Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PRIMARY INDUSTRIES LEVIES AND CHARGES COLLECTION ACT 1991 - SECT 24A

             (1)  This section applies to carcases of cattle slaughtered at an abattoir if levy is imposed on the slaughter by Schedule 1 to the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999 .

             (2)  The proprietor of the abattoir must take reasonable steps to ensure that:

                     (a)  if the abattoir is able to determine the hot carcase weight of a carcase, that hot carcase weight is determined; and

                     (b)  if the abattoir is unable to determine the hot carcase weight of a carcase but is able to determine its cold carcase weight within the weighing period, that cold carcase weight is determined within that period.

             (3)  If:

                     (a)  the abattoir is able to determine the hot carcase weight of a carcase but fails to do so; and

                     (b)  the failure is attributable to the proprietor having contravened subsection (2);

the proprietor is guilty of an offence.

Penalty:  60 penalty units.

             (4)  If:

                     (a)  the abattoir is unable to determine the hot carcase weight of a carcase; and

                     (b)  the abattoir is able to determine the cold carcase weight of the carcase within the weighing period but fails to do so; and

                     (c)  the failure is attributable to the proprietor having contravened subsection (2);

the proprietor is guilty of an offence.

Penalty:  60 penalty units.

Note:          The terms hot carcase weight , cold carcase weight and weighing period are defined in clause 1 of Schedule 1 to the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999 .