock, seize and dispose of the stock in such manner as is prescribed; and (b) where he knows or is able to ascertain who is the owner of the stock, order the owner to remove the stock within a time specified by the inspector. (2) An owner of stock shall not fail to comply with an order given by an inspector under subsection (1). Penalty: $1,000 and in addition 10 cents per head of stock not removed in accordance with the order for each day during which the offence continues. (3) This section does not apply to stock which are found on a stock reserve or at a public watering place, where the owner of the stock holds an estate in fee simple in, or a lease or licence, granted pursuant to this or any other Act, of, over or in respect of land comprised in the stock reserve or the land on which the public watering place is situated. (4) The provisions of subsection (3), and anything done under this section, do not affect the liability of the owner of stock for trespass. 61. Fencing Where no fence sufficient to prevent the passage of stock exists along the boundary of a stock reserve or stock route – (a) the owner of a holding or land adjoining the stock reserve or stock route may erect such a fence or cause such a fence to be erected along that boundary; and (b) the Minister may cause such a fence to be erected along that boundary. 62. Maintenance of fences, &c., and construction of grids, &c. Where, at any time after the commencement of this Act, a fence sufficient to prevent the passage of stock exists or is constructed along the boundary of a stock reserve or stock route – (a) the owner of a holding or land adjoining the stock reserve or stock route may – (i) construct grids or gates of cause grids or gates to be constructed through the fence; and (ii) maintain or cause to be maintained the fence and any grids or gates through the fence; and Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Act 24 (b) the Minister may – (i) cause grids or gates to be constructed through the fence; and (ii) cause the fence and any grids or gates through the fence to be maintained. 63. Contribution to cost of fencing, &c. Where expense is incurred in erecting or maintaining a fence sufficient to prevent the passage of stock, under section 61 or 62 – (a) by the owner of the holding or land adjoining the stock reserve or stock route, he may recover one-half of that expense from the Territory; or (b) by the Minister, he may, on behalf of the Territory, recover one half of that expense from the owner of the holding or land adjoining the stock reserve or stock route. 63A. Contribution to value of fence existing at commencement of Act Where, at the commencement of this Act, or at the time when a stock reserve is reserved as a reserve for travelling stock or a stock route is reserved as a route for the passage of travelling stock, a fence sufficient to prevent the passage of stock exists along the boundary or a part of the boundary of a stock reserve or stock route – (a) an owner of a holding or land which is separated from the stock reserve or stock route by the fence may, if the Territory or the Commonwealth has not erected or contributed to the erection of the fence or part of the fence, recover from the Territory one-half of the value, at the date of the commencement of this Act, or at the date of the reservation, as the case may be, of the fence or such part of the fence as will prevent the passage of stock; and (b) the Commonwealth, if it has erected the fence or part of the fence, may, if it has not received any contribution to the cost of erection from the owner of the holding or land which is separated from the stock reserve or stock route by the fence or part of the fence, recover from the owner of that holding or land one-half of the value, at the date of the commencement of this Act, or at the date of the reservation, as the case may be, of the fence or such part of the fence as will prevent the passage of stock. 