{"id":"sl-2014-3","name":"Magistrates Court (Animal Welfare Infringement Notices) Regulation 2014","slug":"magistrates-court-animal-welfare-infringement-notices-regulation-2014","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"3 of 2014","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":173449,"registerId":"act-sl-2014-3-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Magistrates Court (Animal Welfare Infringement Notices) Regulation 2014","content":"Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nMagistrates Court (Animal Welfare\nInfringement Notices) Regulation 2014\nSL2014-3\nmade under the\nMagistrates Court Act 1930\nRepublication No 5\nEffective: 10 April 2020\nRepublication date: 10 April 2020\nLast amendment made by A2019-35\n\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAbout this republication\nThe republished law\nThis is a republication of the Magistrates Court (Animal Welfare Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2014, made under the Magistrates Court Act 1930 (including any amendment made\nunder the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 10 April 2020. It\nalso includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to\n10 April 2020.\nThe legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3\nand 4.\nKinds of republications\nThe Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT\nlegislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):\n• authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies\n• unauthorised republications.\nThe status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.\nEditorial changes\nThe Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial\namendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.\nEditorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by\nan Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The\nchanges are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into\nline, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.\nThis republication includes amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).\nUncommenced provisions and amendments\nIf a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol U appears immediately\nbefore the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law\nare accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more\ninformation, see the home page for this law on the register.\nModifications\nIf a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the\nsymbol M appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying\nprovision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation\nAct 2001, section 95.\nPenalties\nAt the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $160 for an\nindividual and $810 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).\n\nR5\n10/04/20\nMagistrates Court (Animal Welfare Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2014\nEffective: 10/04/20\ncontents 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nMagistrates Court (Animal Welfare\nInfringement Notices) Regulation 2014\nmade under the\nMagistrates Court Act 1930\nContents\nPage\n1 Name of regulation 2\n3 Dictionary 2\n4 Notes 2\n5 Purpose of regulation 2\n6 Administering authority 3\n7 Infringement notice offences 3\n8 Infringement notice penalties 3\n9 Contents of infringement notices—identifying authorised person 3\n10 Contents of infringement notices—other information 4\n11 Contents of reminder notices—identifying authorised person 4\n\nContents\nPage\ncontents 2 Magistrates Court (Animal Welfare Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2014\nEffective: 10/04/20\nR5\n10/04/20\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n12 Authorised people for infringement notice offences 4\nSchedule 1 Animal Welfare Act 1992 infringement notice\noffences and penalties 5\nDictionary 8\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes 9\n2 Abbreviation key 9\n3 Legislation history 10\n4 Amendment history 10\n5 Earlier republications 11\n\nR5\n10/04/20\nMagistrates Court (Animal Welfare Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2014\nEffective: 10/04/20\npage 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nMagistrates Court (Animal Welfare\nInfringement Notices) Regulation 2014\nmade under the\nMagistrates Court Act 1930\n\nSection 1\npage 2 Magistrates Court (Animal Welfare Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2014\nEffective: 10/04/20\nR5\n10/04/20\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n1 Name of regulation\nThis regulation is the Magistrates Court (Animal Welfare\nInfringement Notices) Regulation 2014.\n3 Dictionary\nThe dictionary at the end of this regulation is part of this regulation.\nNote 1 The dictionary at the end of this regulation defines certain terms used in\nthis regulation, and includes references (signpost definitions) to other\nterms defined elsewhere.\nFor example, the signpost definition ‘authorised officer—see the Animal\nWelfare Act 1992, dictionary.’ means that the term ‘authorised officer’ is\ndefined in that dictionary and the definition applies to this regulation.