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New South Wales
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Amendment (Tail Docking) Bill 2004
Contents
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1 Name of Act 2
2 Commencement 2
3 Amendment of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1979
No 200 2
Schedule 1 Amendments 3
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Contents
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New South Wales
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Amendment (Tail Docking) Bill 2004
No , 2004
A Bill for
An Act to amend the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1979 with respect to
the tail docking of dogs.
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Clause 1 Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment (Tail Docking) Bill 2004
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The Legislature of New South Wales enacts:
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1 Name of Act
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This Act is the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment (Tail
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Docking) Act 2004.
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2 Commencement
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This Act commences on a day to be appointed by proclamation.
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3 Amendment of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1979 No 200
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The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1979 is amended as set out
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in Schedule 1.
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Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment (Tail Docking) Bill 2004
Amendments Schedule 1
Schedule 1 Amendments 1
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(Section 3)
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[1] Section 12 Certain operations not to be performed on animals
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Omit section 12 (2) (a1).
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[2] Section 12 (2) (b) (i)
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Omit ", female calf or dog". Insert instead "or female calf".
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[3] Section 12 (2A)
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Insert after section 12 (2):
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(2A) A person is not guilty of an offence against this section if the
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court is satisfied that the procedure comprising the alleged
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offence was the docking of the tail of a dog, was performed
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by a veterinary surgeon and was in the interests of the dog's
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welfare.
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[4] Section 24 Certain defences
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Insert after section 24 (2):
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(3) Subsection (1) (d) does not apply to a person accused of an
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offence against section 12 (1) if the alleged offence was the
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docking of the tail of a dog.
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[5] Schedule 2 Savings and transitional provisions
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Insert at the end of clause 1 (1):
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Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment (Tail Docking)
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Act 2004
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