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ANIMAL WELFARE ACT 1992

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Name of Act  
  • 2 Dictionary  
  • 3 Notes  
  • 4 Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  
  • 4A Objects of Act  
  • 5 Animal Welfare Authority  
  • 6 Delegation by authority  

PART 2--ANIMAL WELFARE OFFENCES

  • 6A Definitions—pt 2  
  • 6B Failure to provide appropriate care  
  • 6C Failure to provide animal with water or shelter  
  • 6D Failure to provide animal with hygienic environment  
  • 6E Failure to properly groom and maintain animal  
  • 6F Failure to exercise dog  
  • 6G Abandoning an animal  
  • 7 Cruelty  
  • 7A Aggravated cruelty  
  • 7B Alternative verdicts—cruelty  
  • 8 Hitting or kicking animal  
  • 9 Unlawful confinement of animal  
  • 9A Keeping laying fowls for commercial egg production—appropriate  
  • 9B Keeping pigs—appropriate accommodation  
  • 9C Removing or trimming beak of fowl  
  • 10 Assisting injured animal  
  • 11 Unlawful release of animal  
  • 12 Administering poison  
  • 12A Laying poison  
  • 13 Electrical devices  
  • 14 Use or possession of prohibited item  
  • 15 Transport of animals—generally  
  • 15A Transport of dogs  
  • 15B Intensive breeding of cats or dogs  
  • 16 Using unfit animal  
  • 17 Violent animal activities  
  • 18 Rodeos and game parks  
  • 18A Greyhound racing  
  • 19 Medical and surgical procedures—people other than veterinary  
  • 19A Medical and surgical procedures—veterinary practitioners  
  • 20 Exception—conduct in accordance with approved code of practice or mandatory code of  

PART 3--CODES OF PRACTICE

  • 21 Contents  
  • 22 Approved code of practice  
  • 23 Mandatory code of practice  
  • 24 Publication  
  • 24A Reckless failure to comply with mandatory code of practice  
  • 24B Failure to comply with mandatory code of practice  
  • 24C Direction to comply with mandatory code  
  • 24D Failure to comply with direction to comply with mandatory code  

PART 3A--PET BUSINESSES

Division 3A--.1 Preliminary

  • 24E Definitions—pt 3A  

Division 3A--.2 Pet business licensing

  • 24F Pet business licence application  
  • 24G Issue of pet business licence  
  • 24H Pet business licence term and form  
  • 24I Conditions for pet business licence  
  • 24J Transfer application  
  • 24K Transfer decision  
  • 24L Renewal application  
  • 24M Renewal decision  
  • 24N Amendment of pet business licence  
  • 24O Authority may request more information  

Division 3A--.3 Pet business offences

  • 24P Pet shops—failure to keep records  
  • 24Q Pet shops—failure to share records  
  • 24R Operating pet business without pet business licence  
  • 24S Breach of pet business licence  

PART 4--USING OR BREEDING ANIMALS FOR RESEARCH OR TEACHING

Division 4.1--Licences

  • 25 Using or breeding animals without licence  
  • 26 Application for licence  
  • 27 Decision about licence application  
  • 28 Licence conditions  
  • 29 Form of licence  
  • 30 Term of licence  
  • 31 Licensees—request for information and documents  
  • 32 Licence renewal  
  • 33 Licensee to notify change of name or address  
  • 34 Amendment of licence  
  • 35 Surrender of licences  

Division 4.2--Authorisations

  • 35A Meaning of authorised staff member—div 4.2  
  • 36 Research and teaching using and breeding animals  
  • 37 Application for authorisation  
  • 38 Decision about authorisation application  
  • 39 Authorisation conditions  
  • 40 Form of authorisation  
  • 41 Term of authorisation  
  • 42 Identity card for authorisation holders  
  • 43 Authorisation holders—request for information and documents  
  • 44 Authorisation renewal  
  • 45 Authorisation holder to notify change of name or address  
  • 46 Amendment of authorisation  
  • 47 Cessation of effect of authorisation  
  • 48 Surrender of authorisations  

Division 4.3--Interstate researchers

  • 49A Notification  
  • 49B Interstate researchers' authorisation in the ACT  

Division 4.4--Animal ethics committees

  • 50 Animal ethics committees  

PART 5--CIRCUSES AND TRAVELLING ZOOS

Division 5.1--Preliminary

  • 51 Meaning of prohibited animal—pt 5  

Division 5.2--Offences

  • 52 Circuses  
  • 53 Travelling zoos  

Division 5.3--Circus and travelling zoo permits

  • 54 Application for circus or travelling zoo permit  
  • 55 Decision about circus or travelling zoo permit application  
  • 56 Circus or travelling zoo permit conditions  
  • 57 Form of circus or travelling zoo permit  
  • 58 Term of circus or travelling zoo permit  
  • 59 Circus or travelling zoo permit-holder to notify change of name or  
  • 59A Amendment of circus or travelling zoo permit  

