❓ A WA parliamentary question investigates a dead cow incident and subsequent vehicle damage, inquiring about notification of the station owner, compensation, relevant laws, and police investigation of a similar incident.
AnsweredQoN 1573Legislative Council
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I refer to the photos found here, https://robinchapple.com/2018-06-06-leopold-downs-station-stray-cattle , of a
dead cow bearing the Leopold Downs Station
brand 'ORS', struck on 6 June 2018 by a vehicle, 50-55 km from Fitzroy Crossing heading to Derby, and I ask: (a) was the Leopold Downs Station informed; (b) if no to (a), why not; (c) if yes to (a), was compensation offered to the vehicle owner
by Leopold Downs Station; (d) if no to (c), why not; (e) is it an offence to allow cattle to roam the highways under either State or local government laws; (f) if no to (e), why not; (g) if yes to (e) in either case, was
action taken against Leopold Downs Station for
allowing stock to roam the highway; (h) if no to (g), why not; (i) in relation to a further vehicle accident on the Great Northern Highway reported by the ABC Kimberley on 11 August 2018, was this reported to the police; (j) if no to (i), why not; (k) if yes to (i), did the police investigate who the animal belonged to; and (l) if no to (k), why not?
dead cow bearing the Leopold Downs Station
brand 'ORS', struck on 6 June 2018 by a vehicle, 50-55 km from Fitzroy Crossing heading to Derby, and I ask: (a) was the Leopold Downs Station informed; (b) if no to (a), why not; (c) if yes to (a), was compensation offered to the vehicle owner
by Leopold Downs Station; (d) if no to (c), why not; (e) is it an offence to allow cattle to roam the highways under either State or local government laws; (f) if no to (e), why not; (g) if yes to (e) in either case, was
action taken against Leopold Downs Station for
allowing stock to roam the highway; (h) if no to (g), why not; (i) in relation to a further vehicle accident on the Great Northern Highway reported by the ABC Kimberley on 11 August 2018, was this reported to the police; (j) if no to (i), why not; (k) if yes to (i), did the police investigate who the animal belonged to; and (l) if no to (k), why not?
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Answered
18 September 2018
Responded by
Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Transport; Planning; Lands
Response time
11 days
(a) Unknown
(b) Main Roads has no record of a carcass being removed from the carriageway due to this specific crash.
(c)-(d) Unknown
(e) Yes under the Road Traffic Code 2000 - It is an offence under section 275 for a person in charge of stock to allow it to stray onto a road; or having taken stock onto a road, allow it to remain there unattended, or inadequately attended. In addition under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1960 - It is an offence under section 484 for an owner to allow their cattle to stray into and be at large in a street or public place.
(f) Not applicable
(g) Unknown
(h) Main Roads have no role in the enforcement of the above legislation
(i) Unknown
(j) Main Roads has no record of a carcass being removed from the carriageway due to this specific crash.
(k)-(l) Unknown
(b) Main Roads has no record of a carcass being removed from the carriageway due to this specific crash.
(c)-(d) Unknown
(e) Yes under the Road Traffic Code 2000 - It is an offence under section 275 for a person in charge of stock to allow it to stray onto a road; or having taken stock onto a road, allow it to remain there unattended, or inadequately attended. In addition under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1960 - It is an offence under section 484 for an owner to allow their cattle to stray into and be at large in a street or public place.
(f) Not applicable
(g) Unknown
(h) Main Roads have no role in the enforcement of the above legislation
(i) Unknown
(j) Main Roads has no record of a carcass being removed from the carriageway due to this specific crash.
(k)-(l) Unknown
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