Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) A person
who —
(a)
being the owner or occupier of any premises in relation to which a person
authorised under this Act has exercised or is about to exercise any of his
powers under this Act, fails to facilitate the carrying out by that person, or
any assistant or interpreter acting on his behalf, of his duties under this
Act;
(b)
impedes, delays or in any way obstructs a person authorised under this Act in
the exercise of his powers or the carrying out of his duties under this Act;
(c)
fails without lawful excuse to produce any dog in his possession or control
when required to do so by a person exercising a power under this Act, or fails
to allow that person, on his producing the same, to make an examination
thereof; or
(d)
interferes with, releases, or removes from lawful custody any dog seized or
detained under this Act, or damages or destroys any structure in which a dog
is lawfully detained, or attempts to do any such act,
commits an offence.
Penalty: Where the dog is a dangerous dog,
$4 000; otherwise, $2 000.
(2) A person who fails
without lawful excuse to produce any certificate or other document issued to
him pursuant to this Act when required to do so by a person exercising a power
under this Act, or fails to allow that person, on his producing the same, to
make an examination thereof, commits an offence.
Penalty: Where the dog is a dangerous dog,
$1 000; otherwise, $500.
(3) If a body
corporate may be charged with an offence against this Act, any person who is
concerned in or takes part in the management of that body corporate and who
was, in any way, by act or omission, directly or indirectly, knowingly
concerned in or party to the commission of the offence may also be charged
with that offence.
[Section 43 amended by No. 23 of 1987
s. 34; No. 24 of 1996 s. 13 and 16.]