Animal Care and Protection Act 2001
sec.182Disposal order
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sec.182 Disposal order
The court may order (a disposal order ) the disposal or forfeiture of any of the following things that a person convicted of an animal welfare offence owns— the animal or anything else that was the subject of, or used to commit, the offence; another animal; another thing the court considers is likely to be used in committing a further animal welfare offence. If a disposal order orders the sale of an animal, the order may direct— the way in which the sale is to take place; or how the proceeds of the sale are to be distributed. (sec.182-ssec.1) The court may order (a disposal order ) the disposal or forfeiture of any of the following things that a person convicted of an animal welfare offence owns— the animal or anything else that was the subject of, or used to commit, the offence; another animal; another thing the court considers is likely to be used in committing a further animal welfare offence. (sec.182-ssec.2) If a disposal order orders the sale of an animal, the order may direct— the way in which the sale is to take place; or how the proceeds of the sale are to be distributed.
- (a) the animal or anything else that was the subject of, or used to commit, the offence;
- (b) another animal;
- (c) another thing the court considers is likely to be used in committing a further animal welfare offence.
- (a) the way in which the sale is to take place; or
- (b) how the proceeds of the sale are to be distributed.