Exhibited Animals Act 2015
sec.84Obligation of person to notify authority holder
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sec.84 Obligation of person to notify authority holder
This section applies if a person— is acting under an exhibited animal authority; and is not the authority holder; and becomes aware of a serious incident. The person must, no later than 24 hours after becoming aware of the serious incident and unless the person has a reasonable excuse— notify the authority holder of the incident, its nature and the circumstances in which it happened; or if the person can not contact the authority holder—give the chief executive notice of the incident, its nature and the circumstances in which it happened. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.84-ssec.1) This section applies if a person— is acting under an exhibited animal authority; and is not the authority holder; and becomes aware of a serious incident. (sec.84-ssec.2) The person must, no later than 24 hours after becoming aware of the serious incident and unless the person has a reasonable excuse— notify the authority holder of the incident, its nature and the circumstances in which it happened; or if the person can not contact the authority holder—give the chief executive notice of the incident, its nature and the circumstances in which it happened. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
- (a) is acting under an exhibited animal authority; and
- (b) is not the authority holder; and
- (c) becomes aware of a serious incident.
- (a) notify the authority holder of the incident, its nature and the circumstances in which it happened; or
- (b) if the person can not contact the authority holder—give the chief executive notice of the incident, its nature and the circumstances in which it happened.