ANIMAL WELFARE ACT 1992 - SECT 94 Right to compensation

ANIMAL WELFARE ACT 1992 - SECT 94

    (1)     If an animal is injured, or dies, in the course of the exercise of an officer's functions under this part, the owner of the animal is entitled to compensation under this division, subject to subsection (2).

    (2)     Subsection (1) only applies if an officer's malice or negligence—

        (a)     significantly contributed to the injury or death of the animal; or

        (b)     in the case of an animal which is destroyed—significantly contributed to, or significantly exacerbated, the condition of the animal which necessitated the animal's destruction.