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Queensland
GUIDE DOGS AMENDMENT
BILL 1997
Queensland
GUIDE DOGS AMENDMENT BILL 1997
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section Page
1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3 Amended Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4 Amendment of title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5 Insertion of new part heading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
6 Amendment of s 3 (Interpretation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
7 Insertion of new part heading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
PART 2--GUIDE DOGS
8 Amendment of s 5 (Blind or deaf persons may be accompanied
by guide dogs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
9 Insertion of new pt 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
PART 3--GUIDE DOG TRAINERS AND TRAINEES
6A Authorisation of trainers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
6B Identity cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
6C Proof of authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
6D Trainers may be accompanied by guide dog trainees . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
6E Obligations of persons in charge of public places and
public passenger vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
10 Insertion of new part heading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
PART 4--MISCELLANEOUS
11 Amendment of s 7 (Evidentiary provisions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1997
A BILL
FOR
An Act to amend the Guide Dogs Act 1972
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The Parliament of Queensland enacts-- 1
title 2
Short
Clause 1. This Act may be cited as the Guide Dogs Amendment Act 1997. 3
4
Commencement
Clause 2. This Act commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation. 5
Act 6
Amended
Clause 3. This Act amends the Guide Dogs Act 1972. 7
of title 8
Amendment
Clause 4. Title, after `deaf persons'-- 9
insert-- 10
`, and dogs being trained to guide blind persons or aid deaf persons,'. 11
of new part heading 12
Insertion
Clause 5. Before section 1-- 13
insert-- 14
`PART 1--PRELIMINARY'. 15
of s 3 (Interpretation) 16
Amendment
Clause 6.(1) Section 3, heading-- 17
omit, insert-- 18
`Definitions'. 19
(2) Section 3, definition "vehicle"-- 20
omit. 21
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(3) Section 3-- 1
insert-- 2
` "approved Queensland institution" means an institution-- 3
(a) with facilities in the State for training dogs as guides for blind 4
persons or aids for deaf persons; and 5
(b) that is declared under a regulation to be an approved Queensland 6
institution for this Act. 7
"guide dog trainee" means a dog-- 8
(a) owned by an approved Queensland institution; and 9
(b) being trained for use as a guide by a blind person or as an aid by a 10
deaf person; and 11
(c) identified as being owned by the institution by a distinctive coat or 12
harness. 13
"public passenger vehicle" means a vehicle used to transport members of 14
the public. 15
"public place" means a place that the public is entitled to use, is open to the 16
public or is used by the public, whether or not on payment of money. 17
"trainer" means a person authorised, under section 6A, to train dogs for 18
use as guides for blind persons or aids for deaf persons.'. 19
of new part heading 20
Insertion
Clause 7. Before section 5-- 21
insert-- 22
`PART 2--GUIDE DOGS'. 23
of s 5 (Blind or deaf persons may be accompanied by 24
Amendment
guide dogs) 25
Clause 8. Section 5(1)-- 26
omit, insert-- 27
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`5.(1) This section applies to public places and public passenger 1
vehicles.'. 2
of new pt 3 3
Insertion
Clause 9. After section 6-- 4
insert-- 5
`PART 3--GUIDE DOG TRAINERS AND TRAINEES 6
of trainers 7
`Authorisation
`6A. An approved Queensland institution may, in writing, authorise a 8
person the institution is satisfied has the necessary training, or knowledge 9
and experience, to train dogs for use as guides for blind persons or aids for 10
deaf persons. 11
cards 12
`Identity
`6B.(1) The institution must issue an identity card to the trainer. 13
`(2) The identity card must-- 14
(a) be in a form approved by the institution; and 15
(b) be signed by the trainer. 16
`(3) A person who ceases to be a trainer must, as soon as practicable, 17
return the person's identity card to the institution. 18
of authority 19
`Proof
`6C.(1) This section applies if a trainer is accompanied by a guide dog 20
trainee in or on a public place or public passenger vehicle. 21
`(2) The trainer must-- 22
(a) if asked by a person in charge of the place or vehicle, produce his 23
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or her identity card for inspection by the person; or 1
(b) have his or her identity card displayed so that it is clearly visible.1 2
may be accompanied by guide dog trainees 3
`Trainers
`6D.(1) Despite any other Act, a trainer does not commit an offence 4
merely by taking a guide dog trainee into or on, or permitting a guide dog 5
trainee to enter or be in or on, a public place or public passenger vehicle. 6
`(2) However, this section does not apply to-- 7
(a) a trainer accompanied by more than 1 guide dog trainee; or 8
(b) places and vehicles prescribed under a regulation for this 9
paragraph. 10
of persons in charge of public places and public 11
`Obligations
passenger vehicles 12
`6E.(1) A person in charge of a public place or public passenger vehicle 13
to which section 6D applies must not deny a trainer, accompanied by a 14
guide dog trainee-- 15
(a) permission to enter or be in or on the place or vehicle; or 16
(b) accommodation or service in or on the place or vehicle. 17
Maximum penalty--1 penalty unit. 18
`(2) However, subsection (1) does not apply if the trainer contravenes 19
section 6C. 20
`(3) It is a defence to a charge of an offence against subsection (1) to 21
prove the defendant contravened subsection (1) for a reason other than that 22
the trainer was accompanied by a guide dog trainee.'. 23
1 A trainer contravening this section does not commit an offence, but may under
section 6E, for example, be lawfully denied entry to the place or vehicle.
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of new part heading 1
Insertion
Clause 10. Before section 7-- 2
insert-- 3
ART 4--MISCELLANEOUS'. 4
`P
of s 7 (Evidentiary provisions) 5
Amendment
Clause 11.(1) Section 7-- 6
insert-- 7
`(1A) A certificate purporting to be issued on behalf of an approved 8
Queensland institution stating any of the following matters is evidence of 9
the matter-- 10
(a) a stated dog is or was-- 11
(i) a dog owned by the institution at a stated time or during a 12
stated period; and 13
(ii) being trained for use as a guide by a blind person or as an 14
aid by a deaf person at the time or during the period; 15
(b) a stated person is or was a trainer at a stated time or during a 16
stated period.'. 17
(2) Section 7(2), after `section 6'-- 18
insert-- 19
`or 6E'. 20
(3) Section 7(2), `, being a place' to `public,'-- 21
omit. 22
(4) Section 7(2), after `section 5'-- 23
insert-- 24
`or 6D'. 25
(5) Section 7(2), `, being a vehicle' to `reward,'-- 26
omit. 27
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