The movement of livestock on public roads has been an ongoing source of tension in rural communities but the issue has recently been tested in the courts. In a Victorian case (Jeffrey v Honig), Justice Hedigan confirmed the traditional right of farmers to move stock down country roads in Australia. It is a commonplace activity, 'coped with by sensible management of cattle and patient driving by motorists '. On the other hand, he found that the right of farmers to drive their cattle on such roads should not unreasonably interfere with the right of other landholders to move into and from their property and enjoy the rights of occupancy.