Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

POUNDS ACT - SECT 33

Where impounded cattle have been sold under this Act, the proceeds of the sale shall be applied by the poundkeeper to pay (in the order in which they appear):

        (a)     costs of the sale;

        (b)     poundage fees in respect of the cattle impounded; and

        (c)     reasonable costs incurred under section 14A,

and the remainder, if any:

        (d)     where the owner of the cattle is known, to that owner;

        (e)     where the owner of the cattle is not known, one calendar month has expired after the date of the sale and the poundkeeper was appointed by the Minister, to the Territory; or

        (f)     where the owner of the cattle is not known, one calendar month has expired after the date of the sale and the poundkeeper was appointed by the local authority, to the local authority.