Stock Act 1940 (ACT)

[Extract from Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, No. 120,

dated 27th June, 1940.]

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.

No. 12 of 1940.

I AN ORDINANCE

To amend the Stock Ordinance 1934-1936.

BE it ordained by the Governor-General in and over the Executive Council, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the Commonwealth of Australia, with the advice of the Federal	Seat of Government Acceptance Act 1909-1938 by the Seat of
Government (Administration) Act 1910-1940, as follows:—

1.— (1.) This Ordinance may be cited as the Stock Ordinance short title

•tf\A(\ and citation.

(2.) The Stock Ordinance 1934-1936 is in this Ordinance

referred to as the Principal Ordinance.

(3.) The Principal Ordinance, as amended by this Ordinance,

may be cited as the Stock Ordinance 1934-1940.

2. Section two of the Principal Ordinance is amended by parts,

inserting, after the words " Part III.—Brands and Marks.", the

words " Part IIIA.—Travelling Stock Reserves.".

3. Section four of the Principal Ordinance is amended by Definitions.

adding at the end of the definition of travelling stock reserves the words " or declared by the Minister to be a travelling stock reserve ".

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4. After Part III . of the Principal Ordinance the following

Part is inserted:—

"PART IIIA.—TRAVELLING STOCK RESERVES.

"25A.—(1.) The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, ?™^ot

declare any unleased Crown lands to be a travelling stock reserve, stock

reserves.

(2.) The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, declare that
any land set aside for the use of travelling stock or declared to be a

travelling stock reserve shall cease to be a travelling stock reserve.

" 25B. Notwithstanding the leasing of any travelling stock Eight of

reserve, travelling stock may, subject to compliance with all other of travelling
requirements of this Ordinance in respect of those stock, be ŝê ves.
travelled over and along, and be depastured on, that reserve.".

5. Section twenty-eight of the Principal Ordinance is repealed

and the following section inserted in its stead:—

giveVnotice to	" 28. Whenever a drover intends to take his travell ing stock—
owners of	( a ) a i 0 n g any road which intersects or forms the boundary

runs on route. » . . , i - i j

of any run containing not less than two hundred acres, and not separated from the road by a sufficient fence; or

(6) upon any travelling stock reserve which has been I

leased to any person,

he shall give the occupier of the run or the lessee of the reserve (as the case requires) not less than twelve nor more than forty- eight hours' notice of that intention by sending the notice by post, telegram or telephone to, or by leaving it at, the homestead or head station of the run or of the lessee.

None but 6. Section twenty-nine of the Principal Ordinance is

bona fide -, i

travelling	amended—
stock to be
depastured	(«) by adding at the end of sub-section (1.) the words

" unless he is the lessee of that reserve " ; and

(6) by inserting in sub-section (3.), after the word " stock " (third occurring) the words ", or stock the property of the lessee of the reserve,".

Dated this twenty-sixth day of June, 1940.

GOWRIE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency's Command,

H. S. FOLL

Minister of State for the Interior.

By Authority: L. F. JOHNSTON-, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberi