Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Where the
ownership of a dog is transferred to another person, the registered owner
shall within 28 days thereafter cause the local government in whose
register his name appears to be notified in the prescribed manner and form of
the name and residential address of the new owner.
Penalty: Where the dog is a dangerous dog, $400;
otherwise, $200.
(2) No change shall be
made in the record of the ownership of a dog unless —
(a) the
registered owner has notified the change to the local government under
subsection (1); or
(b) an
application for registration is made by a person who alleges that he is the
new owner.
(3) A person aggrieved
by a decision of the local government relating to the ownership of a dog as
recorded in a register may apply to the State Administrative Tribunal for a
review of the decision.
[Section 16A inserted by No. 23 of 1987
s. 15; amended by No. 14 of 1996 s. 4; No. 24 of 1996
s. 16; No. 55 of 2004 s. 254.]