Brands Act 1915
Brands Regulation 2012
Part 1
Preliminary
1
Short title
This regulation may be cited as the
Brands Regulation 2012
.
Part 2
Districts
2
Appointed districts—Act, s 34(3)
The districts appointed under section 34
(3) of the Act are the districts shown on copies of miscellaneous plans M.391 and M.392 held by the registrar.
Editor’s note—
Copies of the plans are available for inspection at the registrar’s office at 80 Ann Street, Brisbane.
Part 3
Brands and earmarks
Division 1
Shapes, patterns and positions
3
Horse and cattle brands
The shapes and patterns for horse and cattle brands that may be allotted and registered under section 6
(1) of the Act are in schedule 1.
Note—
For the positions of the brands, see section 7 of the Act.
4
Cattle earmarks
(1)
The shapes and patterns for cattle earmarks that may be allotted and registered under section 6
(1) of the Act are in schedule 2.
(2)
For section 6C
(3) of the Act, the prescribed positions of cattle earmarks are in schedule 3.
5
Sheep brands
(1)
A sheep brand that may be allotted and registered under section 10
(1) of the Act must consist of—
(a)
1 or 2 letters of the alphabet; or
(b)
1 or 2 numerals; or
(c)
1 letter and 1 numeral; or
(d)
a sign or symbol.
Note—
For the position of a sheep brand, see section 10
(3) of the Act.
(2)
In this section—
numeral means a whole number from 0 to 9, both inclusive.
6
Sheep earmarks
(1)
The shapes and patterns for sheep earmarks that may be allotted and registered under section 10
(1) of the Act are in schedule 4.
(2)
A sheep earmark must be made—
(a)
for male sheep and goats, in the off side ear; or
(b)
for female sheep and goats, in the near side ear.
(3)
The earmark must be made on the ear in a position described in schedule 5.
7
Pig brands
The shapes and patterns for pig brands that may be allotted and registered under section 11A
(1) of the Act are in schedule 6.
Note—
For the position of a pig brand, see section 11A
(5) of the Act.
Division 2
Cancellation
8
Cancellation
(1)
The registrar may, with the Minister’s approval, cancel a registered brand or earmark if its registered owner has within the last 5 years been convicted of a disqualifying offence.
(2)
In this section—
disqualifying offence means an offence—
(a)
against the following provisions of the Criminal Code—
(i)
section 444B
(1);
(ii)
section 445
(1);
(iii)
section 447
(1);
(iv)
section 448
(1); or
(b)
committed outside the State if the act or omission that formed the offence would have been an offence mentioned in paragraph (a) had the act or omission happened in the State.
Part 4
Miscellaneous
9
Fees
The fees payable under the Act are in schedule 7.
Part 5
Repeal
10
Repeal of regulation
The Brands Regulation 1998, SL No. 137 is repealed.
Schedule 1
Shapes and patterns of horse and cattle brands
section 3
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Schedule 2
Shapes and patterns of cattle earmarks
section 4
(1)
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Schedule 3
Position of cattle earmarks
section 4
(2)
Position 1—the front or top of the off side ear
Position 2—the point of the off side ear
Position 3—the back or bottom of the off side ear
Position 5—the front or top of the near side ear
Position 6—the point of the near side ear
Position 7—the back or bottom of the near side ear
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Schedule 4
Shapes and patterns of sheep earmarks
section 6
(1)
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sch 4 sub 2012 SL No. 161 s 3
Schedule 5
Position of sheep earmarks
section 6
(3)
Position 1—front or top of the ear
Position 2—point of the ear
Position 3—back or bottom of the ear
Position 4—centre of the ear
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Schedule 6
Shapes and patterns of pig brands
section 7
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Schedule 7
Fees
section 9
$
1
Registration of a 3-piece horse and cattle brand
94.65
2
Registration of a cattle earmark
94.65
3
Registration of a symbol brand
274.55
4
Transfer of a 3-piece horse and cattle brand
45.45
5
Transfer of a symbol brand
45.45
6
Registration of a sheep letter or numeral fire brand
94.65
7
Registration of a sheep letter or numeral paint brand
94.65
8
Registration of a sheep symbol fire brand
102.75
9
Registration of a sheep symbol paint brand
102.75
10
Registration of a sheep earmark
94.65
11
Transfer of a sheep letter or numeral fire brand
45.45
12
Transfer of a sheep letter or numeral paint brand
45.45
13
Transfer of a sheep symbol fire brand
45.45
14
Transfer of a sheep symbol paint brand
45.45
15
Transfer of a sheep earmark
45.45
16
Registration of a pig brand
45.45
17
Transfer of a pig brand
45.45
sch 7 sub 2013 SL No. 102 s 12; 2014 SL No. 113 s 12; 2015 SL No. 57 s 12