"approved breed assessor" means a person or body approved for the time being
by the Departmental Chief Executive to carry out breed identification
assessments in relation to dogs for the purposes of Division 6 of Part 5.
"approved form" means--
(a) the form (if any) approved by the
Departmental Chief Executive for the purposes of the provision in relation to
which the expression is used, or
(b) if no such form is approved by the
Departmental Chief Executive, the form approved by the local authority for the
purposes of the provision in relation to which the expression is used.
"approved temperament assessor" means a person or body approved for the time
being by the Departmental Chief Executive to carry out temperament assessments
in relation to dogs for the purposes of Division 6 of Part 5.
"assistance animal" means an animal referred to in section 9 (Disability
discrimination--guide dogs, hearing assistance dogs and trained animals) of
the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 of the Commonwealth, but does not
include a working dog.
Note : That section refers to a guide dog, a dog
trained to assist a person in activities where hearing is required and any
other animal trained to assist a person to alleviate the effect of a
disability.
Note : This Act contains special exemptions for corrective services dogs.
Because this definition requires that the dog is being used on official duty
by a correctional officer, the exemptions apply only when the dog is "on
duty".
(b) the Lord Howe Island Board in relation to Lord Howe Island (the
Lord Howe Island Board's
"area" for the purposes of this Act), or
(c) the person appointed under
section 6 (1A) in relation to land within the Western Division that is not
within an area under the Local Government Act 1993(the appointed person's
"area" for the purposes of this Act).
(b) any other place approved by a council
as a place for the holding of animals for the purposes of this Act.
"dangerous" , in relation to a dog--see section 33.
"dangerous dog" means a dog for the time being the subject of a declaration by
an authorised officer of a council or a court under this Act that the dog is a
dangerous dog.
"Departmental Chief Executive" means the Chief Executive of the Office of
Local Government.
"desexed" means rendered permanently incapable of reproduction.
"dog" means an animal (of either sex, or desexed, and whether or not
domesticated) of a species with the scientific name Canis familiaris, Canis
lupus familiaris, Canis lupus dingo, Canis familiaris dingo or Canis dingo, or
a synonym of any of those names, and including a hybrid of any of those
species.
"police dog" means a dog that is being used by a police officer on official
duty.
Note : This Act contains special exemptions for police dogs. Because this
definition requires that the dog is being used by a police officer on official
duty, the exemptions apply only when the dog is "on duty".
"pound operator" , in relation to a council pound referred to in paragraph (b)
of the definition of that term, means the person or body that manages or has
control of the pound.
"property" means land or premises and includes, for the purposes of Part 7A, a
building or structure of any description (such as a shed) or a vehicle or
vessel.
"public place" means--
(a) any pathway, road, bridge, jetty, wharf,
road-ferry, reserve, park, beach or garden, and
"Western Division" means that part of the State that is the Western Division
within the meaning of the Crown Land Management Act 2016 .
"working dog" means a dog used primarily for the purpose of droving, tending,
working or protecting stock, and includes a dog being trained as a
working dog.