Companion Animals Act 1998
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11G Further exemptions
This Division does not apply to any of the following companion animals—
(a) a dog that is ordinarily used by a police officer on official duty,
(b) a dog that is ordinarily used on official duty by a correctional officer (within the meaning of the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999),
(c) a dog used by a Commonwealth officer on official duty,
(d) a companion animal in the custody of an accredited research establishment within the meaning of the Animal Research Act 1985, or the holder of an animal research authority or an animal supplier’s licence within the meaning of that Act, for purposes in connection with animal research, as authorised under that Act,
(e) a companion animal kept at a licensed animal display establishment within the meaning of the Exhibited Animals Protection Act 1986 and lawfully exhibited in accordance with that Act,
(f) a companion animal prescribed by, or of a class prescribed by, the regulations.
pt 2A, divs 1–3 (ss 11B–11N): Ins 2018 No 27, Sch 1 [6].