Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Regulation 2019
sec.16Chief executive officer must give information about incident in relation to dog— Act , s 174
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sec.16 Chief executive officer must give information about incident in relation to dog— Act , s 174
For section 174 (2) (b) (iii) of the Act , this section also prescribes other information to be stated in a notice given for a dog mentioned in section 174 (1) (a) or (b) of the Act . The following information about any incident in relation to the dog is prescribed— the day and time of the incident; the address or location and the place of the incident; a footpath the local government area; the name of the authorised person attending the incident; the nature and seriousness of the incident; whether, at the time of the incident, the dog is desexed or, if information about whether the dog is desexed is unknown, that it is unknown; the owner, permit holder or any responsible person (each the relevant person ) at the time of the incident; whether the relevant person was present at the time of the incident; the address for the dog stated in the registration notice at the time of the incident; whether the dog was under the effective control of someone at the time of the incident; the following information about any person who was a victim of the incident— the age of the person; the sex of the person; if the person is a child—whether another person, responsible for the child, was present at the time; whether the person knew the relevant person; the person’s activity at the time of the incident; if the person was injured—any photo of the primary injury, the location of the primary injury on the person’s body and the type of medical treatment, if any, required; the species of any animal that was a victim of the incident. In this section— effective control has the meaning given under section 64 of the Act as if the reference in the section to a regulated dog were a reference to any dog. (sec.16-ssec.1) For section 174 (2) (b) (iii) of the Act , this section also prescribes other information to be stated in a notice given for a dog mentioned in section 174 (1) (a) or (b) of the Act . (sec.16-ssec.2) The following information about any incident in relation to the dog is prescribed— the day and time of the incident; the address or location and the place of the incident; a footpath the local government area; the name of the authorised person attending the incident; the nature and seriousness of the incident; whether, at the time of the incident, the dog is desexed or, if information about whether the dog is desexed is unknown, that it is unknown; the owner, permit holder or any responsible person (each the relevant person ) at the time of the incident; whether the relevant person was present at the time of the incident; the address for the dog stated in the registration notice at the time of the incident; whether the dog was under the effective control of someone at the time of the incident; the following information about any person who was a victim of the incident— the age of the person; the sex of the person; if the person is a child—whether another person, responsible for the child, was present at the time; whether the person knew the relevant person; the person’s activity at the time of the incident; if the person was injured—any photo of the primary injury, the location of the primary injury on the person’s body and the type of medical treatment, if any, required; the species of any animal that was a victim of the incident. (sec.16-ssec.3) In this section— effective control has the meaning given under section 64 of the Act as if the reference in the section to a regulated dog were a reference to any dog.