New South Wales Consolidated Acts

COMPANION ANIMALS ACT 1998 - SECT 11

11 Owner required to notify certain changes and events

(1) The owner of an identified companion animal (whether or not it is registered) must notify the Director-General when any of the following happens:

(a) any change occurs in the registration information or identification information for the animal (notification must be given within 14 days after the change occurs),

(b) the making or revocation of a declaration by a court under Part 5 that the animal (being a dog) is dangerous (notification must be given within 7 days after the declaration is made or revoked),

(c) the animal dies (notification must be given within 28 days after the animal dies),

(d) the animal has been missing for more than 72 hours (notification must be given within 96 hours after the animal went missing),

(d1) the animal has been found after having been reported missing (notification must be given within 72 hours after the animal is found),

(e) any other event prescribed as a notifiable event by the regulations.

Maximum penalty:

(a) 8 penalty units except in the case of a dangerous or restricted dog, or

(b) 50 penalty units in the case of a dangerous or restricted dog.

(2) The regulations may provide for the manner in which a notification under this section is to be given to the Director-General. Notification is not considered to have been given unless it is given in compliance with any such applicable provisions of the regulations.

(3) When the Director-General is notified of a change in registration information, the Director-General is to provide the registered owner of the animal with a certificate of registration free of charge showing the registration information as changed. If the change is a change of ownership, the certificate of registration is to be provided to the new owner.

(4) A person who in any notification given for the purposes of this section makes a statement or gives information that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: 8 penalty units.