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Companion Animals Act 1998
83QHolders of numbers to notify of certain events
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#### 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—
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> > > (a) a change to—
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> > > > (i) the person’s name, or
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> > > > (ii) the person’s residential or business address, or
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> > > > (iii) the person’s telephone number,
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> > > (b) for an individual—
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> > > > (i) the individual is convicted of an offence under this Act or an animal cruelty offence, or
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> > > > (ii) the individual becomes subject to a disqualification order or an interim disqualification order,
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> > > (c) for a body corporate—the body corporate or an individual involved in the management or control of the body corporate—
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> > > > (i) is convicted of an animal cruelty offence, or
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> > > > (ii) becomes subject to a disqualification order or an interim disqualification order,
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> > > (d) an event prescribed by the regulations.
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> > (2) The person must give notice of the event, containing details of the event—
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> > > (a) to the Departmental Chief Executive, and
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> > > (b) within 28 days after the event occurs, and
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> > > (c) in the way prescribed by the regulations.
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> > Maximum penalty—8 penalty units.
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> > (3) The person must not give the Departmental Chief Executive information the person knows is false or misleading.
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> > Maximum penalty—8 penalty units.
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> **s 83Q:** Ins 2024 No 85, Sch 2\[14\].