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Guide, Hearing and Assistance Dogs Act 2009
sec.46Grounds for immediate suspension or cancellation of handler’s identity card
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### sec.46 Grounds for immediate suspension or cancellation of handler’s identity card
Each of the following is a ground for immediately suspending or cancelling a handler’s identity card—
the dog for which the card was issued is a risk to the health or welfare of the handler or someone else;
the dog was certified because of a materially false or misleading representation or declaration;
the identity card was issued because of a materially false or misleading representation or declaration;
for a primary handler’s identity card—the handler no longer relies on the dog;
for an alternative handler’s identity card—
the alternative handler no longer supports the primary handler of the dog to physically control it; or
the primary handler of the dog no longer relies on the alternative handler to physically control the dog.
Also, it is a ground for cancelling a handler’s identity card if the dog for which the card was issued should be retired because of age, illness or other inability to be used as a guide, hearing or assistance dog.
s 46 sub 2015 No. 21 s 24
(sec.46-ssec.1) Each of the following is a ground for immediately suspending or cancelling a handler’s identity card— the dog for which the card was issued is a risk to the health or welfare of the handler or someone else; the dog was certified because of a materially false or misleading representation or declaration; the identity card was issued because of a materially false or misleading representation or declaration; for a primary handler’s identity card—the handler no longer relies on the dog; for an alternative handler’s identity card— the alternative handler no longer supports the primary handler of the dog to physically control it; or the primary handler of the dog no longer relies on the alternative handler to physically control the dog.
(sec.46-ssec.2) Also, it is a ground for cancelling a handler’s identity card if the dog for which the card was issued should be retired because of age, illness or other inability to be used as a guide, hearing or assistance dog. s 46 sub 2015 No. 21 s 24
- (a) the dog for which the card was issued is a risk to the health or welfare of the handler or someone else;
- (b) the dog was certified because of a materially false or misleading representation or declaration;
- (c) the identity card was issued because of a materially false or misleading representation or declaration;
- (d) for a primary handler’s identity card—the handler no longer relies on the dog;
- (e) for an alternative handler’s identity card— (i) the alternative handler no longer supports the primary handler of the dog to physically control it; or (ii) the primary handler of the dog no longer relies on the alternative handler to physically control the dog.
- (i) the alternative handler no longer supports the primary handler of the dog to physically control it; or
- (ii) the primary handler of the dog no longer relies on the alternative handler to physically control the dog.
- (i) the alternative handler no longer supports the primary handler of the dog to physically control it; or
- (ii) the primary handler of the dog no longer relies on the alternative handler to physically control the dog.