Victorian Current Acts

DOMESTIC ANIMALS ACT 1994 - SECT 68R

    (1)     For the purpose of keeping and maintaining the information register, a Council—

        (a)     must give the information set out in subsection (2) to the Secretary within 7 days after making a decision under Part 4—

              (i)     to refuse to grant, renew or transfer a registration under that Part; or

              (ii)     to suspend or revoke a registration under that Part; and

        (b)     must give the information set out in subsection (3) to the Secretary within 7 days of making a decision under Part 5B—

              (i)     not to grant or renew a registration under that Part; or

              (ii)     to suspend or cancel a registration under that Part.

    (2)     For the purpose of subsection (1)(a), the following information is set out—

        (a)     the name of the domestic animal business or proposed domestic animal business;

        (b)     the name of the applicant for registration or the proprietor of the domestic animal business or proposed domestic animal business and, if the applicant or proprietor is a body corporate, the names of the office holders of the body corporate;

        (c)     the following details for the domestic animal business or proposed domestic animal business—

              (i)     the address;

              (ii)     the telephone number;

              (iii)     the email address;

        (d)     for registered premises, the registration number of the premises;

        (e)     for registered premises, the date on which the premises was first registered;

        (f)     the type of domestic animal business or proposed domestic animal business;

        (g)     for the land on which the premises is situated—

              (i)     the name of the owner of the land; and

              (ii)     the address of the land; and

              (iii)     a description of the land and premises, including whether the premises is an original or transferred premises;

        (h)     the reason for deciding to refuse to register or renew or transfer registration or suspend or revoke registration, including the relevant provision of this Act under which the decision was made;

              (i)     for revocation of registration, the date of revocation;

        (j)     any details, within the knowledge of the Council, of any conviction or finding of guilt of the applicant or proprietor of the domestic animal business for—

              (i)     an offence against this Act or regulations made under this Act; or

              (ii)     an offence against the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 or regulations made under that Act;

        (k)     the source number of the business;

        (l)     for a refusal to renew registration or revocation of registration of premises on which a breeding domestic animal business is conducted by an approved commercial dog breeder, the date of the refusal to renew or revocation;

        (m)     any other prescribed matter.

    (3)     For the purposes of subsection (1)(b), the following information is set out—

        (a)     the name of the foster carer;

        (b)     the address where the foster carer keeps the animals being cared for;

        (c)     the following details for the foster carer—

              (i)     the telephone number;

              (ii)     the email address (if known);

        (d)     the source number of the foster carer;

        (e)     for cancellation of registration, the date of cancellation;

        (f)     the reason for deciding to refuse to grant or renew registration or to suspend or cancel registration, including the relevant provision of this Act under which the decision was made;

        (g)     any other prescribed matter.

S. 68S inserted by No. 69/2017 s. 104.