Animal Care and Protection Act 2001
sec.173DCompliance with direction
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sec.173D Compliance with direction
A person subject to a direction made under section 173B (2) must comply with the direction unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—300 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment. However, if the person applies for the revocation of the direction under section 173E , subsection (1) does not apply while the application is being considered. s 173D ins 2022 No. 35 s 32 (sec.173D-ssec.1) A person subject to a direction made under section 173B (2) must comply with the direction unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—300 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment. (sec.173D-ssec.2) However, if the person applies for the revocation of the direction under section 173E , subsection (1) does not apply while the application is being considered.