Commonwealth Numbered Acts

PRIMARY INDUSTRIES LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1994 No. 137, 1994 - SECT 11

11. After section 24 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:
Offences in relation to weighing cattle carcases

"24A. (1) This section applies to carcases of cattle slaughtered at an
abattoir if levy is imposed on the slaughter by the Beef Production Levy Act 
1990 .



"(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 acarcase
        but fails to do so; and

   (b)  the failure is attributable to the proprietor having intentionally or
        recklessly 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 intentionally or
        recklessly 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 subsection 4(1) of the Beef Production Levy Act 1990.".