ANIMAL WELFARE ACT 1992 - SECT 56 Circus or travelling zoo permit conditions

ANIMAL WELFARE ACT 1992 - SECT 56

    (1)     A circus or travelling zoo permit is subject to any condition—

        (a)     prescribed by regulation; or

        (b)     put on the permit by the authority that the authority believes on reasonable grounds is reasonable or necessary in the interests of animal welfare.

Examples of conditions that may be put on a circus or travelling zoo permit

1     a condition about the welfare of the animals to be used by the circus or travelling zoo

2     a condition about the provision of facilities and equipment for the welfare of the animals to be used by the circus or travelling zoo

3     that an approved code of practice must be complied with

Note     The authority may amend a circus or travelling zoo permit (including by putting a condition on the permit, or amending or removing a condition of the permit) at any time (see  s 59A).

    (2)     A person commits an offence if the person—

        (a)     is a circus permit-holder; and

        (b)     fails to comply with a condition of the permit.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

    (3)     A person commits an offence if the person—

        (a)     is a travelling zoo permit-holder; and

        (b)     fails to comply with a condition of the permit.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

    (4)     An offence against subsection (2) or (3) is a strict liability offence.