83QHolders of numbers to notify of certain events

83Q Holders of numbers to notify of certain events

83Q Holders of numbers to notify of certain events

(1) This section applies if one or more of the following events occur in relation to a person allocated a breeder identification number or rehoming organisation number—

(a) a change to—

(i) the person’s name, or

(ii) the person’s residential or business address, or

(iii) the person’s telephone number,

(b) for an individual—

(i) the individual is convicted of an offence under this Act or an animal cruelty offence, or

(ii) the individual becomes subject to a disqualification order or an interim disqualification order,

(c) for a body corporate—the body corporate or an individual involved in the management or control of the body corporate—

(i) is convicted of an animal cruelty offence, or

(ii) becomes subject to a disqualification order or an interim disqualification order,

(d) an event prescribed by the regulations.

(2) The person must give notice of the event, containing details of the event—

(a) to the Departmental Chief Executive, and

(b) within 28 days after the event occurs, and

(c) in the way prescribed by the regulations.

Maximum penalty—8 penalty units.

(3) The person must not give the Departmental Chief Executive information the person knows is false or misleading.

Maximum penalty—8 penalty units.

s 83Q: Ins 2024 No 85, Sch 2[14].