Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1979
31AARecognition of interstate prohibition orders
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31AA Recognition of interstate prohibition orders
31AA Recognition of interstate prohibition orders
(1) An interstate prohibition order applies in New South Wales in the same way it applies in the State or Territory where it was made.
(1A) A person subject to an interstate prohibition order must comply with the order.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both.
(2) An interstate prohibition order is an order made by a court under the law of another State or a Territory, or a part of such an order, that has the effect of prohibiting a person from purchasing or acquiring, or taking possession or custody of, any animal.
(3)–(6) (Repealed)
s 31AA: Ins 2009 No 78, Sch 2. Am 2022 No 69, Sch 1[5]–[7].