Contents (2001 - 768)
Rural Lands Protection (General) Regulation 2001
Status information

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Regulation
2 Commencement
3 Interpretation
4 Notes

Part 2 State Council

5 Operating plans, budgets and reports: section 25 (1)
5A Authorities to contribute to State Council’s fund: section 31

Part 2A Livestock health and pest authorities

5B Elections of elected directors of boards of authorities

Part 3 Rates

6 What is rateable land?
7 Making of rates
8 (Repealed)
9 Special purpose pest insect eradication rates
10 Exemption from liability for animal health rate
11 Assessment of notional carrying capacity
12 Annual returns—persons who are required to lodge returns
12A Annual returns—two part returns
12B Annual returns—one part returns
12C Requirement to notify authority if stock on land contrary to Part A return
12D Requirement to notify authority if change in area of land planted with sugar cane
13 Purposes for which information in annual return may be used and disclosed
14 Land exempt from operation of Part 7 (Rates) of the Act

Part 4 Travelling stock reserves and public roads

Division 1 Preliminary

15 Interpretation
16 How are stock zones established?

Division 2 Stock zones

17 Offences relating to stock zones
18 When must temporary stock zone signs be displayed?
19 Interference with signs
20 Authority to exhibit stock zone signs
21 Directions to remove temporary stock zone signs

Division 3 Use of travelling stock reserves and public roads generally

22 Travelling stock on travelling stock reserves to be prevented from moving onto carriageways between sunset and sunrise
23 Unauthorised use of public roads
24 Control of activities on travelling stock reserves
25 Removal of signs
26 Authorised use of travelling stock reserves for recreational activities
27 Offences on travelling stock reserves
28 Stock to be adequately controlled
29 Obligations of occupiers of land adjoining public roads or travelling stock reserves
30 Persons prohibited from depositing or leaving rubbish, carcasses and other things on reserves
31 Responsible authority not liable for use of pesticides or chemicals on reserves
32 Responsible authority not liable for injury attributable to diseased travelling stock
33 When may a responsible authority impound bees or beehives placed or kept on a controlled travelling stock reserve?
34 Compliance with directions

Division 4

35–43(Repealed)

Division 5 Permits

44 Applications for permits
45 Refund of fees
46 Conditions of stock permits and reserve use permits
47 Rate of travel to be maintained

Division 6 Miscellaneous

48 Removal of soil, gravel and other materials
49 Interest rate
50 Notice of exemption or cancellation of exemption

Part 5 Stock watering places

51 Leases of stock watering places
52 Supply of water
53 Offence to obtain water from stock watering place where depth below specified level

Part 6 Impounding of unattended and trespassing stock and abandoned articles

54 Unattended stock

Part 6A Transportation of stock by vehicle

54A Stock
54B Other circumstances when restrictions on transport of stock by vehicle on a road do not apply
54C Exemption relating to restrictions on the transport of sheep by vehicle on a road

Part 6B Pests

54D Minister to consult with NSW Pest Animal Council before making certain pest control orders

Part 7 Powers of authorised officers

55 Identification
56 Penalty notices for certain offences
57 (Repealed)

Part 8 Stock identification

58 Definitions
59 Stock identification scheme
60 Offences relating to stock identification schemes

Part 9 Miscellaneous

61 (Repealed)
62 Nuisance animals
63 Emergency management
64 Appointment of an initial administrator
65 Certificate as to rates, charges and other matters
66 (Repealed)
67 Existing stock warning signs
68 Writing off of charges
69 Certificate relating to animal
70 Half-yearly inspection of authority’s accounting records

 Schedule 1 Forms

 Schedule 2 Elections

 Schedule 3 (Repealed)

 Schedule 4 Minimum areas of rateable land

 Schedule 5 (Repealed)

 Schedule 6 Penalty notice offences

Historical notes