\nNote 2 A definition in the dictionary (including a signpost definition) applies to\nthe entire regulation unless the definition, or another provision of the\nregulation, provides otherwise or the contrary intention otherwise appears\n(see Legislation Act, s 155 and s 156 (1)).\n4 Notes\nA note included in this regulation is explanatory and is not part of this\nregulation.\nNote See the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.\n5 Purpose of regulation\nThe purpose of this regulation is to provide for infringement notices\nunder the Magistrates Court Act 1930, part 3.8 for certain offences\nagainst the Animal Welfare Act 1992.\nNote The Magistrates Court Act 1930, pt 3.8 provides a system of infringement\nnotices for offences against various Acts. The infringement notice system\nis intended to provide an alternative to prosecution.\n\nSection 6\nR5\n10/04/20\nMagistrates Court (Animal Welfare Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2014\nEffective: 10/04/20\npage 3\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n6 Administering authority\nThe administering authority for an infringement notice offence\nagainst the Animal Welfare Act 1992 is the Animal Welfare\nAuthority.\n7 Infringement notice offences\nThe Magistrates Court Act 1930, part 3.8 applies to an offence against\na provision of the Animal Welfare Act 1992 mentioned in schedule 1,\ncolumn 2.\n8 Infringement notice penalties\n(1) The penalty payable by an individual for an offence against the\nAnimal Welfare Act 1992, under an infringement notice for the\noffence, is the amount mentioned in schedule 1, column 4 for the\noffence.\n(2) The penalty payable by a corporation for an offence against the\nAnimal Welfare Act 1992, under an infringement notice for the\noffence, is 5 times the amount mentioned in schedule 1, column 4 for\nthe offence.\n(3) The cost of serving a reminder notice for an infringement notice\noffence against the Animal Welfare Act 1992 is $34.\n9 Contents of infringement notices—identifying authorised\nperson\nAn infringement notice served on a person by an authorised person\nfor an infringement notice offence against the\nAnimal Welfare Act 1992 must identify the authorised person by—\n(a) the authorised person’s full name, or surname and initials; or\n(b) any unique number given, for this regulation, to the authorised\nperson by the administering authority.\n\nSection 10\npage 4 Magistrates Court (Animal Welfare Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2014\nEffective: 10/04/20\nR5\n10/04/20\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n10 Contents of infringement notices—other information\n(1) An infringement notice served on a company by an authorised person\nfor an infringement notice offence against the Animal Welfare\nAct 1992 must include the company’s ACN.\nNote The requirement under this section is additional to the requirement under\nthe Magistrates Court Act 1930, s 121 (1) (c).\n(2) In this section:\ncompany means a company registered under the Corporations Act.\n11 Contents of reminder notices—identifying authorised\nperson\nA reminder notice served on a person by an authorised person for an\ninfringement notice offence against the Animal Welfare Act 1992\nmust identify the authorised person by—\n(a) the authorised person’s full name, or surname and initials; or\n(b) any unique number given, for this regulation, to the authorised\nperson by the administering authority.\n12 Authorised people for infringement notice offences\nAn inspector or authorised officer may serve the following:\n(a) an infringement notice for an infringement notice offence\nagainst the Animal Welfare Act 1992;\n(b) a reminder notice for an infringement notice offence against the\nAnimal Welfare Act 1992.\n\nAnimal Welfare Act 1992 infringement notice offences and penalties Schedule 1\nR5\n10/04/20\nMagistrates Court (Animal Welfare Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2014\nEffective: 10/04/20\npage 5\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nSchedule 1 Animal Welfare Act 1992\ninfringement notice offences\nand penalties\n(see s 7 and s 8)\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\noffence provision\ncolumn 3\noffence penalty\n(penalty units)\ncolumn 4\ninfringement penalty\n($)\n1 6C (1) 25 500\n2 6D (1) 25 500\n3 6E (1) 25 500\n4 6F (1) 25 500\n5 6G (2) 50 500\n6 8 (1) 25 500\n7 9 (2) 50 500\n8 9 (4) 20 500\n9 9A (1) 50 1 400\n10 9B (1) 50 1 400\n11 9C (1) 50 1 400\n12 10 (2) 20 200\n13 11 (2) 50 500\n14 11 (3) 50 500\n15 12A (3) 20 500\n16 14 (2) 20 500\n17 15A (1) 20 500\n18 15B (4) 50 750\n\nSchedule 1 Animal Welfare Act 1992 infringement notice offences and penalties\npage 6 Magistrates Court (Animal Welfare Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2014\nEffective: 10/04/20\nR5\n10/04/20\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\noffence provision\ncolumn 3\noffence penalty\n(penalty units)\ncolumn 4\ninfringement penalty\n($)\n19 16 (3) 50 500\n20 19A (1) 50 1 400\n21 19A (2) 50 1 400\n22 19A (3) 50 1 400\n23 24D (1) 20 500\n24 24P (1) 25 250\n25 24Q (1) 25 250\n26 24R (1) 50 500\n27 24S (1) 50 500\n28 28 (2) 50 500\n29 33 (1) 10 280\n30 39 (2) 50 500\n31 42 (3) 5 150\n32 42 (4) 5 150\n33 45 (1) 10 280\n34 56 (2) 50 500\n35 