New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

EXHIBITED ANIMALS PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 35

35 Animal records

(1) In this clause:
"relevant period", in relation to an authority, means:

(a) the period that begins when the authority first takes effect and ends on the next succeeding 30 April, and

(b) each period of 12 months that commences on 1 May and succeeds the period referred to in paragraph (a).

(2) The holder of an authority must, at all times during each relevant period while the authority is in force, keep on the authorised premises (or at such other place as is approved by the Director-General) animal records in a form approved by the Director-General.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

(3) For the purposes of subclause (2), if an authority relates to more than one premises the animal records need only be kept at the premises at which the animal concerned is most often kept.

(4) As soon as practicable after information required to keep the animal records up-to-date becomes available to the holder of an authority, the holder must cause the information to be entered in the animal records.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

(5) The holder of an authority is guilty of an offence if the holder fails to:

(a) notify the Director-General within 7 days after the loss of, or after any damage to, the animal records, or

(b) enter, or allow an entry to be made, in the animal records:

(i) if the records are in a written or printed form-only in ink, or

(ii) if the records are stored in electronic form-only in a manner approved by the Director-General, or

(c) delete an erroneous entry in the animal records, or allow such an erroneous entry to be deleted:

(i) if the records are in a written or printed form-only by drawing a single line through the entry, or

(ii) if the records are stored in electronic form-only in a manner approved by the Director-General.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

(6) A person must not enter, or allow an entry to be made, in the animal records that the person knows to be false or misleading in a material particular.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

(7) The holder of an authority making an application for its renewal must lodge with the application the animal records required to be kept during the relevant period for the authority that last preceded the application.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

(8) The former holder of the authority must, not later than 14 days after expiration of an authority, lodge with the Director-General the animal records the former holder was required to keep:

(a) during the relevant period for the authority that expired on the last preceding 30 April, and

(b) during the relevant period for the authority that commenced on the last preceding 1 May.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

(9) If an authority is surrendered, suspended or cancelled, the holder, or former holder, of the authority must:

(a) within 14 days after the surrender, or

(b) within 14 days after being notified of the suspension or cancellation,

lodge with the Director-General the animal records the holder, or former holder, was required to keep during the relevant period for the authority that commenced on 1 May last preceding the surrender, suspension or cancellation.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.