Exhibited Animals Act 2015
sec.4How purposes are primarily achieved
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sec.4 How purposes are primarily achieved
The purposes of this Act are to be achieved primarily by— imposing a general obligation on persons exhibiting and dealing with exhibited animals to prevent or minimise the relevant risks and relevant adverse effects associated with exhibiting and dealing with exhibited animals; and requiring that authorities be obtained to allow particular animals to be exhibited; and imposing additional obligations on persons exhibiting or dealing with authorised animals under exhibited animal authorities; and providing for monitoring and enforcement of compliance with this Act; and providing for codes of practice relating to a person’s obligations under this Act; and providing for the chief executive to make guidelines about the application of this Act and how a person may comply with obligations imposed under this Act.
- (a) imposing a general obligation on persons exhibiting and dealing with exhibited animals to prevent or minimise the relevant risks and relevant adverse effects associated with exhibiting and dealing with exhibited animals; and
- (b) requiring that authorities be obtained to allow particular animals to be exhibited; and
- (c) imposing additional obligations on persons exhibiting or dealing with authorised animals under exhibited animal authorities; and
- (d) providing for monitoring and enforcement of compliance with this Act; and
- (e) providing for codes of practice relating to a person’s obligations under this Act; and
- (f) providing for the chief executive to make guidelines about the application of this Act and how a person may comply with obligations imposed under this Act.