56 (3) 50 500\n36 59 (1) 10 280\n37 60 (1A) 50 500\n38 60 (2) 15 250\n39 62 (1) 50 500\n40 65 (2) 50 500\n41 70 (1) 10 280\n\nAnimal Welfare Act 1992 infringement notice offences and penalties Schedule 1\nR5\n10/04/20\nMagistrates Court (Animal Welfare Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2014\nEffective: 10/04/20\npage 7\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\noffence provision\ncolumn 3\noffence penalty\n(penalty units)\ncolumn 4\ninfringement penalty\n($)\n42 73G (1) 10 280\n43 78 (4) 5 150\n44 82A (6) 15 300\n45 86B (3) 50 500\n\nDictionary\npage 8 Magistrates Court (Animal Welfare Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2014\nEffective: 10/04/20\nR5\n10/04/20\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nDictionary\n(see s 3)\nNote 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to\nthis regulation.\nNote 2 For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:\n• corporation\n• Corporations Act\n• individual.\nNote 3 Terms used in this regulation have the same meaning that they have in\nthe Magistrates Court Act 1930 (see Legislation Act, s 148). For\nexample, the following terms are defined in the Magistrates Court\nAct 1930, dict:\n• administering authority\n• authorised person\n• infringement notice\n• infringement notice offence\n• reminder notice.\nAnimal Welfare Authority means the Animal Welfare Authority\nestablished under the Animal Welfare Act 1992, section 5.\nauthorised officer—see the Animal Welfare Act 1992, dictionary.\ninspector—see the Animal Welfare Act 1992, dictionary.\n\nEndnotes\nAbout the endnotes 1\nR5\n10/04/20\nMagistrates Court (Animal Welfare Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2014\nEffective: 10/04/20\npage 9\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes\nAmending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the\namendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law\nbut are set out in the endnotes.\nNot all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are\nannotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be\nobtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.\nUncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details\nof these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are\nunderlined in the legislation history and amendment history.\nIf all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered\nprovisions gives details of previous and current numbering.\nThe endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.\n2 Abbreviation key\nA = Act NI = Notifiable instrument\nAF = Approved form o = order\nam = amended om = omitted/repealed\namdt = amendment ord = ordinance\nAR = Assembly resolution orig = original\nch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph\nCN = Commencement notice pres = present\ndef = definition prev = previous\nDI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously\ndict = dictionary pt = part\ndisallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule\nAssembly reloc = relocated\ndiv = division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No\nGaz = gazette RI = reissue\nhdg = heading s = section/subsection\nIA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule\nins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision\nLA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law\nLR = legislation register sub = substituted\nLRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced\nmod = modified/modification or to be expired\n\nEndnotes\n3 Legislation history\npage 10 Magistrates Court (Animal Welfare Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2014\nEffective: 10/04/20\nR5\n10/04/20\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n3 Legislation history\nMagistrates Court (Animal Welfare Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2014 SL2014-3\nnotified LR 6 March 2014\ns 1, s 2 commenced 6 March 2014 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 items 2 to 4 commenced 7 March 2014 (s 2 (2) and see Animal\nWelfare (Factory Farming) Amendment Act 2014 A2014-3 s 2)\nremainder commenced 7 March 2014 (s 2 (1))\nas amended by\nStatute Law Amendment Act 2015 A2015-15 sch 3 pt 3.12\nnotified LR 27 May 2015\ns 1, s 2 commenced 27 May 2015 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 3 pt 3.12 commenced 10 June 2015 (s 2)\nAnimal Welfare Amendment Act 2016 A2016-19 sch 1 pt 1.3\nnotified LR 13 April 2016\ns 1, s 2 commenced 13 April 2016 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.3 commenced 31 May 2016 (s 2, CN2016-11 and see\nLA s 77 (3))\nAnimal Welfare Legislation Amendment Act 2019 A2019-35 pt 7\nnotified LR 10 October 2019\ns 1, s 2 commenced 10 October 2019 (LA s 75 (1))\ns 134 commenced 10 April 2020 (s 2 (2))\npt 7 remainder commenced 17 October 2019 (s 2 (1))\n4 Amendment history\nCommencement\ns 2 om LA s 89 (4)\nAuthorised people for infringement notice offences\ns 12 am A2015-15 amdt 3.66, amdt 3.67\nAnimal Welfare Act 1992 infringement notice offences and penalties\nsch 1 am A2016-19 amdt 1.5; items renum R3 LA\nsub A2019-35 s 133\nam A2019-35 s 134; items renum R5 LA\n\nEndnotes\nEarlier republications 5\nR5\n10/04/20\nMagistrates Court (Animal Welfare Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2014\nEffective: 10/04/20\npage 11\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n5 Earlier republications\nSome earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to\nthe publication order.