Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, knowingly, negligently or recklessly fail to comply, within the time specified in the notice, with a notice to comply that is issued to the person for a breach of section 7.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, knowingly, negligently or recklessly fail to comply, within the time specified in the notice, with a notice to comply that is issued to the person for a contravention of or failure to comply with a provision of this Act (other than section 7), the regulations or a prescribed livestock management standard.
Penalty: in the case of a natural person, 60 penalty units;
in the case of a body corporate, 300 penalty units.
(3) An accredited livestock operator operating under an approved compliance arrangement is not liable to be prosecuted for an offence under this section unless the approved compliance arrangement is suspended in respect of that operator under section 21 or 49.