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](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2015-024) > > > > > (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](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-018) > > > > > > > (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).