63B. Erection of grids or gates on stock routes or stock reserves (1) Where, in pursuance of an authority granted under this Act, a person causes a fence to be erected across a stock reserve or stock route, he shall Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Act 25 cause such gates and grids to be constructed through the fence as the Chief Inspector requires and maintain them in a manner to prevent the uncontrolled passage of stock. (2) Where a person fails to maintain a gate or grid in the manner required by subsection (1), the Chief Inspector may cause the gate or grid to be repaired. (3) Where expense is incurred pursuant to subsection (2) the amount of that expense may be recovered from the person who failed so to maintain the gate or grid as a debt due by that person. 64. Dipping fees Where stock are treated at a public dip, whether by dipping or spraying, the owner of the stock is responsible for payment of fees at such rates as are prescribed in respect of the stock so treated. 64A. Fees for use of public trucking yard Where stock are trucked at a public trucking yard the owner of the stock is responsible for payment of trucking fees at such rates as are prescribed. 65. Prosecutions (1) A prosecution under this Act shall be instituted only by the Chief Inspector or in the name of the Chief Inspector by a person authorized in writing by the Chief Inspector for the purposes of the particular prosecution. (2) Where a prosecution under this Act has been instituted by a person in the name of the Chief Inspector, the person shall, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, be deemed to have been authorized in writing by the Chief Inspector for the purposes of the particular prosecution. (3) The production of a telegram or letter purporting to be signed by the Chief Inspector and purporting to authorize a person to institute a particular prosecution under this Act shall be admissible in evidence in the prosecution and shall be accepted as evidence that the person is authorized in writing by the Chief Inspector for the purposes of the particular prosecution. 65A. Regulatory offences (1) An offence of contravening or failing to comply with section 19, 20, 21, 38, 38A, 39, 40, 43, 44, 47, 50 or 51 is a regulatory offence. (2) The Regulations may designate an offence against the Regulations to be a regulatory offence. Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Act 26 65B. Infringement offences and notices (1) An inspector may serve an infringement notice on a person if it appears to the inspector that the person has committed an offence against this Act or the Regulations, being an offence prescribed as an infringement offence. (2) An infringement notice is a notice to the effect that – (a) an offence is alleged to have been committed against this Act or the Regulations; (b) if the penalty amount indicated is paid within the time and at the place specified – the alleged offence is expiated and no person is liable for any further proceedings in the matter; and (c) the person served with the infringement notice can elect to have the matter dealt with by a court by serving written notice in accordance with the directions given on the infringement notice. (3) [Omitted] (4) Payment under this section is not to be regarded as an admission of liability for the purposes of, nor in any way to affect or prejudice, any civil claim, action or proceeding arising out of the same occurrence. (5) The Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act applies to an infringement notice issued under this section if the amount payable under the infringement notice is not paid within the specified time. 66. General penalties A person who contravenes or fails to comply with a provision of this Act in respect of which no penalty, other than by this section, is provided, is guilty of a regulatory offence. Penalty: $1,000. 