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Guide, Hearing and Assistance Dogs Act 2009
sec.123Certain guide or hearing dogs may be certified
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### sec.123 Certain guide or hearing dogs may be certified
Despite section 36, an entity mentioned in section 122(1) may certify a guide dog for a person with a disability if, before the commencement day, the dog was trained by the entity to be used as a guide for a person with a disability that is attributable to a vision impairment.
Despite section 37, an entity mentioned in section 122(1) may certify a hearing dog for a person with a disability if, before the commencement day, the dog was trained by the entity to be used as an aid for a person with a disability that is attributable to a hearing impairment.
An entity may not certify a dog under this section after 1 July 2010.
To remove any doubt, it is declared that a certification under this section does not end on 1 July 2010 only because of subsection (3).
(sec.123-ssec.1) Despite section 36, an entity mentioned in section 122(1) may certify a guide dog for a person with a disability if, before the commencement day, the dog was trained by the entity to be used as a guide for a person with a disability that is attributable to a vision impairment.
(sec.123-ssec.2) Despite section 37, an entity mentioned in section 122(1) may certify a hearing dog for a person with a disability if, before the commencement day, the dog was trained by the entity to be used as an aid for a person with a disability that is attributable to a hearing impairment.
(sec.123-ssec.3) An entity may not certify a dog under this section after 1 July 2010.
(sec.123-ssec.4) To remove any doubt, it is declared that a certification under this section does not end on 1 July 2010 only because of subsection (3).