13Reasonable steps to identify and notify property owners—the Act, s 29

13 Reasonable steps to identify and notify property owners—the Act, s 29

13 Reasonable steps to identify and notify property owners—the Act, s 29

(1) For the Act, section 29(2), reasonable steps to identify a property owner include the following—

(a) for an animal—

(i) checking a form of identification worn by, or information contained in a microchip implanted in, the animal, or

(ii) searching registers to which the authority has access for information about the animal and its owner,

Example—

the National Livestock Identification System under the Biosecurity Act 2015

(b) for a class 1 item—checking the item for a label that identifies the item’s owner,

(c) for a class 2 item—checking the branding on the item to identify a scheme operator,

(d) for a class 3 item—

(i) searching registers to which the authority has access for information about the vehicle and its registered operator, and

Example—

the NSW registrable vehicles register under the Road Transport Act 2013

(ii) if searching registers referred to in subparagraph (i) does not reveal the registered operator—asking NSW Police to make enquiries about the name and address of the owner of the motor vehicle.

Note—

See the Act, section 56.

(2) For the Act, section 29(2), reasonable steps to notify a property owner include attempting to contact a person identified by taking a step mentioned in subsection (1).