36RKeeping animals on premises

36R Keeping animals on premises

[Section 36R Inserted by No. 22 of 2025, s. 5, Applied:20 Mar 2026]

(1)  Subject to subsection (4) , a tenant of residential premises may keep the following animals on those premises:

(a) one or more exempt animals;

(b) one or more pets as specified in a written consent given by the owner of the premises.

(2)  If a tenant of residential premises wishes to keep one or more pets on those premises, the tenant is to request the written consent of the owner of the premises.

(3)  A request under subsection (2) is to –

(a) be in an approved form; and

(b) specify the pet or pets in relation to which the request is made; and

(c) specify whether a pet specified in the request is a dangerous dog, or a restricted breed dog, within the meaning of the Dog Control Act 2000 ; and

(d) if a pet specified in the request is a dangerous dog, specify the manner in which the residential premises conforms to the requirements of an enclosure that complies with the prescribed requirements of the Dog Control Act 2000 ; and

(e) be given to the owner of the premises to which the request applies.

(4)  Nothing in this section derogates from the operation of –

(a) the provisions of an Act; or

(b) by-laws made under Part 11 of the Local Government Act 1993 ; or

(c) by-laws made by a body corporate under section 90 of the Strata Titles Act 1998  –

that restrict or prevent the keeping of a pet on certain premises.