32Bringing dogs into prohibited areas

32 Bringing dogs into prohibited areas

32 Bringing dogs into prohibited areas

(1) A person must not bring or allow a dog for which the person is responsible into an area of Trust land that is designated as an area in which dogs are prohibited by a sign displayed on or near the area, except with the written permission of, and in the manner approved by, the Trust or the Chief Executive.

Note.

Section 14 (1) (a) and (b) of the Companion Animals Act 1998 provide that dogs are prohibited from children’s play areas (being any area in a public place that is within 10 metres of any playing apparatus provided for the use of children) and food preparation/consumption areas (being any area in a public place that is within 10 metres of any apparatus provided for the preparation of food for human consumption or for the consumption of food by humans).

Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.

(2) This clause does not prohibit a person who has a disability (within the meaning of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 of the Commonwealth) from bringing or allowing into an area an assistance animal (that is, an animal referred to in section 9 of that Act).

(3) For the purposes of this clause, a person is responsible for a dog if the person is in charge of the dog or otherwise has the dog under the person’s control.