DOG AND CAT MANAGEMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 25
DOG AND CAT MANAGEMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 25
25—Dog and Cat Management Fund
(1) The Dog and Cat
Management Fund is established.
(2) The Fund is to be
kept and administered by the Board.
(3) The Fund consists
of—
(a) the
money held in the Dog Control Statutory Fund immediately before the
commencement of this Act; and
(b)
money required to be paid into the Fund under this Act (representing a
proportion of dog registration fees received by councils); 1 and
(c) any
other money received by the Board; and
(d)
interest accruing from investment of the Fund.
(4) The Fund may be
applied by the Board in making payments—
(a)
towards the cost of establishing or maintaining facilities used for the
detention of dogs under this Act; and
(b)
towards the cost of research or educational programs relating to dog or cat
management; and
(c) for
the administrative expenses associated with the operations of the Board; and
(d) for
any other purpose in furtherance of the objects of this Act.
(5) The Fund may be
invested as approved by the Treasurer.
(6) The Board must
keep proper accounts of the receipts and payments from the Fund.
(7) The
Auditor-General may at any time, and must at least once in each year, audit
the accounts of the Fund.
Note—
1 See section 26(5).