9Form of report for application for dog obedience training organisation approval

9 Form of report for application for dog obedience training organisation approval

(1) For the purposes of section 5B(4)(a) of the Act, the following details are prescribed—

(b) the names and roles of members of the board, committee or other managing body of the organisation, as applicable;

(c) the names of all qualified dog obedience trainers that are members of the organisation and any other dog obedience training organisations that the organisation represents;

(d) the total number of members of the organisation.

(2) An application under section 5B(4) of the Act must be accompanied by the following—

(a) a copy of the organisation's code of ethics;

(b) a copy of the organisation's complaints policy and complaints handling procedure;

(c) a copy of the organisation's disciplinary policy and disciplinary hearing procedure;

(d) a copy of the organisation's procedures and protocols for reporting and handling of incidents such as animal cruelty, dog attacks or animal diseases;

(e) evidence used to demonstrate that each member of the organisation has received and agreed to the conditions of being a member of an approved dog obedience training organisation;

(f) a copy of the dog obedience training program for dogs that is administered by the organisation that provides details of—

(i) the manner in which the skills described in regulation 11 are developed in those dogs; and

(ii) the standards to which those skills are assessed by the organisation;

(g) a copy of the dog obedience trainer assessment program for persons being trained as qualified dog obedience trainers that is administered by the organisation that provides details of—

(i) the manner in which the skills described in regulation 12(1) are developed in those persons; and

(ii) the standards to which those skills are assessed by the organisation;

(h) a copy of the organisation's membership form that demonstrates how members agree to the conditions of membership and the organisation's code of ethics;

(i) a copy of the education and training program used by the organisation to inform members that they must comply with the Act, the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 and any other laws relating to the keeping of dogs;

(j) a copy of the training calendar proposed to be used by the organisation for the next year to inform members that they must comply with the Act, the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 and any other laws relating to the keeping of dogs.

10 Form of annual report to be submitted to the Minister and report for renewal application by an approved dog obedience training organisation