PASTORAL LAND MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION ACT 1989 - SECT 46

PASTORAL LAND MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION ACT 1989 - SECT 46

46—Travelling with stock

        (1)         A person may, after giving notice in accordance with the regulations to the lessee of pastoral land, travel with stock across the land.

        (2)         Where the predominant purpose of a person exercising the powers conferred by subsection (1) is to obtain feed for the stock from land comprised in the lease, that person is liable to pay compensation to the lessee in accordance with the regulations.

        (3)         A person who exercises powers conferred by this section—

            (a)         must—

                  (i)         if there is a stock route across the land—use the stock route;

                  (ii)         if there is no such stock route—use a route directed by the lessee;

                  (iii)         in the absence of a stock route and directions from the lessee—use the most direct practicable route; and

            (b)         must travel the stock across the land—

                  (i)         in the case of sheep—not less than 8 kilometres each day;

                  (ii)         in the case of cattle—not less than 16 kilometres each day; and

            (c)         must comply with any conditions imposed by the regulations.

Maximum penalty: $1 250.

        (4)         If pastoral land is fenced, the lessee must, for the purpose of facilitating the exercise of rights conferred by this section—

            (a)         provide a gate or other means of access at any point at which the fence is intersected by a stock route; and

            (b)         provide such other gates or other means of access as are necessary so that the length of fence between points of access does not exceed 16 kilometres.

Maximum penalty: $1 250.