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Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1979
23TExemption holder’s death or incapacity
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#### 23T Exemption holder’s death or incapacity
23T Exemption holder’s death or incapacity
> > (1) If an exemption holder dies, the exemption expires.
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> > (2) The Departmental Chief Executive must cancel an exemption if the Departmental Chief Executive is satisfied that the exemption holder is a mentally incapacitated person who is unable to comply with the conditions of the exemption.
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> > (3) The legal personal representative of the exemption holder must give the Departmental Chief Executive written notice as soon as practicable after becoming aware of the following—
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> > > (a) the exemption holder’s death,
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> > > (b) that the exemption holder is a person referred to in subsection (2).
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> > (4) If an exemption for dog premises is cancelled or expires under this section, a person may make an application under this division for an exemption for the dog premises.
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> > (5) Despite being cancelled or expiring under this section, the exemption is taken to continue in force until—
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> > > (a) 28 days after notice is given by the legal personal representative under this section, or
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> > > (b) if an application is made for a new exemption for the dog premises before the end of the period in paragraph (a)—the application is determined.
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> **s 23T:** Ins 2024 No 85, Sch 1\[14\].