67. Regulations The Administrator may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, prescribing all matters which are required or permitted to be prescribed or which are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act and in particular – (a) prescribing the manner in which, and the persons or authorities by which, stock routes shall be maintained; (aa) the form of way-bills; Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Act 27 (b) prescribing the rates to be charged for stock of different species travelling on the hoof on stock reserves and stock routes by reference to the number of public watering places to be passed by the stock; (c) prescribing the manner in which licences under this Act may be applied for or granted; (d) prescribing fees for the dipping or spraying of stock of different species; (e) prescribing the manner in which inspectors may order or require persons to do things in pursuance of this Act; and (f) prescribing penalties not exceeding $1,000 for offences against the regulations. Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Act 28 Notes 1. The Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Act comprises the Stock Routes Ordinance 1954 and amendments made by other legislation, the details of which are specified in the following table: Ordinance, Act Number and year Date of notification of Governor General's assent in N.T. Govt Gazette Date of commencement Stock Routes Ordinance 1954 No. 5, 1955 30 Mar 1955 1 Mar 1956 Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Ordinance 1955 No. 2, 1956 20 Jan 1956 1 Mar 1956 Date of assent by Administrator Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Ordinance 1957 No. 13, 1957 12 Apr 1957 10 Oct 1957 Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Ordinance (No. 2) 1957 No. 25, 1957 28 June 1957 28 June 1957 Administrator's Council Ordinance 1959 No. 22, 1959 7 July 1959 28 Apr 1960 Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Ordinance 1960 No. 9, 1960 2 Sept 1960 2 Sept 1960 Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Ordinance 1963 No. 68, 1963 9 Sept 1963 3 Mar 1964 Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Ordinance 1969 No. 48, 1969 27 Nov 1969 18 Feb 1970 Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Act 29 Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Ordinance 1973 No. 79, 1973 11 Dec 1973 11 Dec 1973 Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1973 as amended by (a) No. 87, 1973 No. 34, 1974 No. 69, 1974 No. 27, 1976 11 Dec 1973 26 Aug 1974 24 Oct 1974 28 June 1976 11 Dec 1973, but see s. 12(2); 11 Dec 1973, but see s. 3(2); 11 Dec 1973, but see s. 3; Ss 1, 2 and 6: 28 June 1976, but see s. 6(2); Ss 3 and 4: 11 Dec 1973; s. 5: 24 Oct 1974 Transfer of Powers (Self-Government) Ordinance 1978 No. 54, 1978 1 July 1978 1 July 1978, but see s. 8 Statute Law Revision Act 1978 No. 95, 1978 5 Sept 1978 5 Sept 1978 Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1978 No. 19, 1979 2 Feb 1979 2 Feb 1979 Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1979 No. 128, 1979 15 Oct 1979 15 Oct 1979 Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Act 1980 No. 27, 1980 14 Mar 1980 15 Jan 1986 Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Amendment Act 1981 No. 49, 1981 1 July 1981 1 Jan 1981 (See s. 2) Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Amendment Act 1982 No. 20, 1982 27 Apr 1982 6 Apr 1983 Criminal Law (Regulatory Offences) Act 1983 No. 68, 1983 28 Nov 1983 1 Jan 1984 Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Act 30 Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Amendment