sec.90Request for consent to official assessment (application)

sec.90 Request for consent to official assessment (application)

Section 55 (2) does not apply to an application for renewal or restoration of an exhibition licence if the application is accompanied by a private assessment report unless— the report states that in the opinion of the accredited person preparing it— an authorised animal has not been, or is not being, exhibited or dealt with in compliance with this Act; or an enclosure in which an authorised animal has been, is being, or is expected to be, exhibited or dealt with does not comply with this Act; or an accredited person gives the chief executive details under section 121 (3) about an alleged contravention of this Act by the applicant; or the chief executive considers the application should not be decided on the basis of the report. A private assessment report for an application for an exhibition licence states the facts and circumstances forming the basis for the accredited person’s belief that activities are being carried out under the licence that the accredited person was not able to observe. The chief executive may consider the application should not be decided on the basis of the report.

• (a) the report states that in the opinion of the accredited person preparing it— (i) an authorised animal has not been, or is not being, exhibited or dealt with in compliance with this Act; or (ii) an enclosure in which an authorised animal has been, is being, or is expected to be, exhibited or dealt with does not comply with this Act; or
• (i) an authorised animal has not been, or is not being, exhibited or dealt with in compliance with this Act; or
• (ii) an enclosure in which an authorised animal has been, is being, or is expected to be, exhibited or dealt with does not comply with this Act; or
• (b) an accredited person gives the chief executive details under section 121 (3) about an alleged contravention of this Act by the applicant; or
• (c) the chief executive considers the application should not be decided on the basis of the report. Example for paragraph (c) — A private assessment report for an application for an exhibition licence states the facts and circumstances forming the basis for the accredited person’s belief that activities are being carried out under the licence that the accredited person was not able to observe. The chief executive may consider the application should not be decided on the basis of the report.
• (i) an authorised animal has not been, or is not being, exhibited or dealt with in compliance with this Act; or
• (ii) an enclosure in which an authorised animal has been, is being, or is expected to be, exhibited or dealt with does not comply with this Act; or