31AProhibition on employing persons convicted of, or charged with, certain offences

#### 31A Prohibition on employing persons convicted of, or charged with, certain offences 31A Prohibition on employing persons convicted of, or charged with, certain offences > > (1) The holder of an authority must not knowingly cause or permit a prescribed person to work with, or care for, an animal exhibited under the authority. > > > > Maximum penalty— > > > > > (a) for an individual—400 penalty units or imprisonment for 1 year, or both, or > > > > > (b) otherwise—2,000 penalty units. > > > (2) In this section— > > > > prescribed person means— > > > > > (a) a person who has been convicted of a relevant offence, or > > > > > (b) a person who is charged with a relevant offence until one of the following events occurs— > > > > > > > (i) the charge is heard and determined by a court, > > > > > > > (ii) the charge is withdrawn, > > > > > > > (iii) a decision is made not to take or continue proceedings against the person. > > > > relevant offence means— > > > > > (a) an offence under this Act or the regulations in relation to an animal, or > > > > > (b) an offence under the [Crimes Act 1900](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1900-040), section 79, 79A, 79B, 80, 530 or 531, or > > > > > (c) an offence under the [Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1979](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1979-200), or regulations made under that Act, in relation to an animal. > > **s 31A:** Ins 2022 No 69, Sch 2\[6\]. Am 2025 No 67, Sch 2.5\[2\].