Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) In this
regulation —
driver rest stop means a period when —
(a) a
vehicle stops for the purpose of the driver having a rest; and
(b)
livestock remain on the vehicle without access to water or access to feed.
(2) A livestock
transporter must ensure that the livestock are assessed to determine whether
any of the livestock appear to be weak, injured, ill or distressed at the
following times —
(a) on
the vehicle before departure;
(b)
within the first hour of the journey and then at least every 3 hours or
at every driver rest stop, whichever comes first;
(c) at
each driver or vehicle change over stop;
(d) at
unloading.
Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of
$15 000.
(3) If a livestock
animal is determined under subregulation (2) to appear to be weak,
injured, ill or distressed, the livestock transporter must ensure that at the
first reasonable opportunity —
(a)
appropriate arrangements are made for the livestock animal; and
(b) the
livestock animal is identified to a person receiving it and that person is
advised that it appears to be weak, injured, ill or distressed.
Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of
$15 000.
(4)
Subregulation (3)(b) does not apply if the livestock animal is destroyed
before the person receives it.