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Guide, Hearing and Assistance Dogs Act 2009
sec.3Objects of Act
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### sec.3 Objects of Act
The objects of this Act are—
to assist people with a disability who rely on guide, hearing or assistance dogs to have independent access to the community; and
to ensure the quality and accountability of guide, hearing and assistance dog training services.
The objects are mainly achieved by—
protecting the right of people with a disability who rely on guide, hearing or assistance dogs to be accompanied by the person’s guide, hearing or assistance dog in places of accommodation and particular public places and public passenger vehicles; and
protecting the right of trainers of guide, hearing and assistance dogs to be accompanied by the dogs in places of accommodation and particular public places and public passenger vehicles; and
providing a simple and consistent means of identifying properly trained guide, hearing and assistance dogs; and
providing for the approval of guide, hearing and assistance dog training services.
s 3 amd 2013 No. 58 s 34
(sec.3-ssec.1) The objects of this Act are— to assist people with a disability who rely on guide, hearing or assistance dogs to have independent access to the community; and to ensure the quality and accountability of guide, hearing and assistance dog training services.
(sec.3-ssec.2) The objects are mainly achieved by— protecting the right of people with a disability who rely on guide, hearing or assistance dogs to be accompanied by the person’s guide, hearing or assistance dog in places of accommodation and particular public places and public passenger vehicles; and protecting the right of trainers of guide, hearing and assistance dogs to be accompanied by the dogs in places of accommodation and particular public places and public passenger vehicles; and providing a simple and consistent means of identifying properly trained guide, hearing and assistance dogs; and providing for the approval of guide, hearing and assistance dog training services.
- (a) to assist people with a disability who rely on guide, hearing or assistance dogs to have independent access to the community; and
- (b) to ensure the quality and accountability of guide, hearing and assistance dog training services.
- (a) protecting the right of people with a disability who rely on guide, hearing or assistance dogs to be accompanied by the person’s guide, hearing or assistance dog in places of accommodation and particular public places and public passenger vehicles; and
- (b) protecting the right of trainers of guide, hearing and assistance dogs to be accompanied by the dogs in places of accommodation and particular public places and public passenger vehicles; and
- (c) providing a simple and consistent means of identifying properly trained guide, hearing and assistance dogs; and
- (d) providing for the approval of guide, hearing and assistance dog training services.