Act 1987 No. 40, 1987 15 Oct 1987 15 Oct 1987 Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Amendment Act 1990 No. 7, 1990 2 Apr 1990 9 May 1990 Pastoral Land (Consequential Amendments) Act 1992 No. 39, 1992 25 June 1992 26 June 1992 Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Amendment Act 1996 No. 6, 1996 20 Mar 1996 20 Mar 1996 Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Amendment Act (No. 2) 1996 No. 51, 1996 31 Oct 1996 11 Dec 1996 Fines and Penalties (Recovery) (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 No. 60, 2001 11 Dec 2001 1 Jan 2002 (b) (a) General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1973 (as amended) to the following provisions: Ss 4, 11, 15, 16, 16B, 19, 21A, 24, 25, 26, 26A, 26B, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 37, 38, 38A, 38B, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 45B, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 60, 63B and 67. (b) See section 2, section 2 of the Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act 2001 and Gazette G50, dated 19 December 2001, p. 3. Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Act 31 Table of Amendments Section Long title Amended by No. 2, 1956, s. 3; No. 20, 1982, s. 16 1. Amended by No. 20, 1982, s. 16 2. Amended by No. 20, 1982, s. 16 3. Amended by No. 2, 1956, s. 4; repealed by No. 128, 1979, s. 33 4. Amended by No. 2, 1956, s. 5; No. 9, 1960, s. 2; No. 68, 1963, s. 3; No. 54, 1978, s. 4; No. 20, 1982, ss 4 and 16; No. 7, 1990, s. 4 5. Amended by No. 48, 1969, s. 3; No. 54, 1978, s. 4 6. Amended by No. 54, 1978, s. 3; No. 128, 1979, s. 33; No. 20, 1982, s. 16 8. Amended by No. 48, 1969, s. 4; No. 54, 1978, s. 4 9. Amended by No. 20, 1982, s. 16 10. Amended by No. 48, 1969, s. 5; No. 54, 1978, s. 4 11. Amended by No. 2, 1956, s. 6; No. 20, 1982, s. 16 12. Amended by No. 9, 1960, s. 3; No. 48, 1969, s. 6; No. 54, 1978, s. 4 13. Amended by No. 9, 1960, s. 4; No. 54, 1978, s. 4; repealed by No. 20, 1982, s. 5; inserted by No. 7, 1990, s. 5 14. Amended by No. 68, 1963, s. 4 15. Amended by No. 68, 1963, s. 5; No. 54, 1978, s. 4; No. 49, 1981, s. 4; No. 39, 1992, s. 3 16. Substituted by No. 54, 1978, s. 4; amended by No. 20, 1982, s. 16 16A. Inserted by No. 68, 1963, s. 6; amended by No. 54, 1978, s. 4; No. 49, 1981, s. 5; No. 39, 1992, s. 3 16B. Inserted by No. 68, 1963, s. 6; substituted by No. 54, 1978, s. 4; amended by No. 20, 1982, s. 16 Heading Part IV Amended by No. 2, 1956 s. 7; No. 27, 1980, s. 4; substituted by No. 20, 1982, s. 6 18. Substituted by No. 2, 1956, s. 8; amended by No. 9, 1960, s. 5; substituted by No. 20, 1982, s. 6 19. Amended by No. 2, 1956, s. 9; No. 9, 1960, s. 6; substituted by No. 20, 1982, s. 6 20. Amended by No. 2, 1956, s. 10; substituted by No. 20, 1982, s. 6 21. Substituted by No. 2, 1956, s. 11; amended by No. 68, 1963, s. 7; substituted by No. 20, 1982, s. 6; amended by No. 40, 1987, s. 2 21A. Inserted by No. 68, 1963, s. 8; amended by No. 48, 1969, s. 9; repealed by No. 20, 1982, s. 6 Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Act 32 22. Amended by No. 2, 1956, s. 12; repealed by No. 20, 1982, s. 6 23. Amended by No. 2, 1956, s. 13; repealed by No. 20, 1982, s. 6 24. Substituted by No. 2, 1956, s. 14; repealed by No. 20, 1982, s. 6 25. Substituted by No. 2, 1956, s. 14; repealed by No. 20, 1982, s. 6 26 Amended by No. 54, 1978, s. 4; repealed by No. 20, 1982, s. 6 26A. Inserted by No. 2, 1956, s. 15; amended by No. 9, 1960, s. 7; No. 54, 1978, s. 4; repealed by No. 20, 1982, s. 6 26B. Inserted by No. 2, 1956, s. 15; amended by No. 54, 1978, s. 4; repealed by No. 20, 1982, s. 6 27. Amended by No. 49, 1981, s. 6; No. 20, 1982, s. 16 28. Amended by No. 13, 1957, s. 3; No. 48, 1969, s. 9; No. 20, 1982, s. 16 29. Amended by No. 20, 1982, s. 