CAT ACT 2011 (NO. 55 OF 2011)

Table of Provisions

• Long Title
• Preamble

PART 1 -- Preliminary  

• 1 Short title  
• 2 Commencement  
• 3 Terms used  
• 4 Term used: owner  

PART 2 -- Registration, identification and sterilisation of cats  

Division 1 -- Registration and tagging  

• 5 Cats to be registered  
• 6 Cats to wear tags  
• 7 Interference with tag  
Subdivision 2 -- How to register a cat  
• 8 Application for registration  
• 9 Registration  
• 10 Cancellation of registration  
• 11 Registration numbers, certificates and tags  
• 12 Register of cats  
• 13 Notice to be given of certain decisions made under this Subdivision  

Division 2 -- Microchipping  

• 14 Cats to be microchipped  
• 15 Microchip implanter to give information to microchip database company  
• 16 Microchip database company’s obligations  
• 17 Interference with microchips  

Division 3 -- Sterilisation  

• 18 Cats to be sterilised  
• 19 Identifying as sterilised a cat that is not sterilised  
• 20 Notice of sterilisation to be given to microchip database company  
• 21 Certificate of sterilisation to be given  

Division 4 -- Transfer of ownership of cats  

• 22 Terms used  
• 23 Transfer of ownership of cats  
• 24 Notice to be given of transfer of cat  

Division 5 -- Changes to recorded information  

• 25 Notice to be given of changes to recorded information  

PART 3 -- Management of cats  

Division 1 -- Cat control notices  

• 26 Cat control notice may be given to cat owner  

Division 2 -- Seizing cats  

• 27 Cats may be seized  
• 28 Disposing of seized cats  

Division 3 -- Dealing with cats at cat management facilities  

• 29 Application of Division  
• 30 Obligation to identify a cat’s owner  
• 31 Cat owner liable to pay costs to cat management facility  
• 32 Notice to be given to cat’s owner, if identified  
• 33 Operator of cat management facility may have cat microchipped and sterilised  
• 34 Dealing with unidentified and unclaimed cats  

Division 4 -- Breeding of cats  

• 35 Only approved cat breeders may breed cats  
Subdivision 2 -- Becoming an approved cat breeder  
• 36 Application for approval to breed cats  
• 37 Approval to breed cats  
• 38 Cancellation of approval to breed cats  
• 39 Certificate to be given to approved cat breeder  
• 40 Notice to be given of certain decisions made under this Subdivision  

Division 5 -- Miscellaneous  

• 41 Cats not to be offered as prizes  

PART 4 -- Administration and enforcement  

Division 1 -- Administration  

• 42 Administration by local governments  
• 43 Places to be regarded as within district  

Division 2 -- Delegations  

• 44 Delegation by local government  
• 45 Delegation by CEO of local government  
• 46 Other matters relevant to delegations under this Division  
• 47 Register of, and review of, delegations  

Division 3 -- Authorised persons  

• 48 Authorised persons  
Subdivision 2 -- Particular powers of authorised persons  
• 49 Authorised person may cause a cat to be destroyed  
• 50 Persons found committing breach of Act to give name on demand  
• 51 Power to enter premises  
• 52 General powers of authorised person  
• 53 Act does not derogate from powers of police officers  
• 54 Obstruction  
Subdivision 3 -- Warrants  
• 55 Grounds for a search warrant  
• 56 Grounds for a warrant to seize cat  
• 57 Application for warrant  
• 58 Form of warrant  
• 59 Effect of warrant  
• 60 Execution of warrant  

Division 4 -- Infringement notices  

• 61 Terms used  
• 62 Giving an infringement notice  
• 63 Content of infringement notice  
• 64 Extension of time  
• 65 Withdrawal of notice  
• 66 Benefit of paying modified penalty  
• 67 Application of penalties collected  

Division 5 -- Objections and review  

• 68 When this Division applies  
• 69 Objection may be lodged  
• 70 Dealing with objection  
• 71 Review of decisions  
• 72 Suspension of effect of some decisions  

Division 6 -- Legal proceedings  

• 73 Prosecutions  
• 74 Additional court orders  
• 75 Evidentiary matters  

PART 5 -- Subsidiary legislation  

Division 1 -- Regulations  

• 76 General regulations  
• 77 Regulations that operate as local laws  
• 78 Provisions about regulations  

Division 2 -- Local laws  

• 79 Local laws  
• 80 Places outside district  
• 81 Inconsistency with written laws  
• 82 Local laws may adopt codes etc.  
• 83 Model local laws  
• 84 Creating offences and prescribing penalties  

PART 6 -- Miscellaneous  

• 85 False or misleading information  
• 86 Review of Act  

[Assented to 9 November 2011]