Western Australian Consolidated Acts

DOG ACT 1976 - NOTES

Notes

¹ This is a compilation of the Dog Act 1976 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table. The table also contains information about any reprint.

Compilation table

Short title	Number and year	Assent	Commencement
Dog Act 1976	58 of 1976	16 Sep 1976	Act other than s. 21: 24 Dec 1976 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 24 Dec 1976 p. 5029); s. 21: 1 Jul 1977 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 3 Jun 1977 p. 1635)
Dog Act Amendment Act 1977	57 of 1977	23 Nov 1977	23 Nov 1977
Dog Amendment Act 1983	64 of 1983	13 Dec 1983	17 Nov 1983 (see s. 2)
Reprint of the Dog Act 1976 approved 17 Sep 1984 (includes amendments listed above)
Dog Amendment Act 1987	23 of 1987	25 Jun 1987	1 Nov 1987 (see s. 2 and Gazette 18 Sep 1987 p. 3587)
Reprint of the Dog Act 1976 as at 11 Feb 1988 (includes amendments listed above)
Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 1996 s. 4	14 of 1996	28 Jun 1996	1 Jul 1996 (see s. 2)
Dog Amendment Act 1996	24 of 1996	27 Aug 1996	14 Sep 1996 (see s. 2 and Gazette 13 Sep 1996 p. 4675)
Transfer of Land Amendment Act 1996 s. 153(1)	81 of 1996	14 Nov 1996	14 Nov 1996 (see s. 2(1))
Reprint of the Dog Act 1976 as at 20 Nov 1996 (includes amendments listed above)
Acts Amendment (Land Administration) Act 1997 s. 141	31 of 1997	3 Oct 1997	30 Mar 1998 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Mar 1998 p. 1765)
Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 1997 s. 49	57 of 1997	15 Dec 1997	15 Dec 1997 (see s. 2(1))
Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act (No. 2) 1998 s. 29	10 of 1998	30 Apr 1998	30 Apr 1998 (see s. 2(1))
Western Australian Greyhound Racing Association Amendment Act 1998 s. 20	23 of 1998	30 Jun 1998	1 Aug 1998 (see s. 3 and Gazette 21 Jul 1998 p. 3825)
Reprint of the Dog Act 1976 as at 9 Nov 2001 (includes amendments listed above)
Racing and Gambling Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2003 s. 220 3	35 of 2003	26 Jun 2003	1 Aug 2003 (see s. 2 and Gazette 29 Jul 2003 p. 3259)
Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 s. 141 6	59 of 2004 (as amended by No. 2 of 2008 s. 77(13))	23 Nov 2004	1 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7128)
State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 Pt. 2 Div. 38 4, 5	55 of 2004	24 Nov 2004	1 Jan 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7130)
Criminal Procedure and Appeals (Consequential and Other Provisions) Act 2004 s. 80 and 82	84 of 2004	16 Dec 2004	2 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7129 (correction in Gazette 7 Jan 2005 p. 53))
Planning and Development (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2005 s. 15	38 of 2005	12 Dec 2005	9 Apr 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette 21 Mar 2006 p. 1078)
Reprint 5: The Dog Act 1976 as at 4 Aug 2006 (includes amendments listed above)
Land Information Authority Act 2006 s. 132	60 of 2006	16 Nov 2006	1 Jan 2007 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 8 Dec 2006 p. 5369)
Statutes (Repeals and Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2009 s. 47	8 of 2009	21 May 2009	22 May 2009 (see s. 2(b))

² Footnote no longer applicable.

³ The Racing and Gambling Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2003 s. 19 reads as follows:

“

19. Power to amend regulations

(1) The Governor, on the recommendation of the Minister, may make regulations amending subsidiary legislation made under any Act.

(2) The Minister may make a recommendation under subsection (1) only if the Minister considers that each amendment proposed to be made by the regulations is necessary or desirable as a consequence of the enactment of the RWWA Act or this Act.

(3) Nothing in this section prevents subsidiary legislation from being amended in accordance with the Act under which it was made.

”.

⁴ The State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 Pt. 5, the State Administrative Tribunal Act 2004 s. 167 and 169, and the State Administrative Tribunal Regulations 2004 r. 28 and 42 deal with certain transitional issues some of which may be relevant for this Act.

⁵ The State Administrative Tribunal Regulations 2004 r. 47 reads as follows:

“

47. Dog Act 1976

(1) If a notice has been given under the Dog Act 1976 section 33F(1) before the commencement day, on or after the commencement day the notice is to be taken to refer to the right to apply to the State Administrative Tribunal for a review.

(2) If a notice has been given under the Dog Act 1976 section 33G(2) before the commencement day, on or after the commencement day the notice is to be taken to refer to the right to apply to the State Administrative Tribunal for a review.

”.

⁶ The Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 Sch. 2 cl. 15 was repealed by the Criminal Law and Evidence Amendment Act 2008 s. 77(13).