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Guide, Hearing and Assistance Dogs Act 2009
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### sec.35 Public access test
A public access test is a test approved by the chief executive to assess if a guide, hearing or assistance dog is—
safe and effective in a public place or public passenger vehicle; and
able to be controlled by—
the primary handler of the dog; or
the primary handler of the dog with the support of an alternative handler.
The chief executive must—
keep a copy of each public access test available for inspection, free of charge, by members of the public at the department’s head office and regional offices; and
publish the public access test on the department’s website on the internet.
The department’s website on the internet is <www.communities.qld.gov.au>.
s 35 amd 2015 No. 21 s 18
(sec.35-ssec.1) A public access test is a test approved by the chief executive to assess if a guide, hearing or assistance dog is— safe and effective in a public place or public passenger vehicle; and able to be controlled by— the primary handler of the dog; or the primary handler of the dog with the support of an alternative handler.
(sec.35-ssec.2) The chief executive must— keep a copy of each public access test available for inspection, free of charge, by members of the public at the department’s head office and regional offices; and publish the public access test on the department’s website on the internet. The department’s website on the internet is <www.communities.qld.gov.au>.
- (a) safe and effective in a public place or public passenger vehicle; and
- (b) able to be controlled by— (i) the primary handler of the dog; or (ii) the primary handler of the dog with the support of an alternative handler.
- (i) the primary handler of the dog; or
- (ii) the primary handler of the dog with the support of an alternative handler.
- (i) the primary handler of the dog; or
- (ii) the primary handler of the dog with the support of an alternative handler.
- (a) keep a copy of each public access test available for inspection, free of charge, by members of the public at the department’s head office and regional offices; and
- (b) publish the public access test on the department’s website on the internet.