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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.
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> > (1A) A person subject to an interstate prohibition order must comply with the order.
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> > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both.
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> > (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.
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> > (3)–(6) (Repealed)
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> **s 31AA:** Ins 2009 No 78, Sch 2. Am 2022 No 69, Sch 1\[5\]–\[7\].