Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008
sec.132Power to give compliance notice
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sec.132 Power to give compliance notice
This section applies if an authorised person reasonably believes an owner of, or a responsible person for, a regulated dog has committed, is committing or is about to commit, an offence against chapter 4 . The authorised person may give the owner or responsible person notice (a compliance notice ) requiring the owner or responsible person to— stop committing or not commit the offence; or take stated action to remedy the matter. A compliance notice may also state— that an authorised person proposes, at a stated time or at stated intervals, to enter premises of which the owner or responsible person is the occupier to check compliance with the notice; or how the owner or responsible person may show the action has been taken. (sec.132-ssec.1) This section applies if an authorised person reasonably believes an owner of, or a responsible person for, a regulated dog has committed, is committing or is about to commit, an offence against chapter 4 . (sec.132-ssec.2) The authorised person may give the owner or responsible person notice (a compliance notice ) requiring the owner or responsible person to— stop committing or not commit the offence; or take stated action to remedy the matter. (sec.132-ssec.3) A compliance notice may also state— that an authorised person proposes, at a stated time or at stated intervals, to enter premises of which the owner or responsible person is the occupier to check compliance with the notice; or how the owner or responsible person may show the action has been taken.
- (a) stop committing or not commit the offence; or
- (b) take stated action to remedy the matter.
- (a) that an authorised person proposes, at a stated time or at stated intervals, to enter premises of which the owner or responsible person is the occupier to check compliance with the notice; or
- (b) how the owner or responsible person may show the action has been taken.