Stock Route Management Regulation 2003 (QLD)

Stock Route Management Regulation 2003

Part 1    Preliminary

1   Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Stock Route Management Regulation 2003.

2   Commencement

(1)Section 4(d) and schedule 2, part 3, commence on 1 November 2003.

(2)The remaining provisions of this regulation commence on 1 July 2003.

3   Definitions

The dictionary in schedule 3 defines particular words used in this regulation.

Part 2    Stock route network management

4   [Repealed]

5   [Repealed]

6   [Repealed]

6A   [Repealed]

6B   [Repealed]

7   [Repealed]

8   [Repealed]

8A   [Repealed]

8B   [Repealed]

8C   [Repealed]

8D   [Repealed]

8E   [Repealed]

8F   [Repealed]

8G   [Repealed]

8H   [Repealed]

8I   [Repealed]

8J   [Repealed]

9   [Repealed]

10   Local governments required to prepare stock route network management plans—Act, s 104

A local government mentioned in schedule 1 is prescribed for section 104 of the Act.

10A   Prescribed market value of seized stock—Act, s 170

For section 170(2) of the Act, the amount prescribed is $1,000.

Part 3    Miscellaneous

11   [Repealed]

12   [Repealed]

13   Interest on amounts payable

For sections 153(2) and 159(2) of the Act, interest is calculated on a daily basis using the Reserve Bank of Australia’s official cash rate for the day.

14   [Repealed]

15   Prescribed entities for nominating persons as protection council members—Act, s 193

For section 193(1)(g) of the Act, the following entities are prescribed for nominating the number of persons stated for the entity—

(a)Agforce Queensland Industrial Union of Employers ABN 21 241 679 171—3;

(b)Queensland Cane Growers Organisation Ltd ACN 089 992 969—1;

(c)Queensland Dairyfarmers’ Organisation Ltd ACN 090 629 066—1;

(d)Queensland Fruit & Vegetable Growers Ltd ACN 090 816 827—1.

16   [Repealed]

17   Fees

(1)The fees payable under the Act are stated in schedule 2.

(2)The fee payable for a stock route agistment permit is the reasonable amount—

(a)of not less than the minimum, or more than the maximum, amount stated in the schedule; and

(b)decided by the issuing entity having regard to the following—

(i)the type of country and the stock being agisted under the permit;

(ii)the quality of pasture available for the agistment;

(iii)the accessibility of water for the agistment;

(iv)the proposed use of travelling stock facilities under the permit;

(v)comparable agistment rates in the area.

(3)If, after a stock route travel permit is replaced under section 141 of the Actbecause of a change of particulars in it the permit fee payable under the replacement permit is more than the amount paid by the permit holder, the permit holder must pay the additional amount to the issuing entity.

(4)If, after a stock route travel permit is replaced under section 141 of the Actbecause of a change of particulars in it the permit fee payable under the replacement permit is less than the amount paid by the permit holder, the issuing entity must refund the additional amount paid.

(5)A permit fee is not payable for—

(a)unweaned stock of less than 6 months travelling with their mothers under a stock route travel permit; or

(b)stock travelling to a gymkhana or rodeo; or

(c)horses used for droving stock under a stock route travel permit.

Part 4    [Repealed]

Schedule 1 Local governments required to prepare stock route network management plans

section 10

Balonne Shire Council

Banana Shire Council

Barcaldine Regional Council

Barcoo Shire Council

Blackall Tambo Regional Council

Boulia Shire Council

Bulloo Shire Council

Central Highlands Regional Council

Charters Towers Regional Council

Cloncurry Shire Council

Diamantina Shire Council

Flinders Shire Council

Goondiwindi Regional Council

Isaac Regional Council

Longreach Regional Council

Maranoa Regional Council

McKinlay Shire Council

Mount Isa City Council

Murweh Shire Council

Paroo Shire Council

Quilpie Shire Council

Richmond Shire Council

Western Downs Regional Council

Winton Shire Council

Schedule 2 Fees

section 17(1)

Fee units
1	Permit fee for stock route agistment permit (Act, s 116(5))—
(a)  for large stock—
(i)  minimum fee, for each head, for each week	1.22
(ii)  maximum fee, for each head, for each week	2.95
(b)  for small stock—
(i)  minimum fee, for each head, for each week	0.113
(ii)  maximum fee, for each head, for each week	0.465
2	Permit fee for stock route travel permit (Act, s 134(3))—
(a)  for large stock—for each kilometre, for each 20 head or part of 20 head	0.0242
(b)  for small stock—for each kilometre, for each 100 head or part of 100 head	0.0242
3	Inspecting register of water facility agreements (Act, s 164(3)(a))	17.05

Schedule 3 Dictionary

section 3

circus ...

class 2 pest animal ...

class 2 pest plant ...

community organisation ...

dingo ...

domestic cat ...

domestic dog ...

domestic goat ...

feral ...

feral pig ...

game park ...

government entity means a government entity under the Public Service Act 2008, section 24.

indigenous to Australia ...

kept ...

large stock means alpacas, asses, camels, cattle, donkeys, horses, llamas, mules or vicunas.

large urban local government means a local government that has a population of more than 70,000 but fewer than 200,001.

non-indigenous ...

prescribed education program ...

prescribed film or television production ...

prescribed standard of competency ...

rabbit district ...

rural local government means a local government that has a population of not more than 20,000.

small stock means goats and sheep.

small urban local government means a local government that has a population of more than 20,000 but fewer than 70,001.

very large urban local government means a local government that has a population of at least 200,001.

zoo ...