\nSince 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in\nelectronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised\nrepublications have also been published in printed format. These republications are\nmarked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an\nauthorised republication are identical.\nRepublication\nNo and date\nEffective Last\namendment\nmade by\nRepublication\nfor\nR1\n7 Mar 2014\n7 Mar 2014–\n9 June 2015\nnot amended new regulation\nR2\n10 June 2015\n10 June 2015–\n30 May 2016\nA2015-15 amendments by\nA2015-15\nR3\n31 May 2016\n31 May 2016–\n16 Oct 2019\nA2016-19 amendments by\nA2016-19\nR4\n17 Oct 2019\n17 Oct 2019–\n9 Apr 2020\nA2019-35 amendments by\nA2019-35\n© Australian Capital Territory 2020","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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The core mechanism and scope have remained consistent since 2014."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (11 pages, 12 substantive sections)","Only 3 defined terms in the dictionary (Animal Welfare Authority, authorised officer, inspector) - all others are signposted to other Acts","Simple structure: purpose, administering authority, offences list, penalties, notice contents, authorised people","No nested exceptions or conditional logic - provisions are straightforward commands","Single schedule containing a simple table of 45 offences with corresponding penalty amounts","Minimal cross-referencing - primarily refers to the Animal Welfare Act 1992 and Magistrates Court Act 1930 for definitions"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation authorises inspectors and authorised officers in the ACT to issue on‑the‑spot infringement notices for certain animal welfare offences under the Animal Welfare Act 1992, with specified fines (individuals and higher company penalties) and required notice details. The Animal Welfare Authority administers the system.\n\nIt affects animal owners/caretakers, enforcement officers, and companies, providing a quicker, deterrent alternative to court for minor welfare breaches while leaving serious cases for prosecution."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Amendments recorded in the legislation history and amendment history modified who may serve notices (s 12) and updated the list and amounts of Animal Welfare Act offences subject to infringement notices (Schedule 1), thereby altering the set of offences and operational actors covered by the regulation."},"complexity_factors":["Cross‑references to primary Acts: depends on Magistrates Court Act 1930 and Animal Welfare Act 1992 for core definitions and procedures (s 5, dict).","Schedule‑driven enforcement: many distinct offence provisions with differing infringement amounts listed in Schedule 1 (varied penalties in column 4).","Corporate multiplier rule: corporate infringement penalties are 5× the individual amount (s 8(2)), affecting cost exposure and compliance choice.","Administrative requirements: identifying authorised person on notices; company ACN requirement for corporate recipients; reminder‑notice service cost (ss 9–11, s 10, s 8(3)).","Delegation of enforcement: inspectors or authorised officers are the only people who may serve notices (s 12), concentrating operational discretion.","Reliance on defined terms/dictionaries: multiple signpost definitions (authorised officer, inspector, Animal Welfare Authority) require cross‑checking other Acts (s 3, dict).","Amendment history and renumbering: past amendments alter Schedule 1 and s 12, so users must check current version and amendment notes (endnotes, amendment history)."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation implements an infringement‑notice scheme under the Magistrates Court Act for specified offences in the Animal Welfare Act 1992, allowing authorised officers to issue fines as an alternative to prosecution. The Animal Welfare Authority administers the scheme; inspectors or authorised officers may serve infringement and reminder notices (ss 5–6, 12). Penalties and prescribed infringement amounts are listed in Schedule 1; corporations pay five times the individual infringement amount and reminder notices carry a $34 service cost (s 8)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/magistrates-court-animal-welfare-infringement-notices-regulation-2014","history":"/api/acts/magistrates-court-animal-welfare-infringement-notices-regulation-2014/history","analysis":"/api/acts/magistrates-court-animal-welfare-infringement-notices-regulation-2014/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/magistrates-court-animal-welfare-infringement-notices-regulation-2014/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/magistrates-court-animal-welfare-infringement-notices-regulation-2014/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/magistrates-court-animal-welfare-infringement-notices-regulation-2014/documents"}}