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Domestic Animals Act 1994
Div 7ADisqualification of person from owning or being in charge or control of a dog 259
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Division 7A—Disqualification of person from owning or being in charge or control of a dog 259
84XA Court may disqualify person from owning or being in charge or control of a dog 259
84XB Search warrant for failure to comply with court order 259
84XC Order under section 84XA may be suspended 260
84XD Person subject to order under section 84XA may apply for variation, suspension or revocation of order 261
84XE Power of Magistrates' Court to vary etc. order under section 84XA 261
84XF Person may not make another application for variation, suspension or revocation of order for 12 months 262
84XG Orders under section 84XA are to operate consecutively 262
84XH Person must comply with order under section 84XA 262
Division 8—General 263
84Y Agreements to seize, receive, retain or dispose of dogs or cats 263
84Z Offences relating to seized cats or dogs 263
84ZA Offence to unlawfully seize or destroy a dog or cat 264
Part 7B—Infringement notices 265
85 Power to serve infringement notice 265
88 Penalties to be paid for offences under infringement notices 267
Part 7C—Provisions relating to enforcement and court proceedings 268
Division 1—Provisions related to court proceedings 268
91 Liability of officers of bodies corporate for offences 268
92 Power to file charge-sheets under this Act 268
93 Service of documents 269
94 Evidentiary provisions 269
95 Payment of fines 270
95A Extended period to prosecute offence 270
Division 2—Supplementary offences 271
96 Offence to sell certain animals outside certain places 271
97 False information 272
Part 7D—Review of decisions by Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal 273
98 Review of decisions by Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal 273
98AAA Order for costs of retaining restricted breed dog in custody 276
98AA Review of decisions made under Part 4A 276
Part 7E—Identification of restricted breed dogs 278
98A Power of authorised officers to make declarations as to breed of dogs 278
98B Service of notice of declaration 279
98C Application of certain offences at the time of the making of a declaration 279
Part 7F—Animal Welfare Fund 281
98D Animal Welfare Fund 281
98E Payments into the Fund 281
98F Investment of money in the Fund 281
98G Payment of money out of the Fund 281
Part 8—General 282
99 Supreme Court—Limitation of Jurisdiction 282
100 Regulations 282
100A Council must give information to Secretary 289
100B Offence to disclose information 290
100C Permitted disclosures 291
100D Disclosure of information by Councils 291
Part 9—Repeals and transitional provisions 292
101 Repeal of Dog Act 292
102 Transitional provisions—Animals Legislation Amendment (Animal Care) Act 2007 292
103 Transitional provisions—Animals Legislation Amendment (Animal Care) Act 2007 293
104 Transitional provision—Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Act 2009 293
105 Transitional provision—Domestic Animals Amendment (Dangerous Dogs) Act 2010 294
105A Transitional provision—Domestic Animals Amendment (Puppy Farms and Pet Shops) Act 2017 295
106 Transitional provision—Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Act 2012 295
107 Transitional provision—Domestic Animals Amendment (Reuniting Pets and Other Matters) Act 2022 296
Schedule 297
Registration fees 297
Endnotes 299
1 General information 299
2 Table of Amendments 301
3 Explanatory details 308
**Version No.** **090**
**Domestic Animals Act 1994**
**No. 81 of 1994**
Version incorporating amendments as at
**The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:**