16 30. Amended by No. 48, 1969, s. 9; No. 54, 1978, s. 4; No. 20, 1982, s. 16 31. Amended by No. 54, 1978, s. 4; No. 49, 1981, s. 7; No. 20, 1982, s. 16; No. 39, 1992, s. 3 32. Substituted by No. 54, 1978, s. 4; amended by No. 19, 1979, s. 27; No. 20, 1982, s. 16 33. Amended by No. 20, 1982, s. 16 34. Amended by No. 2, 1956, s. 16; No. 54, 1978, s. 4; No. 27, 1980, s. 5; No. 49, 1981, s. 8 34A. Inserted by No. 27, 1980, s. 6; amended by No. 39, 1992, s. 3 34B. Inserted by No. 27, 1980, s. 6 35. Amended by No. 2, 1956, s. 17; No. 27, 1980, s. 7 36. Amended by No. 54, 1978, s. 4 37. Amended by No. 9, 1960, s. 8; No. 48, 1969, s. 9; substituted by No. 20, 1982, s. 7 38. Substituted by No. 2, 1956, s. 18; No. 9, 1960, s. 9; amended by No. 48, 1969, s. 9; No. 20, 1982, ss 8 and 16 38A. Inserted by No. 2, 1956, s. 18; substituted by No. 9, 1960, s. 9; amended by No. 48, 1969, s. 9; substituted by No. 20, 1982, s. 9 38B. Inserted by No. 2, 1956, s. 18; amended by No. 48, 1969, s. 9; substituted by No. 20, 1982, s. 10 38C. Inserted by No. 79, 1973, s. 3; amended by No. 20, 1982, s. 11 39. Amended by No. 48, 1969, s. 9; substituted by No. 20, 1982, s. 12 Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Act 33 40. Amended by No. 48, 1969, s. 9; substituted by No. 27, 1980, s. 8; amended by No. 20, 1982, s. 16 41. Amended by No. 48, 1969, s. 9; No. 20, 1982, s. 16 42. Amended by No. 48, 1969, s. 9; No. 20, 1982, s. 16 43. Amended by No. 2, 1956, s. 19; No. 48, 1969, s. 9; No. 54, 1978, s. 4; No. 20, 1982, s. 16 44. Amended by No. 48, 1969, s. 9; No. 20, 1982, s. 16 45. Substituted by No. 68, 1963, s. 9; amended by No. 48, 1969, s. 9; No. 20, 1982, s. 16 45A. Inserted by No. 68, 1963, s. 9; amended by No. 48, 1969, s. 9; No. 20, 1982, s. 16 46. Amended by No. 48, 1969, s. 9; No. 20, 1982, s. 16 47. Amended by No. 2, 1956, s. 20; No. 48, 1969, s. 9; No. 20, 1982, s. 16 48. Amended by No. 2, 1956, s. 21; No. 48, 1969, s. 9; No. 20, 1982, s. 16 49. Amended by No. 48, 1969, s. 9; No. 20, 1982, s. 16 50. Amended by No. 48, 1969, s. 9; No. 20, 1982, s. 16 51. Amended by No. 9, 1960, s. 10; substituted by No. 68, 1963, s. 10; amended No. 48, 1969, s. 9; No. 20, 1982, s. 16 52. Amended by No. 2, 1956, s. 22; No. 48, 1969, s. 9; No. 20, 1982, ss 13 and 16 53. Amended by No. 48, 1969, s. 9; No. 20, 1982, s. 16 54. Amended by No. 48, 1969, s. 9; No. 20, 1982, s. 16 55. Amended by No. 48, 1969, s. 9; No. 27, 1980, s. 9; No. 20, 1982, s. 16 55A. Inserted by No. 6, 1996, s. 2 55B. Inserted by No. 6, 1996, s. 2 55C. Inserted by No. 6, 1996, s. 2 55D. Inserted by No. 6, 1996, s. 2 55E. Inserted by No. 6, 1996, s. 2 56. Amended by No. 22, 1959, s. 6; No. 54, 1978, s. 4; No. 20, 1982, s. 16 57. Amended by No. 27, 1980, s. 10; No. 20, 1982, ss 14 and 16 58. Amended by No. 54, 1978, s. 4; No. 20, 1982, s. 16 60. Amended by No. 2, 1956, s. 23; No. 68, 1963, s. 11; No. 48, 1969, s. 9; No. 49, 1981, s. 9; No. 20, 1982, s. 16 61. Amended by No. 9, 1960, s. 11; No. 54, 1978, s. 4 62. Amended by No. 9, 1960, s. 12; No. 54, 1978, s. 4 63. Amended by No. 2, 1956, s. 24; No. 9, 1960, s. 13; No. 54, 1978, s. 4; No. 20, 1982, s. 16 63A. Inserted by No. 2, 1956, s. 25; amended by No. 9, 1960, s. 14; No. 54, 1978, s. 4; No. 19, 1979, s. 27; No. 20, 1982, s. 16 63B. Inserted by No. 2, 1956, s. 25; amended by No. 54, 1978, s. 4; No. 20, 1982, s. 16 Stock Routes and Travelling Stock Act 34 64A. Inserted by No. 68, 1963, s. 12 65. Substituted by No. 25, 1957, s. 2; amended by No. 20, 1982, s. 16 65A. Inserted by No. 68, 1983, s. 64; amended by No. 51, 1996, s. 3 65B. Inserted by No. 51, 1996, s. 4; amended by No. 60, 2001, s. 15 66. Repealed by No. 48, 1969, s. 7; inserted by No. 40, 1987, s. 3 67. Amended by No. 2, 1956, s. 26; No. 48, 1969, ss 8 and 9; No. 95, 1978, s. 14; No. 20, 1982, ss 15 and 16