PART 6--ANIMAL TRAPPING

Division 6.1--Trapping offences

  • 60 Steel-jawed traps and prohibited traps  
  • 62 Trapping—general  

Division 6.2--Trapping permits

  • 63 Application for trapping permit  
  • 64 Decision about trapping permit application  
  • 65 Trapping permit conditions  
  • 66 Form of trapping permit  
  • 67 Term of trapping permit  
  • 68 Trapping permit-holders—request for information and documents  
  • 69 Trapping permit renewal  
  • 70 Trapping permit-holder to notify change of name or address  
  • 71 Amendment of trapping permit  
  • 72 Surrender of trapping permits  

PART 6A--REGULATORY ACTION

  • 73A Definitions—pt 6A  
  • 73B Grounds for regulatory action  
  • 73C Regulatory action  
  • 73D Taking regulatory action  
  • 73E Immediate suspension  
  • 73F Effect of suspension  
  • 73G Return of amended, suspended or cancelled approvals  
  • 73H Action by regulatory body in relation to amended or suspended  

PART 7--ENFORCEMENT

Division 7.1--Preliminary

  • 74 Definitions—pt 7  
  • 75 Protection from liability  
  • 75A Public access  

Division 7.2--Inspectors and authorised officers

  • 76 Inspectors  
  • 77 Authorised officers  
  • 78 Identity cards  

Division 7.3--Powers of inspectors

  • 80 Definitions—div 7.3  
  • 81 Powers of entry and search  
  • 81A Power to seize animals—inspectors  
  • 82 Powers of inspectors  
  • 82A Direction to give personal details—inspector  
  • 82B Offence—fail to comply with inspector's direction to give name and  

Division 7.4--Powers of authorised officers

  • 83 Research and educational institutions—powers of entry and  
  • 83A Power to seize animals—authorised officers  
  • 84 Powers of authorised officers  
  • 84AA Direction to give name and address—authorised officer  
  • 84AB Offence—fail to comply with authorised officer's direction to give name and  

Division 7.5--Powers of veterinary practitioners

  • 84A Powers of veterinary practitioners regarding seized animals and  

Division 7.6--Alleviation of suffering—powers of inspectors, authorised officers and veterinary practitioners

  • 85 Inspectors and authorised officers  
  • 86 Veterinary practitioners  

Division 7.6A--Dealing with seized animals

  • 86A Animal welfare entities  
  • 86B Accommodation of seized animals  
  • 86C Selling or rehoming seized animals  
  • 86D Destroying seized animals  
  • 86E Temporary prohibition on animal ownership etc  

Division 7.7--Consent to entry, reports and search warrants

  • 87 Definition of officer—div 7.7  
  • 88 Consent to entry  
  • 89 Reports  
  • 90 Search warrants  

Division 7.8--Offences in relation to veterinary practitioners

  • 91 Obstructing etc veterinary practitioner  

Division 7.9--Compensation for animal injury and death

  • 93 Definitions—div 7.9  
  • 94 Right to compensation  
  • 95 Compensation claims  
  • 96 Exclusion of civil actions  

Division 7.10--Evidence

  • 97 Meaning of offence—div 7.10  
  • 98 Certificate evidence  
  • 99 Acts and omissions of representatives  

Division 7.11--Court orders and corporate penalties

  • 100 Meaning of offence—div 7.11  
  • 100A Animal offences—court orders (interim)  
  • 101 Animal offences—court orders (general)  
  • 101A Animal offences—permanent prohibition on animal ownership etc  
  • 101B Animal offences—setting aside permanent prohibition order  
  • 101C Prohibition order in special circumstances  
  • 102 Animal offences—court orders (costs and proceeds of  
  • 103 Prohibited item and trap offences—court orders (general)  
  • 104 Prohibited item and trap offences—court orders (costs and proceeds of  
  • 104A Court orders—offences involving violence  
  • 105 Court orders—procedure and appeals  

PART 8--NOTIFICATION AND REVIEW OF DECISIONS

  • 107 Meaning of reviewable decision—pt 8  
  • 107A Reviewable decision notices  
  • 108 Applications for review  

PART 9--ANIMAL WELFARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

  • 109 Establishment and functions  

PART 10--MISCELLANEOUS

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