New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ACT 1979 - SECT 23Q

23Q Exemption conditions

(1) An exemption for dog premises is subject to the following conditions--

(a) the exemption holder must not allow a person who the exemption holder, after having made reasonable inquiries, knows, or ought to have known, has been convicted of an animal cruelty offence to be a relevant person for the dog premises,

(b) if the exemption holder or a relevant person for the dog premises is convicted of an animal cruelty offence--the exemption holder must, within 28 days, give the Departmental Chief Executive written notice of the conviction,

(c) the exemption holder must permit an audit and inspection of the dog premises to be conducted--

(i) in accordance with the regulations, and

(ii) at least once every 2 years,

(d) the exemption holder must give the Departmental Chief Executive a report--

(i) in the way approved by the Departmental Chief Executive, and

(ii) by 31 January following the end of the reporting period for each year of the term of the exemption, and

(iii) that includes the matters prescribed by the regulations, and

(iv) that includes other matters required by the Departmental Chief Executive and published in the Gazette,

(e) the exemption holder must not keep more female adult dogs on the dog premises than the number specified in the notice under section 23P(2)(b),

(f) if the exemption holder keeps 50 or more female adult dogs on the dog premises--the exemption holder must ensure no more than 50 female adult dogs are kept on the dog premises on or after 1 December 2026,

(g) the exemption holder must comply with--

(i) a code of practice prescribed by the regulations, or

(ii) if the dog premises are under construction and no dogs are currently kept on the dog premises--the relevant provisions of a prescribed code of practice,

(h) other conditions the Departmental Chief Executive considers appropriate.

(2) In this section--

"reporting period" means the 12-month period ending on 30 November in each year.