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PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ACT 1986 - SECT 21A Court may authorise monitoring of person when making control order

PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ACT 1986 - SECT 21A

Court may authorise monitoring of person when making control order

    (1)     The court, in making a control order, may authorise any POCTA inspector to monitor compliance with the order by any person subject to the order.

    (2)     The court, when deciding whether to authorise monitoring of compliance with a control order under subsection (1) may have regard to the following—

        (a)     the nature of the offence on which the order is based;

        (b)     whether the person is or has been the subject of another control order or an interstate control order;

        (c)     whether the person has previously been convicted, found guilty or found not guilty because of mental impairment of any other offence under this Act;

        (d)     any other factor the court considers relevant.

    (3)     If the court authorises the monitoring of compliance under subsection (1), the court must specify in the control order

        (a)     the period for which the monitoring may be carried out, which may be for the length of the control order; and

        (b)     any other conditions of the monitoring.

S. 21B inserted by No. 60/2015 s. 11.